LONGEVITY & LIVING

The villages.
The luxury of an authentic life.

“The rarest luxury is an authentic life.”

In the villages, luxury takes the form of a life with roots: waking with the light, walking, gathering around seasonal ingredients and getting to know your neighbours. It is the pleasure of greenery, conversation and shared time. A home becomes part of a landscape and a community to approach with respect.

The story of Sardinia’s Blue Zone gives depth to this idea of longevity: considering the quality of our days, connections across generations and natural rhythms. From Gallura to the Supramonte, from coastal towns to inland villages, these become places to live in and discover, making room for relationships and belonging.

View of San Pantaleo, its houses and bell tower beneath Gallura’s granite peaks
San Pantaleo, village and granite peaksPhoto: Alessandro Addis
Gallura

San Pantaleo

Below granite peaks, Gallura’s village architecture and life in the square suggest a luxury shaped by time, encounters and belonging.

Time to connectDiscover the village
Bosa’s colourful houses reflected in the River Temo
BosaPhoto: Ekaterina Pokrovsky / Shutterstock
Planargia

Bosa

Colourful houses along the Temo, lanes and the Malaspina castle: Bosa invites you to walk and rediscover the pleasure of shared village life.

Walk, pause and connectDiscover the village
The town of Calasetta, with white houses and the sea beyond
CalasettaPhoto: Barelli Paolo / Shutterstock
Sulcis

Calasetta

Pale houses and the sea on the horizon: Calasetta offers an intimate everyday setting, where landscape becomes part of walks and time spent together.

The sea in everyday lifeDiscover the village
A street in Carloforte, among colourful façades and arches
CarlofortePhoto: Enrico Spanu
San Pietro Island

Carloforte

Ligurian heritage, seafaring traditions and village streets make Carloforte a place where food, encounters and community remain part of the journey.

The table as a meeting placeDiscover the village
Castelsardo, with its castle and harbour
CastelsardoPhoto: Romas_Photo / Shutterstock
Anglona

Castelsardo

A rock above the Gulf of Asinara, stairs and medieval lanes: in Castelsardo, daily movement becomes a way to discover history, crafts and landscape.

Move at the village’s paceDiscover the village
The houses of Posada below the Castello della Fava
PosadaPhoto: Marco Alien / Shutterstock
Baronia

Posada

Below the Castello della Fava, a weave of stone, stairs and small squares invites you to slow down and experience the landscape one step at a time.

A day, one step at a timeDiscover the village
Granite houses and the bell tower in Aggius
AggiusPage photo credits: Enrico Spanu · Federico Gaudino · Sardegnaturismo.it · Alessio Orru e Dziurek / Shutterstock
Gallura

Aggius

Granite, weaving and living traditions: Aggius places craft knowledge and connections across generations at the centre of village life.

Knowledge across generationsDiscover the village
Gavoi’s rooftops and inland hills
GavoiPage photo credits: Enrico Spanu · Federico Gaudino · Sardegnaturismo.it · Alessio Orru e Dziurek / Shutterstock
Barbagia

Gavoi

Among the landscapes of the Gennargentu, Gavoi tells a story of community, culture and shared tables: a village to discover beyond summer.

Community, culture and seasonsDiscover the village
The landscape around Galtellì, with greenery and mountains in the distance
Galtellì e il suo territorioPage photo credits: Enrico Spanu · Federico Gaudino · Sardegnaturismo.it · Alessio Orru e Dziurek / Shutterstock
Baronia

Galtellì

The medieval centre, olive groves and the Cedrino landscape: Galtellì invites you to discover an intimate Sardinia through scenery and everyday encounters.

The scale of places and encountersDiscover the village
The castle ruins in Aymerich Park at Laconi
Laconi, Parco AymerichPhoto: Enrico Spanu
Sarcidano

Laconi

The greenery of Aymerich Park, castle ruins and the memory of menhirs: Laconi combines walks, nature and time to get to know the area.

Greenery a short walk from homeDiscover the village
The village of Oliena beneath the Supramonte mountains
Oliena and the SupramontePhoto: Falk2 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · crop and colour treatment adapted
Barbagia · Supramonte

Oliena

Below Monte Corrasi, among springs, valleys and craft traditions, Oliena opens a path into inland Sardinia and its heritage of shared life.

Landscape, movement and shared lifeDiscover the village
Stone architecture and greenery at Sardara
SardaraPage photo credits: Enrico Spanu · Federico Gaudino · Sardegnaturismo.it · Alessio Orru e Dziurek / Shutterstock
Campidano

Sardara

Thermal springs, stone architecture and Nuragic heritage: Sardara offers a visit shaped by pauses, curiosity and a connection to the area.

Make room for time and wellbeingDiscover the village
A lane in Atzara, among stone and granite buildings
AtzaraPage photo credits: Enrico Spanu · Federico Gaudino · Francesco Maltinti, Kojin e Alessio Orru / Shutterstock
Mandrolisai

Atzara

Granite houses, weaving, orchards and vineyards: Atzara preserves a connection between craft, seasons and community that gives depth to the idea of longevity.

The work of the hands and the seasonsDiscover the village
A waterfall surrounded by greenery in the Sadali area
SadaliPage photo credits: Enrico Spanu · Federico Gaudino · Sardegnaturismo.it · Alessio Orru e Dziurek / Shutterstock
Barbagia di Seulo

Sadali

Woods, water and a medieval village: in Sadali, nature becomes part of the village’s story and invites a rhythm closer to the seasons.

The rhythm of water and greeneryDiscover the village
A street in Orgosolo decorated with murals
OrgosoloPhoto: marcociannarel / Shutterstock
Barbagia · Supramonte

Orgosolo

Murals, pastoral memory and the Supramonte landscape: Orgosolo places a community’s story and the connections that preserve its identity at the centre.

Memory as a connectionDiscover the village

An editorial perspective by Sardinia Magazine, with text adapted from the “Sardinian Boroughs” feature in the 2019 edition and itineraries in the 2026 edition.