Sardinia not only beaches: Alghero and surroundings

DAY 1 - Monday

The 5 days in Alghero will start in the early afternoon, with the arrival at the Alghero airport where you will meet your guide. You will leave for the city center to visit a craftsman who will show you the art of working with coral.

You will then check-in at the hotel and enjoy some rest before dinner with an excellent pizza.

DAY 2 - Tuesday

The organized tours of Alghero and its surroundings include a full day excursion to discover the history of Sardinia. The day will begin, however, from the imposing promontory of Capocaccia, where you can enjoy a breathtaking view and take souvenir photos from one of the most spectacular natural sites in northern Sardinia.

Then you will visit the fascinating nuraghe of Palmavera, defined "complex" because it consists of several towers connected to each other. At the end of this interesting guided tour, you will be transferred to a farmhouse in the Sassari area, where you will enjoy a typical Sardinian lunch. In the afternoon, you will visit another exceptional testimony of the island's ancient history, the temple-altar of Monte d'Accoddi, a unique monument in the entire Mediterranean basin which is so singular that it is morphologically united to a Mesopotamian ziggurat. The last stop is the wonderful Basilica of Saccargia, an architectural jewel in the Romanesque-Pisan style dating back to the XII century.

At the end of this suggestive day, you will return to Alghero in time for an excellent meat dinner in a restaurant a few steps from your hotel.

DAY 3 - Wednesday

Half day guided tour in the center of Alghero and its surroundings, to discover the most important historical and cultural points of interest in the lively city, where you can still breathe a Catalan atmosphere. Open-air museum, the historic center is a network of narrow streets overlooked by ancient colored houses enriched with flowered balconies. You will visit the marvelous cathedral and walk along the ramparts which, with their towers, show the Aragonese and Spanish dominations. At the end of this tour of Alghero, you can freely choose where to have lunch and then enjoy a free afternoon to visit the sites of your interest, to go shopping or take advantage of a few hours of sunshine on the San Giovanni beach.

At the end of the evening the group will meet to enjoy a dinner with tasting of other typical local products.

DAY 4 - Thursday

Full day excursion that will make you passionate about Sardinian culture. The day starts with the transfer to Bosa through the beautiful panoramic road that connects Alghero to this splendid village with ancient origins, where tradition and modernity combine, arousing curiosity and charm. In addition to the beautiful historic district of Sa Costa, you will visit the Malaspina Castle (with its Palatine chapel) and, outside the village, the church of San Pietro. Then you will have a tasty lunch in a typical local trattoria and visit one of the cellars where you can taste malvasia, a sweet wine produced from the vines present in this region. You will stop in Tinnura to admire the murals that characterize this small town. The last stop will be Bonorva, a town in Logudoro where the artisan tradition is alive and which stands out for its textile art, especially embroidery, with the production of carpets and tapestries. Here you will visit an artisan studio, to observe with your own eyes the activity still carried out in compliance with ancient customs.

At the end of this interesting experience, we will return to Alghero to enjoy a tasty fish dinner in a restaurant not far from the hotel.

DAY 5 - Friday

Check-out and free time until the transfer to the airport, expected in the late morning.

Departures on Monday from 13th April to 25th May (last departure) and from 21st September to 26th October (last departure).

From € 583,00 in double room (€ 761,00 in single room).
For groups of at least 20 people.