Sardinia, which is like nowhere. Sardinia, which has no history, no date, no race, no offering. They say neither Romans nor Phoenicians, Greeks nor Arabs ever subdued Sardinia. It lies outside; ...

View of Cagliari, capital of the region of Sardinia, Italy. Forget about the Costa Smeralda, Sardinia’s northern coast of emerald water and soft pink beaches, the southern coast is where it’s at. From ...

Excerpted from "In Sardinia: An Unexpected Journey in Italy," published this month by Melville House. Used by permission. As Sardinia, the second largest island in the Mediterranean, readied for the ...