With a relaxed Italian lifestyle, strikingly picturesque landscapes and a climate similar to nearby North Africa (all just two hours from London) – it’s hardly surprising Sardinia has become an increasingly popular holiday destination in recent years.

The world’s first identified ‘Blue Zone’ – a geographic area with inhabitants that, statistically, live the longest lives – Sardinia is thought to be home to the highest concentration of Centenarians (people aged 100 and above). In 2012, the Province of Ogliastra, in the east of the island, was reported to contain the world’s oldest family – with a combined age of 818, between nine siblings. It’s also feasibly predictable that Sardinia has more than 10 times the amount of Centenarians per capita than the USA.