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DAY TRIP TO CASTELSARDO & TEMPIO PAUSANIA
Joined 2020
Two beautiful and charming Sardinian towns: CASTELSARDO is a picturesque historic town on the northern coast of Sardinia. The old town, fortified with a castle, is an interesting and atmospheric place to visit for a very special day out. TEMPIO PAUSANIA is know as the granite town, located at almost 700 meters of altitude, near the Monte Limbara, it used to be the capital of Gallura for a very long time.
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TEMPIO PAUSANIA
The beautiful TEMPIO PAUSANIA lies in the heart of the Gallura, amidst impressive granite rocks, wild "macchia", cork and Holm oaks, the whole historic center is made of houses built with granite blocks and so are: streets pavements, sidewalks, monuments, benches, etc.
CASTELSARDO
CASTELSARDO is a picturesque historic town on the northern coast of Sardinia. The old town, fortified with a castle, is an interesting and atmospheric place to visit for a very special day out. There are attractive restaurant tables in historic lanes, and shops selling all kinds of Sardinian handicrafts and other souvenirs. CASTELSARDO's castle, the Castello dei Doria, houses the Museo dell'Intreccio, a museum of basket-weaving, an important local handicraft.
The castle was built by the Doria family of Genoa, and for several years in the fourteenth century Castelsardo, then called Castelgenovese, was the home of a Doria bride: the Sardinian heroine Eleanora d'Arborea.
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Inclusions & Exclusions
The guide fee, hotel pick upk and the transportation to all site mentioned in this excursion with my vehicle: Fiat Scudo Panorama 9 seats.
Also included will be the toll fees, gasoline expenses, and small water bottles.
The small museum in the castle of Castelsardo
Tour Important Information
Only available from 10th of May to 10th of October
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.
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.
$520/ per group
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