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Buying property in Sardinia, with your eyes open.
Sardinia splits in two: the glamorous, eye-watering Costa Smeralda and a vast, far cheaper interior and lesser-known coast. Both share island specifics that catch foreign buyers out, strict coastal-building law, water scarcity and a market that empties out in winter.
The Sardinia-specific risks
- Coastal-building law: strict landscape protection (including limits near the shore) that restricts new build and extension.
- Water scarcity: supply, wells and storage are a real constraint, especially inland and in summer.
- Seasonality: many areas are busy for ten weeks and near-dead the rest of the year, which affects services and resale.
- Access: ferries and seasonal flight routes that shape how usable a remote property really is.
- A split market: Costa Smeralda prices bear little relation to the rest of the island.
Costa Smeralda, or the real Sardinia?
The branded coast is a world of its own; the Ogliastra, the south-west and the interior offer authentic value. We tell you honestly what each costs you in price, access and winter life.
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