Stintino and the Asinara gulf ★ 4.3
Stintino was built by Ligurian tuna fishermen in 1885, and its restaurants still run on tuna roe, lobster soup and octopus a short drive north of Alghero.
Sassari is a food day trips in Alghero.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Stintino was built by Ligurian tuna fishermen in 1885, and its restaurants still run on tuna roe, lobster soup and octopus a short drive north of Alghero.
Castelsardo holds a Doria fortress over the Asinara gulf, and its restaurants below the walls work lobster, crayfish, crab and sea urchin from the same water.
The Porto Conte regional park covers 60 kilometres of shore west of Alghero, taking in Capo Caccia, the Grotta di Nettuno and the farm kitchens of the Nurra.
Bosa stacks coloured houses above the river Temo an hour south of Alghero, and pours the sweet Malvasia that gives the surrounding Planargia its wine road.