Travel and Holidays Rev 4

Travel and Holidays The Island of Longevity

About Us

Sardinia Journey is a project created to make real something that seemed to be a true utopia until yesterday, the chance to make Sardinia, its historical and natural beauty absolutely accessible from the touristic point of view.

The usability of the island's most beautiful locations thanks to the project will be provided to everyone who wants to know and experience the atmosphere and the magic of a unique and mysterious land, both for tourists belonging to third and fourth age, and travelers suffering physical or sensory disabilities.

Sardinia Journey offers a personalized and absolutely unique package created thinking about personal needs in accordance with requirements for usability and accessibility next to beaches, hotel accommodations, archaeological sites and museums.

That is possible thanks to Sardinia Journey network which spread throughout the Province of Ogliastra and Cagliari, among hotels, restaurants, agrotourisms, bathhouses, specialized associations in historical tourism and landscaping, all selected according to strict standards that provide the total usability and accessibility of sites and facilities as well as a constant and personal assistance to "special tourist". All partners of the network Sardinia Journey will be constantly supervised and monitored to ensure high levels on quality standards .

Sardinia Journey is a project created by entrepreneurs who belong to the hotel and local tour operator ground, in collaboration with the World Community of Longevity and other business consultants. They all share the same view considering the accessibility of the journey, the easy mobility and assisted knowledge as inalienable rights to be recognized to everyone. Without exception . "Sardina Journey " Project was created to develop a tourist market in Sardinia addressed to over 65 and disabled people in the right way and ethically fit to the needs of special users. Our tourist packages are intended to fully handle the requests and the expectations of tourists over 65 and disabled people, from arrival until departure. For this same reason all the offers proposed by the operators of the tourist market have been planned in detail with specific standards of social welfare sector in order to offer an editable "product" as a result of the needs and complete at the same time in all its aspects concerning the tourist target to which we address to. The purpose of this project is to minimize the expected and perceived quality of the tourist compared to the one delivered.

Main Partners

World Community longevity International network of scientists which includes some of the regions of the world where it is particularly widespread the

phenomenon of longevity. Currently the

partners of the world community of longevity

are the following:

• longevity areas of Okinawa Prefecture in Japan; • the area of South Korea identified by the acronym Gu.Gok.Sun.Dam.

Sardinia Magic Travel

Tour operator

Farigu Service Center

CSf Business consultants experts in social health

SETAR HOTEL Hotel in the town of Quartu S’Elena (CA).

QT HOTEL Hotel in the town of Quartu S’Elena (CA). The hotel is managed by the Map Group Company in cooperation with qualified professionals counting years of experience in the field of Social Health Services and welfare. The main purpose of the Group is to ensure managerial competence in the management of organizations dedicated to elderly person taking care of the continuing training of their operators at the same time.

WEST WESTERN – HOTEL RESIDENCE ITALIA Hotel in the town of Quartu S’Elena (CA).

SAX BEACH

Bathhouse situated in the town of Quartu S’Elena (CA).

COPTUR The Cooperative is responsible for the enhancement, promotion and management of cultural heritage and touristic in the area of Pula and S. Margherita of Pula.

UISE MEDITERRANEE EXPLORER

Enterprise specialized in Support Services Tourist

CORTE NOA RESTAURANT Restaurant specializes in creating culinary events

SANITRAVELS Company specialized in organization and support of health travel .

AIO! is a non-profit corporation and is operated exclusively for cultural, educational and charitable purposes. Our mission is to promote and enhance the unique heritage of Sardinia with the aim of share and export it internationally, by organizing events and providing access to cultural exchange through travel, art, literature and food

GIA is a communications agency that takes care of the image , company budgets , strategies for global communication and external relations by promoting activities including through national events in sport , art, culture and traditions.

Sardegnatavola is a monthly magazine founded and directed by Giorgio ARIU that deals with communicating and disseminating the culinary traditions of Sardinia

The subjects that are part of are part of the Network Regional network are: Farmhouses “Consorzio Agriturismi del Sud Sardegna; Rete Impresa Ajo Impari; Associazione Fattorie didattiche del Medio Campidano; Agriturist; Consorzio Agriturismi di Alghero e Territorio Our Holiday Packages Sardinia South Coast Package

7 days 6 nights program :

1° day Tourists welcome at the airport and escort to the Hotel, accommodation, typical Sardinian dinner and overnight. 2° day Transfer to The Town of Pula (CA) Visit of the archaeological site of Nora. All day long (in collaboration with the Cooperative which manages the site) the tour will be assisted and entertained by specialized staff. Accessible Archaeology: Integrated Usability Project for the Archaeological Site of Nora. The project gives the chance to enrich the knowledge of the history and territory to all who have a “special” need: seniors, wheelchair users, people with mental disabilities, people with feelings of environmental and psycho-social discomfort, blind people. Typical Sardinian lunch in the neighboring areas. Accessible Archaeology Workshops in the site of Nora (CA): • Sensory Guided tours for deaf and blind people; • workshops and practical activities: ceramic, mosaic, fresco. Around 17.00 pm, way back to the hotel. Dinner and overnight 3° day Guided tour of the city of Cagliari and Anthropology and Ethnography Sardinian Museum National Archaeological Museum of Cagliari Typical Sardinian lunch in the city of Cagliari Afternoon transfer to a winery factory for a demonstration of how to produce the wine. Cellars Visit and tasting. Around 17.00 pm return at the hotel. Dinner and overnight

4° day Visit the laboratories of local handicraft. Chance to enable laboratories for tourists. Ceramic laboratory Lunch at a local farm - specialized staff on site. Meeting with the "World Longevity Community" which will explain the reasons of longevity in Sardinia, the definitive role of Mediterranean diet in active aging. Dinner based on Mediterranean diet food Around 20.00 pm return at the hotel and overnight. 5° day Meeting with World Community of Longevity: "The historical memory of Sardinia, craft / traditions/ and Sardinian food and wine workshops. Lunch in nearby areas Visit to a local cheese factory Around 17.00 pm return at the hotel and overnigh t 6° day Free time day in the city of Cagliari Lunch in nearby areas. Around 17.00 back at the hotel. Typical Sardinian dinner, Sardinian dancing and greeting, overnight. 07° day Check out and departure (NB: depending on the season some proposals will be replaced with the visit to some of the most beautiful beaches in the Province of Cagliari and boat excursions).

Price: Eur. 1.100,00 per person

First International Summer School on Active Ageing

As part of the "School on the longevity and active aging" and based on the experiences of the nutraceutical research center over the longevity diet, the intention is to organize a Summer School on Active Ageing. The purpose of the Summer School is to summarize the scientific knowledge on active aging and longevity presenting the experiences of the Sardinian blue areas, with particular reference to the relationship between lifestyle, eating habits and longevity. The Summer School will be organized in basic and advanced modules dedicated to the teaching of scientific knowledge and practical experience of health genesis as they emerged from the study and evidence of the Sardinian Blue Zone related to nutrition and lifestyles parameters. Alimentary habits, transmitted from generation to generation, in ways which are an integral part of the social and cultural environment, permit to develop over the centuries a range of foods and diets that are an essential component of healthy and successful ageing acquiring a strategy role in the prevention of commonly elderly diseases. The Summer school will keep a close correlation between the theoretical and practical components through cooking workshops and expert staff of the Research Center in order to provide the necessary knowledge to exercise a genuine nutritional rehabilitation such as to overcome the food stress related to incongruous diet.

“TRIP TO LONGEVITY” – travel, cook and live - Package

6 days 5 nights program:

1° day from 9,00 am to 12,00 pm - Accommodation in the chosen hotel cooking workshop with: - realization of typical Sardinian seafood appetizers realization of Sardinian spawn lunch in restaurant visit and explanation of the Sardinian and international folklore museum dinner in restaurant overnight stay 2° day from 9,00 am to 12,00 pm - realization of ricotta ravioli in two different typical Sardinian ways - Recipe of culurgiones in two different typical Sardinian ways lunch in restaurant evening with Sardinian folklore dances dinner in restaurant overnight stay 3° days from 9,00 am to 12,00 pm - realization of Sardinian lamb in two different ways - realization of Sardinian local fish in two different ways according to various ancient Sardinian traditions lunch in restaurant Free Afternoon dinner in restaurant overnight stay 4° day from 9,00 am to 12,00 pm cheese laboratory at educational farm, cheese milking and production of the typical pecorino cheese with traditional Sardinian method lunch in restaurant Free Afternoon dinner in a farm with typical Sardinian menu overnight stay 5° day from 9,00 am to 12,00 pm - realization of typical Sardinian sweets (pardule-gueffus-macaroons) lunch in restaurant Free Afternoon dinner in restaurant overnight stay 6° day Check out and departure

Price: Eur. 1.350,00 per person

Package: "The path of traditions":

7 days 6 nights program :

1° day Tourists welcome at the airport and escort to the Hotel, accommodation, typical Sardinian dinner and overnight. 2° day Transfer to The Town of Villagrande Strisaili (OG). It has the highest concentration in the world of over-eighties, nineties and centenarians in relation to the total population. Visit of the archaeological site of "S'Arcu 'es Forros.

Excursion to the “Flumendosa Lake” Typical Sardinian lunch in the neighboring areas.

Excursion to the “Santa Barbara” Park. That of Santa Barbara is a large natural park very well known and much loved by the Villagrandesi. Around 17.00 pm, way back to the hotel. Dinner and overnight

3° day Meeting with World Community of Longevity: "The historical memory of Sardinia, craft / traditions/ and Sardinian food and wine workshops. Lunch in nearby areas Visit to a local cheese factory Around 17.00 pm return at the hotel and overnight 4° day Transfer to The Town of Villagrande Strisaili (OG)

Meeting with the local Community

Lunch in nearby areas Visit to a local sausage factory and local bakery Around 17.00 pm, way back to the hotel. Dinner and overnight

5° day Guided tour of the city of Cagliari and Anthropology and Ethnography Sardinian Museum National Archaeological Museum of Cagliari Typical Sardinian lunch in the city of Cagliari Afternoon transfer to a winery factory for a demonstration of how to produce the wine. Cellars Visit and tasting. Around 17.00 pm return at the hotel. Dinner and overnight 6° day Free time day in the city of Cagliari Lunch in nearby areas. Around 17.00 back at the hotel. Typical Sardinian dinner, Sardinian dancing and greeting, overnight. 07° day Check out and departure (NB: depending on the season some proposals will be replaced with the visit to some of the most beautiful beaches in the Province of Cagliari and boat excursions).

Price: Eur. 1.150,00 per person

These Packages concern only tourists without disabilities.

The prices not included flights to/from Sardinia.

The prices show the hotel accommodation in a double room.