Thank god for cheap airlines. £70 on a budget airline ticket and I am climbing in weather better than a sunny summers day in the UK and it is the end of November. There are loads of crags & bouldering areas dotted around the beautiful island of Sardinia (see attached map). However, with only eight days of climbing we decided to base our trip around Cala Gonone.

Cala Gonone is a small village/port on the East Coast of Sardinia approx 2-3hrs from Alghero airport. There is one road in and out. It's about as big as a small town in the Peak District with three small supermarkets, a number of bars/restaurants and a limited amount of accommodation. None of which is a problem over the winter months, as there is no one else about.

One thing worth mentioning is that the hospitality was excellent, this is not the Costa del Rip Off! So, please be on your best behaviour.

Getting There.
We flew with Ryan Air to Alghero, where we hired a car from Autos Abroad. Its 2/3 hours from the airport on the west coast to Cala Gonone on the east coast, most of which is via a motorway (well it's a dual carriage way really).

When leaving the airport head north towards Sassari then head south on the motorway heading for Nuro then onto to Dorgali and finally through the tunnel to Cala Gonone which is 7km further on. Dorgali is a slightly larger town than Cala and has accommodation and larger supamarkets.

Generally speaking once you leave the motorways you are on quite small and very windy country roads, so getting around takes time and can make even the most steady of stomach somewhat quesy.