TRAVEL

How to get to Alghero



Ryanair offers very economical flights direct to Alghero from London Stanstead, Dublin, Frankfurt Hahn, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Barcelona Girona, Madrid, Oslo,Torpe,
Stockholm Skavsta, as well as from Bergamo, Rome and Pisa. Flights change according to season. See http://www.ryanair.com



There are daily domestic flights from Milan and Rome as well as Turin and Bologna with Air One - http://www.flyairone.it 



Alghero airport is a 15 minute drive from the town and car hire is available from the airport. There are also regular buses from the airport to town. Please see  http://www.aeroportodialghero.it/collegamenti/autobus_en.as



There are also many flights to Olbia's airport on the North Eastern coast of Sardinia. Please see the airport website http://www.geasar.it/eng/airport



For trains to in Sardinia,  see http://www.ferroviedellostato.it/

For trains from Sassari to Alghero see http://www.ferroviesardegna.it/

You could take a ferry from mainland Italy to the ports of Porto Torres, Olbia or Golfo Aranci. See http://www.ferriesonline.com


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Getting around


Car hire is available in town and you can also rent mopeds and bicycles in Alghero


It is easy to get from Alghero to beautiful beaches on foot or by local bus.


Once you are here we'll be on hand to give you any help or advice on where to go and how to get there, the best bars, where to eat, where to shop, etc.





USEFUL LINKS


Alghero airport with information about flights and transport from the airport including car hire – http://www.aeroportodialghero.it/home_en.asp


http://www.meridiana.it – for flights from Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam and Paris to Olbia and Cagliari

Olbia airport, less than 150km from Alghero http://www.geasar.it/eng/airport 


Tui Fly - http://www.tuifly.com/en/ for low budget season flights to Olbia and Cagliari from many cities in Germany, from Vienna and from Zurich

http://www.easyjet.com/ for flights from London Gatwick to Olbia and from London Luton to Cagliari

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Other Interesting Links



http://www.alghero-turismo.it/default.asp- welcome to Alghero, here you will find information on everything that Alghero has to offer


http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/en/index.html - probably the most complete and informative website on all that Sardinia has to offer


http://www.alguer.it – local online news and things to do, concerts, events with a section on tourism

http://www.lebombarde.com – Le Bombarde beach and sailing club

http://www.algherosardinia.net - independent guide to Alghero, Sardinia, reviews, opinions, day trips, bars, restaraunts and images

http://www.findinitaly.it - FIND IN ITALY Useful information for those who travel and study in Italy

http://www.yachtchartersardinia.com/ - for sailboat charters with an Englishman who has chosen Sardinia as his home

http://www.learnitalianguide.com - an online guide all about how to learn Italian and how to speak Italian.

The Road Less Travelled - great blog by Keren Bensoussan, a Canadian woman living in Alghero

Finding Tresures in Alghero - Karen Bensoussan's impressions of Alghero on the blog of American attorney-turned freelance writer, Michelle Fabio

http://bleedingespresso.com/ - illuminating blog by American Michelle Fabio who has chosen Italy as her home

Language School - Find a language school. Worldwide language school directory


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Alghero's Marina






Bosa, 35km south of Alghero

"Thank you for a wonderful week and a wonderful course. The teachers were all so helpful and made everything clear. And staying with the family was such a treat. I hope to return because in one week I learnt such a lot and practised my Italian and now feel more confident. Plus Alghero is beautiful, with great beaches, sun and good food."

Irene Higgenson
London, England
April 2005 - Lingua B


Costa Paradiso, northern coast of Sardinia

We take language out of the classroom and onto the streets of Alghero.


Lighthouse






Neptune's caves at Capo Caccia