Recommendation: Sardinia or Naples?

[The Traveler]

We’re looking at a 1 week bareboat charter out of either the Naples area or Sardinia. They look like quite different experiences so I’m interested in recommendations from people who’ve sailed these areas.

Our experience so far has been tropical destinations so we know the med will be quite different. This trip will be much more focused on visiting shore locations rather than snorkeling and hanging out in beautiful anchorages.

We’d love to see locations like Capri but our style is much more laid back and informal. A day or two in a ritzy town is cool but for the rest, we’d prefer small, casual cafes, little towns, and beautiful locations.

From my research so far it seems a Naples based trip will be mostly marinas ($$) and cities, and Sardinia (Isola Maddalena region) might be more anchorages and remote locations.

Thanks for any advice you can provide.

[boatman61]

I'd opt for Sardinia any day, not overly crazy about Cagliari but Alghero and North are fantastic..
Just my humble opinion..

[The Traveler]

Our options are departing from Olivia or from Cannigione.

We’re doing a week in Italy by land prior to the charter so we’re thinking we might want a bit more of a remote itinerary for sailing after having visited plenty of cities by land. Seems the Sardinia based itinerary may have more options for snorkeling and diving as well.