Guide to the Sassari province

The Province of Sassari is situated in the north west of Sardinia. It borders the Sardinian Sea to the north and west, the provinces of Oristano and Nuoro to the south and the province of Olbia-Tempio to the east. Inland the terrain is mountainous and hilly and the province of Sassari has the only natural freshwater lake in Sardinia, the lake of Baratz. It also has the Nurra which is one of the largest plains in Sardinia, an area once devastated by malaria before it was drained. The coastline in the province of Sassari has numerous beaches which are either rocky or sandy or a mixture of both. It has some of the better known and most popular tourist resorts such as Castelsardo, Alghero, Stintino and the island of Asinara.