About Us
Husband and wife, Antonio and Lisa share a passion for travel, and surrounding themselves with the sights, sounds and tastes of new cultures. Together they have explored the world.
Traveling is not just about seeing the sights and being a tourist. Travel to Antonio and Lisa goes deeper; it’s about feeling and experiencing the destination as a local. Antonio, a native of Sardinia, Italy is passionate about his home and it’s rich culture and wants to share it with others. To Antonio, being able to bring travelers and locals together is the perfect combination for making long lasting connections and cherished memories that will last a lifetime.
Antonio and Lisa have launched bluSardinia tours to share their experiences with others that desire the Italian experience in a unique way through food, wine, music and excursions that will take your breath away. bluSardinia itineraries enable travelers to interact with locals and dive into a cultural wonderland while opening doors to a deeper understanding of Italy and it’s rich history.
Work in the kitchen of a local and create a mouth watering meal from recipes that have been passed down through generations. Enjoy dinner with a local family on their pristine property. Sip local wines and dine on local cuisine under the Italian sky.
Antonio and Lisa have selected only the highest quality hotels, restaurants and excursions, creating a diamond standard for guided tours.
Sardinia
About Sardinia
Sardinia is a beautiful Italian island that lies in the Mediterranean Sea. Famous for its pristine secluded beaches, food and wine, it is also one of only five blue zones in the world; regions of the world whose inhabitants enjoy record-breaking longevity. Sardinia has a rich and diverse history, which you’ll come to know once you spot any one of the islands nearly 8,000 megalithic stone structures called nuraghi. The nuraghi represent Sardinia’s greatest and most mysterious archeological treasures, found nowhere else in the world. Sardinian cuisine ranges from suckling pig, seafood and wine, to olives, cheeses and breads. Sardinia is home to many different varieties of bread, thanks to the incredible durum wheat found on the island. It is known as the best in all of Italy thanks to the quality of the water and fertile land. Sardinia’s most famous bread, pane carasau is an incredibly thin flatbread. It is an ancient recipe, created for shepherds. The distinctive flavors of Sardinia are derived from various historical influences; from the Phoenicians to the Romans as well as Arabs, Moors, and Spanish as the island was occupied by many Mediterranean powers over the years. Sardinia has treasure of wines to discover. The history of Sardinian wine is a long one. Before Romans spread viticulture throughout their empire, before Greek and Phoenician traders shipped vines to colonies around the Mediterranean, Sardinia’s Bronze Age Nuragic civilization was cultivating local grapes and pressing them into wine. Sardinia's best known red grape, Cannonau is local to the island. Cannonau wines have been associated with longevity and linked to the long lifespan of the Sardinian population which sees many live well into their 90's. Its most famous white grape is Vermentino, a light-skinned wine grape widely planted in Northern Sardinia. Sardinia's most famous liqueur is mirto, a spirit made from the purple fruit of the myrtle bush.
Reasons to visit Sardinia
BEACHES
Miles of pristine beaches with smooth granite boulders and shimmering turquoise water.
NURAGHE
Visit temples and tombs created by an ancient civilization and immerse yourself in another era.
CASTLES
Live out your royal fantasies, dining in a 14th century castle.
CUISINE
The distinctive flavors of Sardinia are derived from various historical influences; from the Phoenicians to the Romans as well as Arabs, Moors, and Spanish as the island was occupied by many Mediterranean powers over the years. The city of Cagliari has a very particular type of pizza that is only found there. Pizzetta sfoglia is a round snack that combines a flaky pastry style crust with a filling, usually tomato sauce and cheese.
CHEESE
It is said that there are more sheep than people living in Sardinia. The sweet milk from the sheep is used to make Pecorino Sardo, a creamy pecorino cheese that Sardinia is famous for.
WINE
The history of Sardinian wine is a long one. Before Romans spread viticulture throughout their empire, before Greek and Phoenician traders shipped vines to colonies around the Mediterranean, Sardinia’s Bronze Age Nuragic civilization was cultivating local grapes and pressing them into wine. Sardinia’s best known red grape, Cannonau is local to the island. Cannonau wines have been associated with longevity and linked to the long lifespan of the Sardinian population which sees many live well into their 90’s. Its most famous white grape is Vermentino, a light-skinned wine grape widely planted in Northern Sardinia.
COSTA SMERALDA
Sardinia’s “Emerald Coast”, the undisputed playground for the rich and famous, with mega-yachts thrown in for good measure. Porto Cervo is home to beautiful beaches, all-night discos, and encamped paparazzi hoping to snap a photo of a famous star.