Samassi (Campidano artichoke country) is a food day trips in Cagliari.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Go in the second week of March for the sagra, which ran 12 to 15 March in 2026; outside it the Campidano artichoke fills Cagliari greengrocers all winter.
Day trip · 4 hours
In Sardinia's ancient vineyards, where vines have drawn life from the same earth for millennia, wine is a story. Join this tour and let the estate owner guide you thro...
Guided tour · 3 hours
Embark on a Cagliari guided food tour and savor local charcuterie, pizza, handmade pastas and Sardinian sweets, while discovering the city’s rich culinary traditions.
3 hours
Learn to make pasta and tiramisù, the most iconic and traditional Italian recipes. Enjoy an authentic family experience, then savor your dishes tasted with a local wine
Pula holds the Roman ruins of Nora and the lagoon beside them, where Fradis Minoris cooks lagoon fish, native herbs and berries inside the natural park.
TipFrancesco Stara's Fradis Minoris holds a Michelin star and Sardinia's only Michelin Green Star; the visitor centre also runs canoe and snorkel trips.
Serdiana is the closest wine village to Cagliari, where Argiolas has grown Sardinian grapes since 1938 and runs cellar and vineyard tastings by appointment.
TipMovimento Turismo del Vino lists Argiolas cellar visits by reservation year round, Monday to Friday at 11:00 and 15:00 and Saturday at 10:00.
Carloforte was settled from Genoa by way of Tunisia, and the island still cooks tuna the Tabarkino way, with Girotonno filling the quay each spring.
TipThe Tuna Village on Banchina Mamma Mahon runs at lunch and dinner during Girotonno; outside the festival the tuna shops sell bottarga and mosciame.
Maracalagonis is where Birrificio Barley has brewed since 2006, the Sardinian brewery that made its name fermenting beer with local grape must.
TipNicola Perra and Isidoro Mascia founded Barley in 2006; the grape-must beers are made at the second site on Via Colombo.