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OLBIA AND COSTA SMERALDA TOUR FOR CRUISE PASSENGERS
Joined 2020
This is an introduction to Sardinia, to the province of Olbia and to the Costa Smeralda. We’ll start from the Olbia area to arrive at a panoramic point near Golfo Aranci, after we’ll visit the resort of Portorotondo, once the port of the granite for the Romans, now the meeting place of the Italian elite, decorated by many works of important artists. Then, we’ll go up to the village of San Pantaleo set between peaks of granite. At the end we'll go to Porto Cervo, the capital of Costa Smeralda.
Itinerary
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Meeting Point
PORT OF OLBIA, PORT OF GOLFO ARANCI
- We'll meet at Olbia port in front of the passenger terminal or, if your cruise ship docks in Golfo Aranci, at the port of this town, near the fishermen's docks.
Golfo Aranci
This will be just a stop in a panoramic point to admire the Gulf of Olbia, Capo Figari, and the islands of Tavolara and Figarolo
PORTO ROTONDO
PORTO ROTONDO, south of Porto Cervo, is one of the most important tourist destinations for the Italian and international elite. Situated around an almost circular natural bay, called by the locals “Poltu Ritundu”, it was founded by the Venetian counts Nicolò and Luigi Donà delle Rose in 1964. The vision of the two brothers was that PORTOROTONDO would become a “milieu” of artists and intellectuals, and the first to respond to the invitation were the sculptors Andrea Cascella and Giancarlo Sangregorio, then came Mario Ceroli, Renato Guttuso, Emanuel Chapalain and many others. All have helped make PORTO ROTONDO one of the Mediterranean's most elegant and picturesque vacation villages.
SAN PANTALEO
Twelve kilometers from the glamour and luxury of Costa Smeralda, there is another world, the picturesque village of SAN PANTALEO. Set between peaks of granite, this little old town still retains the typical style of the villages of Gallura. In 1894 the shepherd inhabitants asked the bishop of Tempio Pausania for a religious and social centre and the pretty church, dedicated to SAN PANTALEO, was constructed. Since the seventies, a large group of artists have lived in the village, attracted by its timeless atmosphere and informality, far from the worldliness of the Costa Smeralda. Painters, potters and sculptors from all over Europe have created a bohemian community in SAN PANTALEO, working alongside an active group of Galluran artisans, skilled in handicrafts using wood, wrought iron, terracotta and ceramic. Every Thursday morning, there is a craft and food market, an unmissable opportunity to buy interesting pieces of art and fine local produce.
PORTO CERVO
Porto Cervo is the capital of Costa Smeralda, there we will visit the "Piazzetta", the Old Port and the church Stella Maris.
BAJA SARDINIA
After the beautiful beach of BAJA SARDINIA, we will visit Forte Capellini, which in the XIX century was an important fortress dedicated to the defense of north Sardinia, but now, under the name of PHI BEACH, is one of the most fashionable bar-restaurants-disco of the COSTA SMERALDA.
ARZACHENA - NURAGHE LA PRISCIONA
At Arzachena we'll visit Lu Monti Incappidatu, a gigantic mushroom-shaped rock and the Nuraghe La Prisciona, a prehistoric fortress of more than 4000 years ago.
Ending Point
Port of Olbia, port of Golfo Aranci
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This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
The guiding service and all private transportation fees with the FIAT Scudo Panorama 9 seats will be included. Also included will be the toll fees, gasoline expenses, and small water bottles.
tickets for all the archeological sites, food and drinks (except small water bottles)
Tour Important Information
The tour can start at any time after the ship docking or simply at the client's request.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2020
About Tour Guide Matteo P.
I am a licensed tourist guide of the Sardinia Region with many years of experience and I always love to present and to show my island. I think it is a very beautiful and interesting place and it really deserves to be visited. At the university, I've studied sociolinguistics but as I am a native Sardinian, all my studies were mostly connected to Sardinia, which has a very special cultural and linguistic situation. Anyhow, beside its interesting history, culture and languages, Sardinia has the most beautiful beaches of the Mediterranean, plus and extraordinary variety of landscapes. I've worked as tour guide more than 30 years, before just as part time activity during the summer and now as a full time work, and even after so many years, I always enjoy to take the people around this beautiful and extraordinary island.
Reviews
“Knowledgeable, warm hearted local!”
We can’t recommend Matteo enough. He’s a very knowledgeable local with a wonderful energy. He picked us up in the north of the island and he curated a custom agenda for us based on our interests and our requested final destination in the south of the island. He was also flexible- helping us add and modify the agenda as ideas come up! We had an incredible day and arrived safely in the south of the island for part two of our trip. What an incredible way to see and learn more of the island, rather than just driving straight from point A to point B!
Matteo P.
(1 reviews)Thank you very much Kristy for this nice rating, where you describe, in a detailed way, a day which has been very pleasant also for me.
$538/ per group
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