Samassi (Campidano artichoke country) is a food day trips in Cagliari.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, 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.
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.
Tip: Francesco 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.
Tip: Movimento 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.
Tip: The 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.
Tip: Nicola Perra and Isidoro Mascia founded Barley in 2006; the grape-must beers are made at the second site on Via Colombo.