Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda is this region’s calling card, but travel beyond and you’ll discover low-key beaches, distinctive food and mysterious Neolithic sites.

The authorities fined her €1,800 (approx. CA$2,700) for breaking the entry ban on the pink beach and €1,500 (approx. CA$2,205) for arriving on a vessel without a permit to access Budelli.

Many of Sardinia's spectacular beaches are protected from overtourism ... draws thousands of tourists a day in summer to admire its magnificent pink sand. But visitors can only see the picturesque ...

An Italian beach is taking digital measures ... have already been put in place in Sardinia, with travellers warned against wandering on the pink sands of Spiaggia Rosa or else risk a fine ranging ...