Castelsardo

Castelsardo's medieval castle and streets look out over the water from a hilltop the town has held since Genoese rule. The Frigiano marina takes yachts and sailboats; Lu Bagnu's beach and Punta la Capra's natural rock pool, a windsurfing spot, sit close by.

The kitchen leans on what the coast provides — spaghetti with sea urchin, lobster alla Castellanese — and the calendar runs on festivals, from food to religious processions, through the year.