Hi guys, I just booked a trip to Sardinia (Alghero) in July. Does anyone have expirience of reactions on the beach when wearing thongs? I’ve read that it might be okay but nothing for sure. It’s not illegal in italy but as the vacation period is at the peak I’m wondering if there is going to be sideways looks or comments.
I’ve been to the Cagliari area twice, about 10 days each time. At least 50% of the women were in thongs, 25% topless. I wore Skinz M67 most of the time (*) for both trips and there were no issues. Yes, there were a few “glances” and, on one occasion, giggles from a pair of teenage girls.
(*) Two exceptions: I took a kiting lesson for an afternoon and wore a thong with a drawstring because it stays in place better. Ditto for an all-day snorkeling cruise, where I wanted it to stay in place better for all the swimming.
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Thanks for this information. Very helpful!
Thank you for your answer helps to know that its acceptable to thong on the beaches.
I habe not booked a hotel yet but as i book I’m going to check whit the also about wearing thongs at their pool/privat beach, lets see what happens, their answers are going to affect my hotel choise.
I have never encountered any issue wearing a thong near/in a hotel pool somewhere in Europe. So don’t worry to much.
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So the Sardinia trip is booked and I’ll be there in 2 weeks, going for a quick visit to Turkey fiest and then Sardinia. I’m staying in a resort park, and I waiting to tan and swim from dawn to afrernoon, promised myself that all of the days starts at the beach. I’ll be back whit a owerview when I make it back home, thats if I ever leave Sardinia
You’ll quickly notice that most people, especially locals, are not outside from about 11:30 to about 3:30. This is because Sardinia gets intensely hot, intensely sunny, and a lot of that sun also gets reflected from the water.
If you are really out from dawn to afternoon, you will likely get roasted unless your skin has superhuman anti-sunburn properties, even with good sunscreen. My advice is to do what the locals do: go out early and then go out again later, and find nice shady or indoor things to do for the long siesta.
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