The second largest island in the Mediterranean, it belongs to Italy. It has an area of 240,000 square kilometers. 90% of the island is mountainous, with many volcanoes and earthquakes. It is an important shepherding area in Italy. There are many citrus, grape, olive and other fruit trees along the coast. Named after the abundance of sardines, Sardinia is an ancient island that is extremely old, and the island still retains its unique traditional festival, the Horse Racing Festival. Its terrain is rugged and changeable, and the coastline around the island is tortuous and complex. The island's climate is mild and humid, typical of the Mediterranean, but the snow on top of the mountains can last up to half a year. Sardinia's famous leisure resort, the emerald coast in the northeast, on the 80 km long turquoise coastline, lined with modern high-end leisure places, attracting many European high society people to come here for vacation. While the northern coastal strip of the island is a luxurious leisure destination, in its inland areas and in some small fishing villages it has maintained its former way of life and continues to guard its own unique language, food and wind
