Sardinia: Culinary Delights E-Bike Tour

Day 1: Cagliari, individual arrival
Day 2: Cagliari - Iglesias, 38 mi. (61 km)
Day 3: Iglesisas - Portixeddu, 25 mi. (43 km)
Day 4: Portixeddu - Carloforte, 34 mi. (55 km)
Day 5: Carloforte - Calasetta, 20 mi. (32 km)
Day 6: Calasetta - Sant' Antioco - Calasetta, 31 mi. (50 km)
Day 7: Calasetta - Santa Margherita di Pula, 37 mi. (59 km)
Day 8: Santa Margherita - Cagliari, departure 

All distances are approximate. Due to circumstances beyond control, such as weather conditions or provisions issued by the local authorities, the itinerary may be subject to some changes before and/or during your holiday. For example, along the way, you may find temporary deviations/detours caused by roadwork not reflected in your route book or GPS tracks. In this case, please follow the directions posted locally.

Day 1: Cagliari, individual arrival
Individual arrival at your hotel. At 5 pm, the group will meet in the hotel lobby for a guided city tour through the lively city and the Castello quarter with its narrow alleys. Afterward, the evening is free to spend as you like.

Accommodation: Hotel Regina Margherita

Day 2: Cagliari - Iglesias, 38 mi. (61 km)
In the morning, by bus or train, the group will be transferred and after a brief journey, you'll arrive in the charming town of Siliqua, where you'll get your bikes ready before hitting the road. The route will take you slightly uphill, with short descents along the lush maquis. The ruins of the Castello di Acquafredda on top of a mountain serve as a reminder of Pisa's rule over much of Sardinia during the Middle Ages. You will cycle the almost high-alpine terrain as you take in the stunning panoramic views of the ocean and the Campidanese plateau. You cycle to the highest point for an impressive view, and then it's all downhill to your hotel.

In the evening, we'll gather at an excellent restaurant in the old town centre for a well-deserved dinner.

Accommodation: Euro Hotel

Day 3: Iglesisas - Portixeddu, 25 mi. (43 km)
In the morning, before heading out of town, you cycle through Iglesias, a once-thriving mining city, and very historic. Then, through wild nature, you cycle up to the Passo Genna Bogai, the highest point of the tour. You reach the unique Roman-Phoenician temple of Antas, and later visit the stalactite cave, Su Mannau. Here you'll explore the subterranean world. Cycle downhill towards your daily destination, Portixeddu. A downhill ride will follow into the valley of Rio Antas, pass Fulminimaggiore, a former mining village with beautiful private gardens. There's enough time to visit the beach of Portixeddu before an opulent dinner.

Accommodation: Hotel Golfo del Leone

Day 4: Portixeddu - Carloforte, 34 mi. (55 km)
This day is dedicated to one of the most beautiful panoramic coasts of Sardinia. In the morning, the route leads through a former mining area in the South. You will see the ruins of old mining houses and former shaft towers along the mountain precipice, an architectural and historical highlight. Your view alternates between the coastal landscape and the rock-embedded fishing villages, Masua and Nebida, and especially the Pan di Zucchero. Your itinerary includes a ferry ride to Carloforte on the Isola di San Pietro. You lodge in the privately-owned Hotel Paola located a few kilometers from the main village and near the place where annually in spring the traditional Mattanza tuna fishing takes place.

Accommodation: Hotel Paola

Day 5:  Carloforte - Calasetta, 20 mi. (32 km)
After a slight ascent, you reach the highlands of the Isola di San Pietro, whose volcanic origin is evident. White farmhouses line the way to the ocean. Passing close to the saltworks of Carloforte with its flamingo colonies, you reach the white sand of the Spiaggia La Bobba, the perfect place for a swim in good weather. Just a few steps away there is the Colonne, one of the most famous postcard motifs of Sardinia. The lunch break is spent in the little Genoese-like town, Carloforte, before taking a ferry to Sant´Antioco, the second-largest island of the Sardinian region. From the port of Calasetta, with its white and pastel-colored houses, the group cycles to the hotel, with excellent views into the islands of the archipelago, where you'll stay for two nights. 

Accommodation: Hotel Complex Luci del Faro

Day 6: Calasetta - Sant' Antioco - Calasetta, 31 mi. (49 km)
Along small paths, between vines and prickly pears, you will arrive at the municipality of Sant´Antioco, a 2,800-year-old Phoenician establishment. Beyond the city, there is the Tophet, one of the many burnt offering places of the island with an impressive archeological museum. Traveling via panorama roads with little traffic, and past pretty bathing coves, we will arrive back at our hotel. Dinner in the hotel’s restaurant.

Accommodation: Hotel Complex Luci del Faro

Day 7: Calasetta - Santa Margherita di Pula, 37 mi. (59 km)
In the morning, a bus transfers the group to Santadi, then you cycle into the high country. After a few kilometers, you will reach at a gorgeous coastal stretch of Sardinia, Costa del Sud. With beautiful mountain scenery as your backdrop. The route then follows 16 miles along a panoramic route along the coast. You will relax at the beautiful beach of Tuaredda before, bridging a street of very high traffic by bus. Finally, the city Nora, a 3000-year-old Phoenician-Punic city. Already in view of Cagliari, you reach your last hotel.

Accommodation: Lantana Resort 

Day 8: Santa Margherita - Cagliari, departure 
During the course of Saturday morning, you will travel by bus to the Cagliari airport or to the starting hotel, Regina Margherita. The time of departure will be adapted to the needs of the group. Please understand that a joint transfer is offered, and not one for each individual time of departure.

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Accommodations

Your accommodations include two nights in more simple hotels, which lends to the charm of the tour Otherwise, the remaining nights are in 3 & 4 star accommodations.

Bicycles

Velo de Ville (E-Bike)

• Alloy frame
• Flat handlebar
• Bosch Performance line engine
• 625wh battery
• Enviolo NuVinci TR- stepless transmission
• Flat pedal
• Disc brakes
• Bosch light system
• Saddle bags