GALLURA SHORT BREAK BIKE TOUR WILL TAKE YOU FROM COSTA SMERALDA – THE BILLIONAIRE'S PARADISE – TO AUTHENTIC, INTERIOR SARDINIA.

THE GALLURA SHORT BREAK

north Sardinia circle tour

  • Starting price

    Self-guided: € 680

  • Duration

    6 Days

  • Activity level

    Enthusiast

  • Starting location

    Arzachena

  • Final Destination

    Olbia

  • Tour code

    GALLSB-20

Support levels

Self-guided tour

  • Accommodation

    3 nights at 4-star | 1 nights at Agriturismo | 1 night at 3-star

  • MEALS

    Two dinners; all breakfasts.

  • SUPPORT LEVEL

    Detailed briefing and a Road-Book containing tour details; GPS with preloaded stage routes; telephone assistance during your stay; 10% discount on bike rentals.

  • NOT INCLUDED

    Flight tickets; extras in hotel, etc; drinks during the dinner; city tax (if any); travel insurance; arrival and departure transfer; bike rental; luggage transport.

  • ON REQUEST

    Arrival transfer from Olbia airport to Arzachena € 35 p.p.; departure transfer from Olbia to Olbia airport € 25; supplement for single accommodation € 250 p.p.; bike rental; luggage transfer (€ 528 + 10 per pax - min 2 persons).

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North Sardinia is often identified with Costa Smeralda. This is wrong. In fact, the touristic development of Costa Smeralda – the billionaire's paradise – added a totally new and non-typical layer of hotels, services and businesses to northeast of Sardinia. While the Gallura area – the region that surrounds Costa Smeralda – is still very authentic and has preserved its old economy and traditions. For this reason, we believe is intriguing to discover both faces of north Sardinia – the contemporary and touristy one as well as the ancient and traditional one.
The trip’s philosophy is, in fact, to provide an insight of the lovely Costa Smeralda, exploring the amazing La Maddalena Island - a National Park, while giving our guests the opportunity to visit an inner part of the island rich in traditions, quiet roads and of course great cycling in the wild interior hills of northern Sardinia.
Stages are between 60 and 80km and daily elevations are not typically intended for hard core cyclists: the riding time we'll leave you time for exploring the lovely destinations. We will guide you across this Sardinian region on a trip that will you put in touch with special and significant places and on lovely roads. That’s SardiniaCycling modus operandi.
And, in those special places we want you to experience the very special local food, wine and hospitality.

Our Route

Day 1: Arrival day

Arrival in Olbia, transfer to accommodation in Arzachena. Dinner at hotel.

DAY 2: RIDE BAJA SARDINIA TO SANTA TERESA DI GALLURA, 85 KM, 1100M.

That's a long day that involves the exploration of the La Maddalena island and all its treasures. We leave the posh Costa Smeralda, and ride northwards – to the little touristic resort called Palau. We'll get there quickly on very panoramic road. From there a ferry we'll take us to La Maddalena island. A ride around the island and to the twin island of Caprera is a magic experience as it makes us enjoy not only the incredible views all around, but also interesting pages of Italian history represented by the Garibaldi museum and home in the island where he lived his last years. From La Maddalena, a ferry ride we'll take us back to Palau, and from there a last stretch to Santa Teresa di Gallura, a nice town with view of the Corsica island. Overnight in a four-star hotel.

DAY 3: RIDE SANTA TERESA DI GALLURA TO AGGIUS, 66KM, 1200MT.

We ride towards Tempio, the most important town in the Gallura region. After a few kilometers in the countryside, the road takes us down to Luogosanto, then it turns north on a section with lovely countryside and totally traffic-free roads. We can take a break in a little bar down Luogosanto before climbing the longest ascent of the day: 8km but with very gentle gradient for most of the time. From there, we make our way to Aggius while riding in the shade of a lovely cork tree forest and then across the so called 'moon valley': a natural monument made of smooth giant granite rocks. That's not the end of this spectacular second day: there are two intersting museums in Aggius - an etnographic museum and one that focuses attention on the phenomenon of Bandits in Sardinia. They await your visit. Accommodation and dinner at Agriturismo in Aggius.
Castellammare del Golfo

DAY 4: RIDE AGGIUS TO PATTADA, 65KM, 1300M.

Sardinia has many sub-regions, and Gallura is just one. Today you'll visit another one, Logudoro, which features very different views, environment, food and traditions. You'll have officially left Gallura after a super long, low gradient descent that takes you to the spectacular Coghinas lake. Lakes - so frequent in northern countries, are seldom present in Mediterranean regions. So, they're like gold to us. But Coghinas, a medium-sized lake in the middle of nowhere and immersed in Mediterranean vegetation, is really – absolutely – lovely. And so is the little bridge that takes you to the west side of the lake. Some more kilometers and you'll be in Oschiri. A food stop in the church square makes for a perfect Mediterranean experience. From that very point on, you’ll start collecting all the upward meters of this stage. You'll cross the lonely mountains of the Logudoro region up to the town of Pattada. The name of this town is synonymous with hand-crafted knives made of iron and deer horn. There are workshops everywhere that you can visit to watch these skilled craftsmen. And why not purchase a souvenir? Accommodation in Pattada in a three-star hotel with breakfast.
Bosa downtown

DAY 5: RIDE PATTADA TO OLBIA, 82KM, 800M.

Back to the Gallura coastline crossing the hills known for white wine production. The very local wine, called Vermentino di Gallura, is a flavored wine that goes along well with many foods. The capital of Vermentino is the little town of Monti, that you cross in the middle of this stage. Monti is a perfect place for lunch and to taste this wine right where it’s produced. Careful, not too much wine, since after Monti you descend towards Olbia. Olbia is the most important town in northeast Sardinia. The visit in this historical town starts with a long promenade in front of the Olbia port. Your hotel is located there, and while there you can taste a special fish dinner in one of the small restaurants in the old town, while celebrating the end of a glorious short tour. And this time with no limit on how much wine you can drink. Accommodation in a three-star hotel with breakfast.

To central Sardinia

DAY 6: FAREWELL AND DEPARTURE DAY.

Transfer to airport and departure.

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