North = expensive and famous. South = cheap and unknown. Both = extraordinary.
Plan your trip →Costa Smeralda (Porto Cervo, billionaire yachts, €30 sunbeds). La Maddalena archipelago. Gallura granite. More international, more developed. Hotels: €120–400+.
Cagliari. Chia. Nora ruins. Su Nuraxi. Costa del Sud beaches (free, empty). More Sardinian, less international. Hotels: €50–120. Food is cheaper and arguably better (fregola, porceddu, Cannonau).
North: luxury, La Maddalena, beach glamour. South: archaeology, value, emptier beaches, Nuragic culture. Locals prefer the south. Tourists prefer the north. Draw your own conclusions.