A lovely town surrounded by sea walls, which is a good base for visiting other towns in Sardinia. I visited in mid-September, it was still bustling but not overly crowded and the weather was still sun sun sun. Whiled away many an afternoon perched on the walls, enjoying people watching and reading.

Recommend going to visit Neptune’s Grotto at Capo Caccia. There are frequent boat trips from Alghero, or (if my memory is correct), you can also get to Capo Caccia by public bus, and you can then walk down the 654 “goats’ steps@ to the base of the cliff where the grotto is. The steps look amazing – from a distance, they look reminiscent of the Great Wall of China, snaking their way along the cliff contours.