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| The journey along the southern coast | |||||||||||
| Guests will meet their guide and
deluxe a/c coach at the pier and set off for a ride that will cross the
well-known holiday resort of Santa Margherita di Pula, and lead along the
coastal road which boasts beautiful views of the southern coast, an attraction
itself for its uncontaminated beauty of its beaches and cliffs. |
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| Chia, Capo Malfatano, Tuaredda & Cape Teulada | |||||||||||
| The coaches will arrive at Chia,
where the panorama opens on the ancient Spanish watchtower and the vast
sandy dune beaches.The beauty of Capo Malfatano is enhanced by the sandy
cove of Tuaredda facing a red rocky islet.On the other side of the climbing
road, the perfumes of the Mediterranean Macchia invade the surrounding landscape,
plunging visitors into a magic atmosphere, boasting lagoons rich in fish
and other marine creatures and a small and quaint little harbour with its
nice fisher boats. In the background we can see the walls of Cape Teulada,
which is the extreme southern point of Sardinia. |
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| The caves of Zuddas | |||||||||||
| Some 6 kms from Santadi, a sheep
raising and farming centre, coaches will stop close to the caves of Zuddas,
opening up in the Cambrian limestone of Mount Meana. Guests will enter the magic world of the caves, a fantastic scenario of precious stage screens below us with the glittering marvels of million-years old formations, stalactites, stalagmites and aragonite’s (very sharp white crystal needles), assuming the most incredible forms and shapes.Hence wonder inside the “organ room”, the “theatre hall” and finally most beautiful: “the eccentric roome” It is a walk through the mysterious entrails of earth, doubtless hiding unknown secrets belonging to the early, primeval days of our planet.After the pleasant experience, the tour proceeds towards and past Santadi, a large agriculture centre, past Nuxis, and through a fantastic valley where oak trees mingle with Mediterranean “macchia” scented by lentisk, myrtle, arbuke and many other fragrant Mediterranean plants.Near Siliqua admire the ruins of the castle of count Ugolino (13th century). On completion of the tour guests will be driven back to Cagliari. |
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| Lunch | |||||||||||
| Lunch will be served at the restaurant
of the Caves of Santadi the full menu’ includes a typically Sicilian
variety of starters, a first course of “malloredus” (tiny dumpling
flavouredwith saffron, roast suckling pig, seasonal vegetables, fresh fruit
of the season, Sardinian sweets, dessert wine, red & white local wine
and mineral water. |
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| Enjoy a relaxing and breathtaking
morning on one of the most beautiful towns of Sardinia: Nora. |
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| Nora | |||||||||||
| On an unspoiled peninsula surrounded
by the bluest of the seas, some 20 miles southwest of Cagliari, this town
will surely remain in your most memorable of memories.The journey will take
guests across one of two pools populated by pink flamingos, and past sorrow
before arriving at Pula. The town was initially founded by the Phoenicians on a rocky promontory of the coast; it had two harbours, one sheltered from the west winds and the other from the mistral. After a period of roman prosperity there was a decline, and in the 3rd century ad. The city was engulfed by the sea by some kind of natural disaster. |
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| The thermae & amphitheatre | |||||||||||
| Recent excavations have revealed
remains of the thermae and of the whole village. The beautiful small amphitheatre
is still being used as ideal scenery for summer poetry and music festivals.
All around the site admire the most impressive and well kept mosaic floors:
all hand built. |
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| Cagliari | |||||||||||
| On completion of the visit in Nora,
guests will re-board their coaches to be driven back to Cagliari, accompanied
by their guide.The return journey will include a brief site seeing of the
city’s major attractions, from their coaches guests will be able to
admire the Sanctuary of Bonaria, the San Pancrazio tower”, built by
the Pisans in 1305, and the “cathedral of Santa Cecilia”, constructed
in the 12th century. |
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