tasteandslowitaly.com 8 days | 7 nights TOUR THE UNTOUCHED WILDERNESS OF SARDINIA THE BEST OF THE WESTERN COAST Private local Guide and Driver full tour Available dates 2019 May 04-11 11-18 18-25 May 25- Jun 01 | Jun 01-08 08-15 15-22 22-29 Jun 29- Jul 06 | Jul 06-13 13-20 20-27 | Aug 31- Sep 07 Sep 07-14 14-21 21-28 Other dates on request TASTE AND SLOW ITALY a brand of TRASIMENO TRAVEL SAS - Via Novella 1/F 06061, Castiglione del Lago, Perugia, Italy - VAT Registration. Number and Social Security Number: 02634100545 TEL (0039) 075 95 39 69 - FAX (0039) 075 96 52 654 - US TEL (001) 3 23 25 00 555 - MOBILE IT (0039) 3393 35 22 35 - SKYPE tasteandslowitaly - EMAIL [email protected] TASTE AND SLOW ITALY a brand of TRASIMENO TRAVEL S.A.S. ITINERARY Our Plus makes difference: All meals served during the tour are Km Zero and also some organic food. Km Zero is an innovative Italian concept to value the food short supply chain. The menu dishes are produced directly on farmhouse or other neighbor agricultural companies. But the added value is much more. Most of the providers are certified organic indeed. Organic agriculture in EU substitutes the chemical additives with natural and sustainable methods. Italy is considered as the most reliable organic producer in the world actually, due to the severe production European Union rules and protocols. CAGLIARI | 3 nights DAY 1 | THE BEST OF CAGLIARI Hotel check in and meeting with your Private Guide. Afternoon, Italian “Aperitivo” welcome, and walking tour of Cagliari. Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia, kissed by the sun every day of the year. Now the tourism is the biggest business, it has helped to transform the city in modern reality from different points of view. The medieval city centre is situated between come archaeological areas and the new financial buildings. You can enjoy the natural green parks, the lagoon regional park and the Poetto beach. The tour consist in some panoramic stops in beautiful landscape areas and a walking time through the old districts of Castello and Marina. Dinner at leisure. NOTE: Our Agents Team will be glad to suggest you the most authentic restaurant in accordance with your tastes and expectations. DAY 2 | ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREA OF NORA, CAPO SPARTIVENTO LIGHTHOUSE AND CHIA BEACHES Morning, meeting with your Private Guide and departure by a comfortable van. The south west of Sardinia is very rich of treasures, from the archaeological sites to the natural reserves. The ancient Punic and Roman city of Nora hide a fascinating history of the first domination of the island, with the mosaics and the roman ruins situated in a gorgeous position in the coast. The wonderful landscape from the Spanish tower of Coltellazzo. The second stop of the day introduces you the top of the Italian beaches: the itinerary coast to coast from Pula to Teulada including some wonderful places to enjoy in this trip, like the stop in the Capo Spartivento Lighthouse. Last stop is in Pula, famous village for the tourists in the south Sardinia, where will have the possibility to go shopping and stop in some restaurants and bars. “Eat al fresco” lunch based on local Km Zero food! Dinner at leisure. TASTE AND SLOW ITALY a brand of TRASIMENO TRAVEL S.A.S. DAY 3 | SULCIS MINES AND GREEN COAST Morning, meeting with your Private Guide and departure by van. Today we will take you to discover the Sulcis Iglesiente area and some surrounding beaches on the Green Coast. Sulcis Iglesiente is a subregion of Sardinia located in the southwest part, highlighted by its historical mining activity especially in the last century. During this day we will take you to cross this area and we will enter in the old mine of Porto Flavia, one of the most suggestive places in Sardinia. During the tour we will visit too the great Beaches of Masua, Cala Domestica and Portixeddu. Lunch on the beach, front the sea in a typical local restaurant! Dinner at leisure. Porto Flavia ORISTANO | 1 night DAY 4 | TRANSFER TO ORISTANO Morning, meeting with your Private Guide and departure by van. Check in hotel in Oristano TASTE AND SLOW ITALY a brand of TRASIMENO TRAVEL S.A.S. Oristano area was an area of Sardinian kingdom in the middle age, one of the last to surrender in the battles of the island conquest from the Sea Republics. This area of 30 thousand dwellers is famous for the Cape San Marco, one of the archaeological areas in Sardinia: the ancient ruins of Tharros tell about an incredible history. The same is for the Cabras’s Museum and its new discover of giants statues, discovered in the 1974. Other stops are in the medieval city of Oristano and in the nearby beaches. Lunch in a typical Km Zero restaurant! Dinner at leisure ALGHERO | 3 nights DAY 5 | TRANSFER TO ALGHERO; IS ARUTAS AND BOSA Morning, meeting with your Private Guide and departure by van. Check in hotel in a nice village near Alghero In the morning we’ll leave for Oristano, located in the central part of the western coast of the island. Along the way we will visit the ruins of Tharros and the nearby beach Is Arutas. During the tour stop for lunch in Is Arutas the most enchanting beach in Sardinia, lunch in a typical restaurant front the sea. Is Arutas beach is famous for its sand made of a particular grains of colored quartz: green, orange, sky blue, rose and pearl colored. Consider that it is strictly forbidden to take away even a single grain of that sand. It preserved as natural local heritage. Oristano is an ancient city of medieval origin that represents one of the most important realities of the immense and varied cultural heritage of Sardinia thanks to the beautiful neighboring beaches and the famous carnival of the Sartiglia, a tournament that dates from 1358 and that takes place last Sunday of carnival and Tuesday of the carnival. It is a great historical and cultural event that attracts locals and visitors alike and includes crusades, duels and costumes. Later we’ll visit the archaeological site of Sinis, one of the areas of Sardinia with the largest number of archaeological and natural treasures such as the giants of Monti Prama, the archaeological area of Tharros and the beach of San Giovanni di Sinis. This last one, one of the most spectacular beaches in Sardinia thanks to its natural beauty, crystal clear waters and the special energy that is next to the Phoenician ruins of the city of Tharros. Or in alternative visit Cabras Museum and its interesting evidences, where strangely Nuclear Physics meets Archeology. The Museum contains the Giants of Mont'e Prama, the greatest archaeological discovery of the late 20th century in the Mediterranean. The Civic Archaeological Museum of Cabras, is a travel from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages through traces of the past discovered on the Sinis peninsula. An aura of legend surrounds the stone statues of the Giants, kept in a room that was opened in 2014. In the burial area of Mont'e Prama, which dates back to the Iron Age (8th century BC), over five thousand fragments were found. Patiently recomposed, they gave new shape to the mighty sculptures, almost two metres high: 18 boxers with shield and glove, six archers with protection, TASTE AND SLOW ITALY a brand of TRASIMENO TRAVEL S.A.S. helmet and bow and six warriors. Thanks to a touch screen, you can conduct a virtual exploration of the entire sculpture complex. Incredible story on the room dedicated to a great underwater discovery: the shipwreck of a Roman ship from the 1st century BC, identified one mile from the island of Mal di Ventre. In the remains of the boat, which lies on the seabed at a depth of 30 metres, a cargo of approximately one thousand exceptionally pure lead ingots was found, coming from Spanish mines. A unique example for the ancient world. 30 lead ingots of Ancient Rome on their last journey to the Gran Sasso National Laboratories of the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). The use of the Roman lead ingots aimed at exploiting the national archaeological heritage and leading-edge scientific research, such as that on neutrino physics, in 2015 awarded the Nobel prize. This ancient lead, in fact, must be a material which is totally free of radioactive contamination. Dinner at leisure Is Arutas beach, its singular and colored sand DAY 6 | THE BEST OF ALGHERO; BOMBARDE BEACH, PORTO CONTE AND NEPTUNO’S GROTTO Morning, meeting with your Private Guide and departure by van. Stop in Bombarde beach and naturalistic area of Porto Conte. Lunch Km Zero local food in Alghero. A nice walking tour of Bastioni in Alghero TASTE AND SLOW ITALY a brand of TRASIMENO TRAVEL S.A.S. “Pays Català de Cerdenya” is the slogan of Alghero’s dwellers to notice their affinity with the Catalunia. Located inside the old perimeter walls of the Castle, was in the past a place of Kingdom, were lived people from areas of Mediterranean sea. Already the Neolithic period was and important place for the Nuragic civilization: Nuraghe Palmavera and Anghelu Ruju necropolis mean big importance for this archeological area, and still now Alghero is one of the top tourism destination. Thanks to the new policy of hospitality, the success of the wine and the olive oil, Alghero is one of the most important place in Sardinia. It is also famous for the coral coastline and in the old neighborhoods is full of small coral shops.