Sardinia
As you drive for an hour from the buzzing fishing town of Alghero, taking the steep coastal road, with the magnificent Sardinian sea stretching forever to your right and a moonscape rising to your left, you may find yourself becoming lost in that other world. Such is the subtle effect of this place, an outpost of Italian life, situated 200km from the Italian mainland, but with all the best that Italy offers - warm people, guaranteed sunshine, clean beaches, fantastic fresh seafood and crisp white wine.

Arriving in the perfectly situated old town of Bosa, you will see its tall coloured houses built into the hillside, overlooked by an elegant pink stone thousand year old fort and facing the palm tree lined banks of the river Temo. The retreat centre - a newly restored simple white space with a beamed and bamboo roof and a wooden floor - is located here on the river in a beautiful old stone building that was once a tannery. Bosa Marina is a further 3 km down river, a tiny port that is a haven for fishing boats and yachts alike and the gateway to secret coves in which to float.

Its beach of pure white sand and crystal clear water was recently voted the cleanest beach in Italy. In contrast, the rugged interior harbours hidden lakes, primitive trails, a world of wildflowers and isolated mountain villages in which to explore. Here is a place strangely out of time, where nature, the place of all possibility, can be rediscovered. Open your eyes.

Climate: along with Sicily, the island of Sardinia has the least rainfall and most sunshine in Italy, with temperatures above the mid-twenties centigrade from May to September, with mild winters and long, hot summers.

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