Looking to combine a 3 week trip to Sicily and Sardinia in October. We will be 3 adults and a toddler. I did have Ortigia and Taormina on my bucket list so hoping to include those places still. We will be coming from the US and taking public transportation on the islands. Suggestions?
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Strongly consider choosing one island. There is so much to see and do on both--it seems like a lot of time, and it is provided you don't insert the island change in the middle.
I would get island-specific books and read up on the public transport before deciding. I think Sicily will be much easier than Sardinia in that regard. I would not recommend Sardinia by public transport unless it is a very targeted, well chosen (limited) plan.
I flew Lufthansa via Munich, very convenient.
Posted by
Atlanta, GA, USA
815 posts
Oof, I wouldn't try Sardegna without a car.....it's very neat, but I can't imagine what I would have been limited to if I didn't have one....
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Seattle, WA, USA ☔️
7139 posts
Yeah, listen to the wise advice in the posts above.
3 weeks is a good amount of time for Sardinia. Or for Sicily. But not for both. They are each quite big, and it takes some time to get around. There are great places on both, but they're inconveniently scattered all around. You really do need a car for Sardinia, as public transport there is pretty thin.
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North Italy
529 posts
In October I'd spend the whole three weeks in Sicily where there is so much to see.... In Sardinia the shorter days in October and possibly poor weather might not be the best use of your time