Cagliari is a beautiful. There's lots to see and experience. Check out the Old City, as well as…read moregetting something to eat and drink (so many eateries to enjoy). If you are porting here, there's lots to do within walking distance of the Porto di Cagliari. If you're cruising and stopping at this port, you'll need to take a shuttle to the city. You cannot walk from the dock to the city proper. Fortunately, the shuttle is FREE and a short ride (5 minutes tops). When you're returning to the ship, the shuttle is still FREE. There is a pedestrian area where people can wait for the shuttles. IMPORTANT TIP: Make sure you know when the last shuttle runs (they don't run late FYI - the day I was there, the last shuttle was 7pm or 19:00).

Cagliari and its port just have a good feel to them. What more is there to say? There are daily…read moreferries operated by Tirrenia and other lines going to all sorts of places, including Civitavecchia (port for Rome), Naples, Palermo, Genova, and even Tunis! There are also cruise ships calling on Cagliari from time to time, including some of the well known ocean liners. The naturally air conditioned summer evenings make it an ideal place to stroll, eat a gelato, people watch, or some combination of all of these things. The atmosphere is relaxed. Naples it is not. The only reason I'm deducting a star is because the area does not really hold any noteworthy hotels, though they are decent. There is one very good hotel at the east end of the port where Via Roma sort of makes a bend and merges with other major streets as it heads toward Il Poetto, but I don't remember that hotel's name. At any rate, Cagliari is essentially a very pleasant city in a beautiful setting and with a laid back vibe. You won't need a vacation from your vacation in Sardinia. Not a chance.

AutoEuropa Italy (Sicily)is by far the worst car company I ever rented with. I did not book with…read morethem directly. It was advertised as a Fox car rental, but when I disembarked in Bologna, Italy, it turned out that this mafia run company is partnered with them. One month after I returned the car the company charged my credit card for over $850 for repairing cracked windshield and some minor scratch on the wheel cover. There was no crack in the windshield when I returned the car. This was a straight out lie. They mailed me grainy photos of the supposedly cracked windshield and, in my opinion, a fake bill from a repair shop that is probably run by some cousin of the owner. The company waited over three months they email me a police report about two minor traffic violations. They charged me Euro 50 + 22% VAT for their untimely processing each of the reports. Their tardiness/laziness/incompetence/crookedness cost me additional approx. Euro 100 in late fees for non-payment of those traffic violations. Moreover, the company did not respond to any emails send to their customer service (that has changed lately when I started complaining online). In my opinion, AutoEuropa is not a car rental company but a criminal enterprise: Their business model is to falsely accuse a customer of damage (not on the spot when you return the car, but later) and then charge customer's credit card for "repairs". And if your bank is complicit to their scam, there is not much you can do. Avoid at any cost! Don't rent with Fox (AutoEuropa) in Italy! Moreover, if you do happen to get a ticket in Italy, expect to pay at least double of the original cost, as they are not in a hurry to notify you about it, but will happily charge your credit card for their crappy service. There are many complains about this company online. Just google "Auto Europa reviews." In my case, as mentioned above, I didn't know that I am booking a car with AutoEuropa Italy/Sicily. I did my booking through Expedia with Fox rent-a-car. Only at the airport in Bologna, I learned that in fact my booking was with AutoEuropa. When I complained to Fox about them, I was told that they have nothing to do with AutoEuropa (except for, apparently, taking a cut for the bookings) and that they (Fox) have "no way of contacting them because AutoEuropa are too far"( FYI, Fox headquarters are in CA). Please see below links that address similar criminal behavior of this company (I didn't find any positive reviews about the company on unpaid forums): https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/ShowTopic-g187895-i68-k5491485-Sicily_by_car_Auto_Europa_AVOID-Florence_Tuscany.html https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/ShowTopic-g187768-i20-k6547441-AVOID_Auto_Europa_in_Italyu_car_rental_Thrifty_and_Dollar-Italy.html https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/ShowTopic-g187886-i343-k3831239-Avoid_Autonoleggio_AutoEuropa_Sicily_By_Car-Sicily.html https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/ShowTopic-g187768-i20-k3254972-o40-Autoeuropa_sourced_by_Car_Italy_and_Tours_and_Sicily_by_Car-Italy.html#49908884 https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/ShowTopic-g187768-i20-k1577045-Thanks_Nove_Car_Hire-Italy.html https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/ShowTopic-g187768-i20-k4091625-Do_not_use_Auto_Europe_car_rental_in_Italy_DANGER-Italy.html https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/ShowTopic-g187768-i20-k2247601-Auto_Europa_Car_Hire_MASSIVE_repair_bill_defective_car-Italy.html http://www.reviewstalk.com/complaints-reviews/auto-europa-sicily-by-car-s-p-a-l1664.html