https://ninodaily.comDaily brief for foreigners living in SardiniaTue, 13 Oct 2026 12:15:39 +0000https://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/living/big-sardinia.htmlhttps://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/living/big-sardinia.html2026-09-08World-class sailing regattas, a round of the World Rally Championship finishing in Alghero, and the events residents hear about only after they've happened. A running list, updated as the calendar fills.https://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/living/italy-or-spain.htmlhttps://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/living/italy-or-spain.html2026-09-04Alghero is Italy with a Catalan accent: Spanish-built old town, a dying Catalan dialect on the street signs, paella on the menus. What that means for anyone weighing the two countries — and an honest comparison from people sitting on the seam.https://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/home/sending-documents.htmlhttps://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/home/sending-documents.html2026-09-03A real comparison of DHL, FedEx and UPS from MBE Alghero — with an actual transit time — plus what to do when you can't send a scan and the original has to travel.https://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/moving/airport-transport.htmlhttps://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/moving/airport-transport.html2026-09-02The bus, the taxi, the parking and the one departure that makes a 6 a.m. flight — plus what to do when the last bus has gone and you're in Fertilia.https://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/living/august.htmlhttps://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/living/august.html2026-09-02The month when the island runs on different rules — closures, doubled prices, no tradespeople, no appointments — and the checklist that turns it from a problem into a holiday.https://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/money/imu-tari-second-home.htmlhttps://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/money/imu-tari-second-home.html2026-09-02The two property taxes that catch foreign owners out — who pays, the June and December deadlines, the F24 form, and the reductions most people never claim.https://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/children/kids-activities.htmlhttps://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/children/kids-activities.html2026-09-02Where children of foreign families actually go after school here: theatre in English, sport, music, the sea, and the seasonal things that only exist on posters. Updated as we learn more.https://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/home/off-grid-living.htmlhttps://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/home/off-grid-living.html2026-09-02If your house is in the campagna, four services decide whether life runs smoothly: water delivery, waste tank emptying, gas, and clearing the land before summer. Here is how each works and who to call.https://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/health/pharmacy-on-duty.htmlhttps://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/health/pharmacy-on-duty.html2026-09-02Which pharmacy is open tonight, on Sunday, and on holidays — the current rota for Alghero, updated every Monday.https://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/children/school-enrolment.htmlhttps://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/children/school-enrolment.html2026-09-02How Italian state schools work from a foreign parent's point of view, the January enrolment window, what SPID has to do with it, and the route that works when you missed the deadline.https://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/living/tourist-to-resident.htmlhttps://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/living/tourist-to-resident.html2026-09-02The shift nobody prepares you for — different rules, different rhythm, different way of getting things done. What changes, why it works that way, and what to do in your first year to make it work for you.https://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/home/tradespeople.htmlhttps://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/home/tradespeople.html2026-09-02Why recommendation beats search, what a preventivo is, the five questions that settle it in one call, and the message that gets a reply when your Italian is basic.https://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/home/deliveries.htmlhttps://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/home/deliveries.html2026-09-01Island surcharges, couriers that quietly don't come here, pickup points, and what actually arrives fast.https://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/bureaucracy/first-weeks.htmlhttps://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/bureaucracy/first-weeks.html2026-09-01Codice fiscale, residenza, tessera sanitaria, SPID — the exact order, what to bring to each counter, and the mistake that costs a month.https://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/health/pharmacies.htmlhttps://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/health/pharmacies.html2026-09-01The duty rota explained, what a pharmacist here can handle without a doctor, and the words to use at the counter.https://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/editions/2026-09-01-alghero.htmlhttps://ninodaily.com/en/alghero/editions/2026-09-01-alghero.html2026-09-01Pharmacy rota for the week, school enrolment reminder, bus times to the airport.