Browse the best farm holidays in Sardinia, from simple farms to luxury agritourism
Agriturismo is an Italian form of vacation where you stay in a farm or ranch in comfortable guest rooms with private bathroom. You can choose the service of breakfast or half-board (breakfast and dinner).
We have selected for you the best farm holidays in Sardinia, suitable for every taste and budget: you can choose between affordable and economic traditional countryside farmhouses with simple rooms, accommodations near the sea and the beaches and more luxury agriturismo with pool and a fine cuisine.
The farms are located mainly on the east coast near Orosei, in the southeast at Costa Rei, in the south of Sardinia between Cagliari and Pula, in the northwest near Alghero and on west coast, the so-called Costa Verde, with its vast sand dunes and its fascinating unspoilt landscape.
For families, holidays in a rural retreat are popular because there are often animals on the estates, be it dogs, cats, chickens, sheep, donkeys, cows and - especially in Sardinia - also horses. Thanks to their position between the sea and the mountains there are a lot of activities for the whole family: From donkey rides and horse riding lessons to trekking, hiking, climbing, canoeing and cycling.
Other agrotourism opt for organic farming and grow a multitude of vegetables and fruits. Apiculture and the production of olive oil and wine also are very common in Sardinia, so tasty honey is often served for breakfast and meals for dinner are refined with olive oil and served with a glas of good local wine.
Taste the authentic Sardinian cuisine during your farm stay in Sardinia
Of course, if you are on vacation with your family or planing a round trip in Sardinia, you would like to taste the Sardinian cuisine and its delicious traditional dishes.
The Sardinian cuisine is similar to the Italian one, there are tasty antipasti with seafood, salami and ham and of course a lot of pickled vegetables, as primo a variety of pasta meals and as secondo fish and meat dishes.
We recommend to taste Sardinian Pecorino, a sheep's cheese that is offered in a lot of aged-varieties from “fresco” (with a mild taste and soft texture) to “stagionato”(stronger taste and crumble) and served together with ham and salami and the crispy and thin Pane Carasau or Pane Guttiau as a tagliere, either as a starter or together with a glass of wine as an aperitif.
Traditional Sardinian pasta dishes include Culurgionis, ravioli filled with boiled potatoes, pecorino and mint, the Fregola, a pasta similar to couscous but toasted and often prepared with mussels and saffron and the quintessential Sardinian pasta dish, the Maloreddus (gnocchetti sardi) alla Campidanese, with a Sausage and fennel ragù.
As main courses there are a variety of seafood and fish, either cooked or grilled, and of course THE Sardinian meat dish, the Porceddu, a roasted suckling piglet which you can find in every agritourism and in many restaurants.
The main course is often is served with the so-called Pinzimonio, fresh vegetables like cucumber, fennel, radishes, carrots, tomatoes and red pepper dipped in a dressing of olive oil, lemon or vinegar and salt.
For dessert, you can try the traditional Dolci Sardi (biscuits and cakes) prepared with honey, marzipan and nuts or the famous Sebadas pasty, a deep-fried large semolina dumpling with a filling of Pecorino cheese and lemon peel, served with honey.
Every restaurant of an agritourism offers kid-friendly meals and, on request, lactose- and gluten-free menus and vegetarian and vegan food.
Incentives and group travels in Sardinia: get together with cooking classes and workshops
In low season, so till the beginning of June and from mid September, some of the agritourism offer cooking classes to learn more about the delicious Sardinian cuisine (like making bread, pasta or cheese) or interesting workshops, where you will be introduced in traditional Sardinian handicraft.
Farm holidays in combination with workshops are particularly interesting for companies wishing to organize motivating events for their employees and team building in Sardinia. We will be glad to send you personalized offers for successful incentives, congresses, conventions and meetings.