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Vogue Editor Lisa Aiken Documents Nine-Day Sardinia Itinerary, From Costa Smeralda to the Gulf of Orosei

other · 2026-09-11

In the latest installment of Vogue Vacations, editor Lisa Aiken recounts her nine-day adventure in Sardinia, perfectly timed with the launch of new direct flights from New York. Aiken journeyed through Costa Smeralda, the Baunei Coast, and various rural villages, opting for a rental car and incorporating boat excursions. Her travel wardrobe featured a blue button-down from With Nothing Underneath, Half Pipe jeans by Mother denim, and white ballet flats from Yuni Buffa. Accommodations included Hotel Due Lune, Petra Segreta, and W Sardinia. Dining experiences comprised NAO on Tavolara and La Specialità in Poltu Quatu. Highlights included an aperitivo in San Pantaleo, a self-drive RIB in the Gulf of Orosei, yacht charters near Isola di Caprera, and shopping at Caraluna, Yashu, and Prem.

Key facts

  • Lisa Aiken spent nine days in Sardinia for Vogue's Vogue Vacations series
  • Direct flights from New York to Sardinia launched the summer of the trip
  • The itinerary covered Costa Smeralda, the Baunei Coast, and countryside villages, focused on the northeast
  • She stayed at Hotel Due Lune in suite Sulla Luna, decorated by Teresa Missoni
  • Petra Segreta, near San Pantaleo, has a Michelin-starred restaurant known for black lemon linguine
  • W Sardinia opened recently in the village of Poltu Quatu
  • La Specialità, a Milan pizzeria, has a summer outpost in Poltu Quatu and has a pizza named after Emily Ratajkowski
  • She explored the Gulf of Orosei by self-drive RIB from Cala Gonone and chartered a yacht around Isola di Caprera in La Maddalena

Entities

Artists

  • Lisa Aiken
  • Teresa Missoni
  • Carolina
  • Emily Ratajkowski
  • Tom Ford

Institutions

  • Vogue
  • Condé Nast Traveler
  • With Nothing Underneath
  • Mother
  • Liffner
  • Yuni Buffa
  • Matteau
  • Hunza G
  • Anemos
  • Agolde
  • Julietta
  • Renata Q
  • Loeffler Randall
  • Net-a-Porter
  • Rixo
  • Dôen
  • Simon Miller
  • Hotel Due Lune
  • Petra Segreta
  • W Sardinia
  • NAO
  • La Specialità
  • Caraluna
  • Yashu and Prem
  • Away
  • Alo

Locations

  • Sardinia
  • Italy
  • New York
  • United States
  • Costa Smeralda
  • Baunei Coast
  • South of France
  • France
  • Balearic Islands
  • Spain
  • Portugal
  • San Pantaleo
  • Cannigione
  • Poltu Quatu
  • Porto Cervo
  • La Maddalena
  • Tavolara
  • Milan
  • Gulf of Orosei
  • Cala Gonone
  • Isola di Caprera
  • Comporta

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