Costa Smeralda
FULL DAY
This service is available on Wednesday. Departure is from Le Dune at 07.40. After travelling through the Gallura countryside and stopping in the breath-taking Valle Della Luna at Aggius, we reach the Costa Smeralda and its capital Porto Cervo. From here, after having visited the famous “Gossip square” and its exclusive little side streets, we continue towards Cannigione in order to stop for lunch at the Hotel Cala di Falco. In the afternoon we continue to Baia Sardinia where it is possible to visit the centre of the village and have a refreshing swim. Around 16.00, we start back along the coast road which will give you the possibility of admiring the famous “Roccia dell’Orso” and the astonishing panoramic road which dominates the Maddalena Archipelago. Return to the Hotel is planned for around 18.30. During the trip, qualified personnel from the tour department will be available.
Cost:€50,00 per person. Children € 40,00 (children from 0-2 are free).
Shopping in Castelsardo
HALF DAY
Departure Monday and Wednesday from Le Dune at 15.30. The enchanting mediaeval centre of Castelsardo can be enjoyed with a pleasant guided tour lasting half a day.The trip includes the chance to visit the historic centre of the Old Town, the Church of Santa Maria and the cathedral of Sant’Antonio Abate. After the guided tour it is possible to do some shopping in the enormous store dedicated to Sardinian arts and crafts where you can buy souvenirs and typical Sardinian products. On the way back, a stop is planned at the picturesque “Roccia dell’Elefante”.
Return planned for around 19.30. Cost: € 40,00 per person Children € 20,00 (children from 0-2 are free)
The Granite Tour
HALF DAY
This trip is available on Fridays. Departure from Le Dune at 7:40. The Northern Gallura inland regions represent a fantastic resource for the North of Sardinia, a jewel of an area full of well-preserved and maintained ancient traditions set in a priceless natural environment. This tour presents a particularly rewarding itinerary that goes from the hotel to the slopes of Monte Limbara through the gentle hills covered with incredible natural sculptures created in the local granite by the Mistral wind. During the first break it will be possible to visit the “Nuraghe Majori”, an archaeological site of great interest just outside Tempio Pausania. Then we will take a short stroll through the alleys and streets of the city centre and look at the typical stone churches that date from the 17th Century, the period of Spanish domination. A few kilometres from Tempio we come to Aggius, an elegant little town set in a rich natural environment in which each complements the other perfectly. Aggius is also a window through which to look back at how Gallura was in the 1800s and to examine the culture of the “stazzi”; in actual fact the town hosts what is possibly the biggest and best endowed ethno-graphic museum on the whole of the island. Among other things there is a textile workshop where it is possible to watch the women of the area working on weaving looms and creating the highly prized carpets and rugs of the area in accordance with the ancient traditions. The day is rounded off with a visit to the “Banditry Museum”, since this was another important part of local history and folklore. During the tour, there will be the opportunity to taste some of the more well-known typical products.The trip lasts about 5 hours.
Cost: € 50 ,00 per person, children: € 40,00, children from 0-2 are free.
Jeep Tour
HALF DAY
This is a personalized thematic-cultural trip using an off-road vehicle which allows you to visit some of the most interesting sites of archaeological, historical, ethnographic and cultural interest in Gallura, travelling mostly along spectacular panoramic roads and tracks. It lasts around 4 hours, with departures both morning and afternoon. The journey and kind of sites visited can be personalized thus guaranteeing the widest possible choice among all the innumerable naturalistic and architectural sites available. Meals and tastings available on request.Among the various options: − Archeotour ( a tour predominantly of archaeological interest). − Etnotour (a tour of ethnographic and cultural interest) − Jeeptour (a tour along dirt tracks and off road with different destinations from Porto Cervo to Limbara) May, June, September: € 60,00 per person (3-12 years € 50,00) July, August: €70,00 per person (3-12 years €50,00)