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Cagliari

Sardinia's capital, with a hilltop old quarter of ramparts and churches above the port, flamingos in its lagoons and the long Poetto beach.

Photo: Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0
Best Time to Go
May–Oct
Our full guide to Cagliari is being written. It's on the Sicily and Sardinia list as If You're Nearby.

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Sardinia

About 53 miles away

Some of the Mediterranean's clearest water, with the stone towers of the Nuragic people.

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Vatican City

About 255 miles away

The world's smallest country, with St. Peter's Basilica and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel.

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Rome

Lazio
About 255 miles away

The Colosseum, the Pantheon and 3,000 years of history, with some of Europe's best street life.

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Sicily and Sardinia

Greek temples, Mount Etna and clear island seas.

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