Find 15,160 hotels in Northern Sardinia

The town of Alghero, in the north-west of Sardinia, is the closest Italy gets to the Spanish mainland. It is unique in Italy for having Catalan as an official language. For a holiday full of wine, sunshine and water sports, there are cheap hotels in Alghero waiting to welcome you. A simple hotel is around €45, middle range around €60, or luxury beach resorts on Alghero's Riviera del Corallo for €130 per night. Simply browse hotels in Alghero with ebookers and if you book in the south of the city, you will have lovely coastal views.

Travel, sights and festivals in Alghero

Getting around the city is simple; there are regular buses on five different routes around the town. Buy tickets in any newsagents and validate them on a machine inside the bus. A single trip costs €1, day tickets are €2.50. You can explore the town centre, where your first call must be the 12th-century Catalan City Fortress with its fortified ramparts reaching down to the waves. A 14th-century law prohibited non-Catalans from staying overnight in the city. You however, with your hotel in Alghero town centre, are welcome! Stay in one of the hotels in Alghero town centre for wonderful beaches, water sports and scenic countryside, or explore further afield in the city of Olbia where you can visit the Romanesque cathedral of San Simplicio, or the Goceano area near Oristano with the stunning peak-top Castle of Burgos. In April, catch the Sea Urchin Festival or the street Festival of Sant Miquel in September.

Explore Sardinia from your base in Alghero

Take your pick of cheap hotels in Alghero and you will have not only a great sea view, a convenient base to explore the city and the sights on your doorstep, but you can stroll out in the evening to an authentic little trattoria facing the sea too. From your base you can explore the Mediterranean delights of this beautiful sunny island.