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Lying some 120 miles west of Italy, Sardinia is one of the most fashionable islands in the Mediterranean. With a spectacular coastline, valleys of golden wheat, rugged mountains dotted with caves and the pungent aroma of wild herbs, Sardinia has always seemed rather special. Nestled into its silent olive groves, for example, are some of Europe’s oldest archaeological remains, dating back to 1700 BC. Meanwhile, its people speak a language incomprehensible to all other Italians, celebrate more saints’ days than anyone else in the nation and loves to dress up in elaborate costumes at the drop of a finely embroidered hat.