Gear, technique, rules and news from the Sardinian sea: practical articles to snorkel better, written by people who put a mask on every week.
Underwater visibility is not decided by the island but by the seabed and what runs into the sea. The mechanism explained properly — including what Sicily does better.
Read the articleNo beach on the Costa Smeralda is private: Italian law does not allow it. What actually costs money, where to park, and why the best stretch is not in the middle of the bay.
Cala Brandinchi is capped and sells out fast. The numbers, the release window — and why the twin beach next door has more than double the places.
€3.50 per person, 1,500 places a day. Why only one website sells valid tickets, how the split booking window works, and why you need a mat.
Jellyfish-free is not a place: it is a day. How to work out which coast is collecting right now, and which beach to pick today.
You don’t need to spend a fortune: four well-chosen items are enough to explore the Sardinian coast. Here’s what really matters and what you can ignore.
A resident colony of bottlenose dolphins lives off Golfo Aranci, and pods escort the boats in the Gulf of Orosei: the spots where a sighting is almost a certainty, the right time of day, and the rules for not disturbing them.
Sixteen locations tried with a mask on, from family lagoons to expert walls: the overall podium and the right pick for every need, each linked to its full guide.
Octopuses hunting, cardinalfish out of their dens, eyes glowing in the torch beam: at night the seabed changes shift. The guide to a first outing in the dark, done properly.
The Sardinian sea is warming and southern species are moving north: what’s new behind the mask, what’s harmless and what to watch out for — fireworms above all.
Waterproof pouch or action cam? Why do photos come out green, and how do you fix them? Technique, settings and mistakes to avoid to bring home Sardinia’s blue.
The mauve one that stings, the harmless “fried egg”, the by-the-wind sailor that isn’t a jellyfish at all: recognise them at a glance, and the right protocol after contact — no ammonia, no myths.
What age to start, which gear actually matters and which Sardinian beaches have the shallow, still water that turns a first mask into a happy memory.
It’s the most searched-for purchase among beginners: a huge field of view and natural breathing, but it’s not for everything. What to know before buying, and when the classic mask is still the right call.
The duck dive, equalising, the buddy rule: how to drop two or three metres safely to look a grouper in the eye — and what never to do.
La Pelosa, Goloritzè, Tuerredda, Cala Brandinchi: more and more Sardinian beaches cap daily visitors and require booking. The updated map so you don’t get turned away.
Fogged-up mask, fins on dry sand, no buoy, sunscreen at the last minute: the mistakes that ruin first outings are known by heart. Here’s the list so you don’t make them.
In Sardinia the right spot doesn’t exist: the right spot for today’s wind does. The two-coasts rule that saves every outing, even in a windy week.
