1 IN 4 Week 4 Week BULLET

October 2019

Welcome to ! Explore the Western and eastern coast of this beautiful island

The island of Sardinia lies west of the Italian mainland, surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea. Sardinia’s population of 1,700,000 lives in an area of 24.000 km sq, divided into 8 provinces; the main are: Cagliari (island’s capital city), , Nuoro, Olbia and Sassari. The waters around Sardinia are considered to be the cleanest in and reach of flora and fauna. Nuraghe is a special building, symbol of Sardinia, consisting in a truncated cone, dating back to 1800 years B.C. In Sardinia there are over 7.000 nuraghi, often displayed in several Archaeological museums. For you, we planned 3 extraordinary 5 days, with stages in historical centers/in the beautiful forests, where you can explore the heart of Sardinia, and both east and west coast. In the middle, near us, there is the “Gennargentu National Park”, the most mountainous landscape of Sardinia, which includes the Island’s highest peak, Punta la Marmora 1,834 m. Gennargentu means “door of silver”. The orienteering event center will be located in Arborea, next to Oristano, 85 km driving from Cagliari airport, at the 4 stars resort Horse Country, with free use of a big swimming pool, private beach, tennis and soccer fields. We chose a bed & breakfast formula in order to leave more freedom of choice for lunches and dinners. Many opportunities of different dishes in restaurants and bars inside resort Horse Country! Week 40: from Saturday 28/09 to Saturday 05/10 Week 41: from Saturday 05/10 to Saturday 12/10 Week 44: from Saturday 26/10 to Saturday 02/11

Programme – Week 41

Date Time Event Place Sat 05.10 17:00-19:00 Event center open Hotel Hourse Country Sun 06.10 09:00-12:00 Event center open Hotel Hourse Country 16:30-17:30 Event center open Hotel Hourse Country 17:30-19:00 FUN-Orienteering race Hotel Hourse Country Mon 07.10 09:00-10:00 Event center open Hotel Hourse Country 14:30-15:30 Event center open Marina Arborea 15:30 Stage 1 Marina Arborea 21:30-22:00 Event center open Hotel Hourse Country Tue 08.10 09:00-10:00 Event center open Hotel Hourse Country 15:00-16:00 Event center open Torre Grande center 16:00 Stage 2 Torre Grande center Wed 09.10 09:30-10:30 Event center open Bidderosa 10:30 Stage 3 Bidderosa 15:00-16:00 Event center open Galtellì 16:00 Stage 4 Galtellì Thu 10.10 09:00-19:00 Rest day – excursion trip Fri 11.10 09:00-10:00 Event center open 10:00 Stage 5 Santu Lussurgiu 12:00 Overall price giving ceremony Santu Lussurgiu 18:00-19:00 Event center open Hotel Hourse Country Sat 12.10 08:30-09:30 Event center open Hotel Hourse Country 10:00 Departures

Event Center

The event center is located at Hotel Horse Country Address: Strada a Mare 24 n°27 - 09092 Arborea (OR)

Event center opening times Week 41 Date Time Location Sat 05.10 17:00-19:00 Hotel Horse Country Sun 06.10 09:00-12:00 Hotel Horse Country 16:30-17:30 Hotel Horse Country Mon 07.10 09:00-10:00 Hotel Horse Country 14:30-15:30 Marina Arborea 21:30-22:00 Hotel Horse Country Tue 08.10 09:00-10:00 Hotel Horse Country 15:00-16:00 Torre Grande center Wed 09.10 09:00-10:00 Bidderosa 15:00-16:00 Galtellì Fri 11.10 09:00-10:00 Santu Lussurgiu 18:00-19:00 Hotel Horse Country Sat 12 .10 08:30-09:30 Hotel Horse Country

Contact: Info Event director: Gabriele Viale +39 338 6138508 www.orienteering.it Secretary: Julia Zenere +39 346 6467774 [email protected]

What to do at the Event Center? -Pick up your competition bib number -Check your competition info -Make some changes to your competition info -Finalize your payment if not done yet - Sign GDPR (EU privacy law) forms -Enter to extra activities during rest day -Ask for additional info

Course Lengths

Sunday 06.10 - FUN-Orienteering race

Map: Horse Country Resort 1:2’500 /2.5m Courses: Short and Long Course ca. 10min Terrain: Park with scattered trees and foot paths Address: Strada a Mare 24 n°27 - 09092 Arborea (OR) GPS: 39.793811 8.555224 Start: Free start from 17:30 to 18:30 Finish: At Horse Country Resort Registration: To participate to this additional race you will have to register at the Event Center. The entry to the race is 5€ per person. Entry deadline is 06.10 at 17:00 Race gear: Urban orienteering outfit, road running shoes. Orienteering shoes are not allowed!

Monday 07.10 – Marina Arborea

Map: Marina Arborea 1:7’500 /2,5m Courses: Middle distance courses, course setter: Tommaso Scalet Terrain: Rather flat pine forest with some areas of dense vegetation, in some parts there are many well visible paths and trail. Address: Strada a Mare 24 n°27 - 09092 Arborea (OR) GPS: 39.794832, 8.545405 Start: First start is at 15:30, distance from the arena is 15 min walk Finish: Finish arena is on the beach of Horse Country Resort Parking: Free parking in front of the Horse Country Resort Race gear: Forest orienteering clothes. Metal-stud shoes are allowed Busses: ----

Route from the parking at Horse Country Resort parking will be marked. Finish area, refreshment point and toilets are located on the beach of the Horse country Resort. Entry to the camping are will be free during the competition time.

-15:30 First Start -18:00 Price giving ceremony -19:00 Free dinner

Tuesday 08.10 – Torre Grande center

Map: Torre Grande Historical Center 1:4’000/2.5m Courses: Urban sprint distance, Course Setter Giusto De Colle Terrain: Urban areas with park and small forest areas Address: Piazza della Torre 09170 Torre Grande OR GPS: 39.906442, 8.516076 Start: First start is at 16:00, distance from the arena is 5min walk Finish: Finish arena is at Piazza della Torre Parking: Free parking close to the arena. Race gear: Urban orienteering outfit, road running shoes. Orienteering shoes are forbidden. Busses: From Horse Country Resort to Stage 2 – Bus Departure 14:00 From Stage 2 to Horse Country Resort – Bus Departure 19:30

Finish area and refreshment point are located in from of the “Piazza della Torre”, toilets are available in the area 18:30 Price giving under the tower.

-14:00 bus departures to Stage 2 -16:00 First start -18:00 Price giving ceremony under the tower

Wednesday 09.10 – Bidderosa

Map: Bidderosa Bay 1:7’500/2.5m Courses: Middle distance, course setter Tommaso Scalet/Jaroslav Kacmarcik Terrain: Pine forest with good visibility and runnability. Address: Strada Statale 125 Orientale Sarda, 08028 Orosei (NU) GPS: 40.4539510, 9.7714970 Start: First start is at 10:30 Finish: Finish Area is at Oasi Bidderosa Parking: Limited parking spots near to the arena. Free parking in the area. Race gear: Forest orienteering clothes. Metal-stud shoes are allowed Busses: From Horse Country Resort to Stage 3 – Bus Departure 07:00 From Stage 3 to Galtellì – Bus Departure 13:00

Finish area, refreshment point and toilets are located inside the race meeting point

After the competition it will be possible, after the transfer to Galtellì, to have lunch in the restaurants of the town. Snacks and bar service are also served at the race meeting point.

Wednesday 09.10 – Galtellì

Map: Galtellì Historical Center 1:4’000/2.5m Courses: Urban sprint distance, course setter Tommaso Scalet Terrain: Urban areas with paved flat roads Address: Via S. Pietro, 08020 Galtellì NU GPS: 40.387265, 9.617858 Start: First start is at 16:00, distance from the arena is 5min walk Finish: Finish Area is at Via S. Pietro, 08020 Galtellì NU Parking: Free parking places are located on the south part of the arena in Via S.Pietro 28 GPS: 40.386938, 9.618698 Race gear: Urban orienteering outfit, road running shoes. Orienteering shoes are forbidden. Busses: From Stage 3 in Bidderosa to Stage 4 – Bus Departure 13:00 From Stage 4 to Horse Country Resort– Bus Departure 19:30

Before the competition it will be possible to enjoy lunch in one of the restaurants in Galtellì Finish area, refreshment point and toilets are located at the race meeting point .

18:30 Price giving at the finish arena

-13:00 Bus departure from Stage 3 to Stage 4 -13:30 Free lunch in Galtellì -16:00 First start -17:30 Price giving ceremony -19:30 Bus departure to Horse Country Resort

Friday 11 .10 – Santu Lussurgiu

Map: Santu Lussurgiu Historical Center 1:4’000/2.5m Courses: Urban sprint distance, course setter Giusto De Colle Terrain: Urban areas with paved flat roads Address: Piazza Bartolomeo Meloni 09075 Santu Lussurgiu OR GPS: 40.142538, 8.651997 Start: First start is at 10:00, distance from the arena is 5min walk Finish: Finish arena is at Piazza Bartolomeo Meloni Parking: Free parking places are located all around the race arena. Race gear: Urban orienteering outfit, road running shoes. Orienteering shoes are forbidden. Busses: From Horse Country Resort to Stage 5 – Bus Departure 08:00 From Stage 5 to Horse Country Resort – Bus Departure 14:00

Finish area, refreshment point and toilets are located at the race meeting point 12:00 Price giving at the finish arena

-08:00 Bus departure to Stage 5 -10:00 First Start -12:00 Price giving ceremony -12:30 Free lunch 14:00 Bus departure to Horse Country Resort

Rest Day activities

During the Rest Days it will be possible to participate to a sightseen trip or hiking trip. Both trips shall be reserved at the Event Center. Both trips are organized only if 30 or more persons will participate!

Sightseeing trip – Archeological area – Traditional Nuraghe – Lake Omodeo -Preliminary Program Departure from Event Center (Hotel Horse Country) Visit to Archeological area Tharros Lunch with traditional Sardininan food Visit to old Nuraghe (type of ancient megalithic edifice) Visit to Lake Omodeo Return to Event Center