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We highly recommend hiring a rental car for your stay to make the most of your visit as public transport, whilst available is limited and can be slow. Le Palme is also situated in an area which would benefit from having a car as the nearest beach or supermarket is about 10 mins by car. In the event you do not wish to rent a car please let us know and we can assist in arranging pick-up and drop-off at the closest airport / port / train station.

Airports:

• The closest airport from Le Palme is Alghero Fertilia Airport - AHO (approx. 30 min drive).

• Located on the Eastern side of Sardegna - Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport - OLB (approx. 1 hr 30 min drive).

• Located on the Southern side of Sardegna - Cagliari Elmas Airport - CAG (approx. 2 hr 30 min drive).

Ports:

Travel domestically and also to various European countries

• The closest port to Le Palme is ‘Porto Torres’ (approx. 15 min drive).

• Eastern Sardegna - ‘Porto di Olbia’ (approx. 1 hr 40 min drive).

• Southern Sardegna - ‘Porto di Cagliari’ (approx. 2 hr 40 min drive).

Trains

• There are two main train companies operating across Sardegna. Trenitalia services the routes connecting the major cities (Cagliari, Olbia and Sassari) and ARST services smaller towns connecting them to cities. Tickets can be bought online and at selected stations. Please note that trains are infrequent and travel can be very slow when compared to travel by car, for example from Olbia to Sassari it takes 2 hr 40 mins by train and only 1 hr 15 mins by car. For this reason we recommend getting a hire car.

• Trenino Verde Della Sardegna ‘Little Green Train’ operates in 5 locations and aims to highlight the beauty of Sardegna by embarking on slow scenic routes from the coast to inland.

Local Attractions.

We are happy to provide you with a list of local restaurants and bars, beaches and other attractions. You can find some recommendations in the guest book that can be found in the house, however if you let us know what you are particularly interested in we can send you a tailored list. We know making bookings in a foreign language can be a daunting task, so let us know if you are interested in going on a tour or want to make a reservation at a restaurant and we would be happy to organise that for you. The host family speaks Italian, English, Japanese, Spanish and French.

Food.

The house is stocked with all the basic food supplies (salt, pepper, olive oil, butter, milk). If you would like a hamper organised for your arrival containing fresh produce and ingredients for a meal let us know via our contact us page and we can advise you of the different options available.

There are a number of supermarkets nearby in the closest town of Sorso:

Eurospin (8 mins by car)

Eurospar (8 mins by car)

Nonna Isa (9 mins by car)

Conad (9 mins by car)

Most supermarkets are open from morning to night Monday to Saturday and on Sundays are open until about midday.

Emergencies.

In the case of an emergency call 112 and you will be put in touch with the appropriate responder.

For medical attention you can go to the Guardia medica di Sorso from 8pm-8am Monday to Friday and weekends during the day: 0793550001 (7 mins by car)

For urgent medical attention you can go to the pronto soccorso (emergency room) at any time.