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The Italian island of Sardinia is renowned for its rich history, colorful handcrafts, and endless miles of undisturbed beaches. Our tour gives you a chance to discover this Mediterranean jewel that is too often overlooked by American tourists. Spend 11 days exploring breathtaking coastal roads, pedaling ancient forests, and hiking to ruins that predate Roman civilization by more than 1,000 years - all while enjoying traditional Italian meals and wine. Other highlights a visit to an excavated Roman town, and a fabulous shepherds' barbecue, and swimming in pristine waters.
"I felt I had the best benefits of a group tour - logistics, chicago sightseeing tours preplanning, support during the day, luggage handling, meeting new people - and the benefits of independent travel, in that I could ride on my own, at my own pace, and see the towns we stayed at as I saw fit, without being stuck with a group if I did not want to. A hard balance to achieve, but achieved it was."
"The tour was excellent! Our tour guides were outstandingly knowledgeable of the region. They were awesome and exceptionally attentive to our needs and details of the trip. They truly made it a memorable 'experience (plus)'!"
"Your system of chalk arrows is by far the very best method that we have ever seen for marking a cycling route. It would have been totally unnerving to try to read directions and be aware of traffic."
There are plenty of ways to get to Alghero including international air connections or by boat from Genoa to Porto Torres. Alghero chicago sightseeing tours was a Catalan outpost and has a dialect that is still a mix of Catalan and Italian. Be sure to visit the interesting historic town center. We'll fit bicycles this afternoon and recommend an easy test ride before our special welcome chicago sightseeing tours dinner tonight.
We'll follow the coast south toward Bosa this morning. Take your time and enjoy the roller coaster ride this morning as the reality of this mountainous island sinks in - you're cycling chicago sightseeing tours suspended between the sea and mountains! Bosa is our first stop of the day and we recommend you take time to explore this fascinating town before chicago sightseeing tours enjoying lunch here. A final climb through small coastal vineyards brings us to a plateau dotted with tiny traditional villages. Since Roman times, the Sardinians have never really lived by the sea as pirates and bad weather were more common at sea level. Dinner is together tonight. Distance: 55 km (34 miles).
We remain chicago sightseeing tours inland today, visiting the towns of Flussío (famous for its home-made baskets) and Tinnura (famous for its murals) on our way to Cuglieri. After a visit to an olive oil press, which still makes olive oil from trees planted by Spanish noble families in the 16th Century, we'll fly downhill to a beautiful beach for a refreshing swimming and lunch. A flat ride brings us to our hotel this afternoon. Dinner together tonight. Distance: 60 km (37 miles).
Today is a day off the bikes for those who prefer to relax. Or we'll offer an optional ride to the Phoenician and Roman ruins of Tharros on the coast, where you can enjoy a relaxing swim at the beach. Those with an urge for exploration can spend the entire day cycling to all the little bays and beaches along this wild coast. Your return ride will bring you by salt marshes inhabited by fish and pink flamingoes. Try some famous "bottarga" (fish roe) made in this area, either on pasta or on pizza! Dinner is on your own. Distance: your choice 0-44 km (0-27 miles).
We head deep into Sardinia's interior today. Our route follows chicago sightseeing tours the Tirso River to Fordongianus, an important ancient Roman city, and then heads up to Samugheo, known for its knotted white woolen rugs. After lunch and/or a gelato stop in Samugheo, continue climbing to Atzara and Sorgono, where the summit (900+ meters or 2880 feet) awaits. Our destination is the small mountain town of Tonara, famous chicago sightseeing tours throughout Italy for its honey and egg-white "torrone" (nougat) and its artisanal bellmakers chicago sightseeing tours that help herders keep track of sheep, chicago sightseeing tours goats and cattle. Dinner is on your own. Distance: 83 km (52 miles).
We start the day with a well-earned downhill before climbing to the friendly town of Gavoi and our lunch stop in Mamoiada. We'll regroup for a brief visit to the traditional mask museum to learn about the haunting masks that dominate chicago sightseeing tours traditional festivals before continuing on through the center of Sardinia's historic "bandit" region, Orgosolo in the Gennargentu (silver) mountains. Our destination is the serene mountain resort hotel of Su Gologone, nestled under the imposing white limestone mountain Supramonte. Dinner is together tonight. Distance: 83 km (52 miles).
Leave your cycling shoes behind today as we enjoy a hike to some of the ruins and rock dwellings of the ancient Nuragic civilization that once inhabited this area. After our hike, we'll share a barbecue in the mountains chicago sightseeing tours with local shepherds. An early return to our hotel allows for serious rest and relaxation at the swimming pool before dinner together. No cycling today.
Hold on to your helmets! We go from 100 meters (328 feet) to 1,000 meters (3280 feet) and then back down to sea level as we cycle through some of the most spectacular limestone mountains in the Mediterranean basin. You'll want to stop in Dorgali to see the rugs, traditional gold filigree jewelry, and Sardinian ceramic designs before a long but gentle scenic climb brings us to the top of the pass. From there it's downhill to the beach in Santa Maria Navarrese and our home for the night. Dinner is on your own tonight. Distance: 74 km (46 miles).
Today's ride is long, but with gently rolling terrain through the villages of Bari Sardo, Tertenìa, Villaputzu and Muravera. The scenery is more agricultural and mountainous as a mountain range separates our valley from the sea. We'll enjoy glimpses of the Tyrrhenian Sea toward the end of the ride, one of the two seas that flank mainland Italy (the other is the Adriatic Sea between Croatia and Italy). Dinner is together tonight. Distance: 83 km (52 miles).
We cycle to the south coast of Sardinia near one of the most famous beaches in Cagliari. We highly chicago sightseeing tours recommend you take a side-trip chicago sightseeing tours to Poetto beach for a stroll. chicago sightseeing tours We'll pedal as close as possible to town before shuttling by van to the center and our hotel for our final evening and dinner together. Distance: 80 km (50 miles).
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