There are places that are worth a visit even just to say that you've been there.
This track, full of charm, will generate new sensations in every lap and continuously stimulate the visitor.
It's a rapid succession of images and discoveries: from the "nuraghes" to the little wild horses, unto the beautiful Green Coast with it's high mountains of sand and it's ruins of the passed mine civilisation that has created through the centuries sceneries, in a certain way, of rare beauty.
Last but not least this trip will take you to Iglesias, town of miners without a mine, that is still in search of its true nature.

Total Km: 297
Lenghts:  8 days  7 nights
Start: Cagliari   
Finish: Iglesias
Difficult: 3

Places to visit
Nuraghe fort "Su Nuraxi", Giara di Gesturi, Museum of menhir statues (Laconi), Peninsula of Sinis Tharros, Green Coast, Dunes of Piscinas, Museum of mining (Iglesias), Cagliari.

Day 1 - Arrival in Cagliari
Arrival in Cagliari in the late afternoon or evening.
Meeting with Ichnusabike staff and transfer to Barumini, little town of the hinterland, famous for the most known nuraghe of the island, Su Nuraxi, considered part of the world heritage by the Unesco.
Arrival at the hotel, accommodation, delivery of the Roadbook and maps and briefing on the bike tour.

Day 2 – Laconi
This short but intense lap will give you the opportunity to visit the majestic nuragical fortress of Barumini and see the small horses of the plateau of Giara di Gesturi. From here you can enjoy a wonderful sight of the landscape of this area of central Sardinia.
After a slight uphill slope, you will arrive in Laconi, a holiday resort in the province of Nuoro where you can visit the museum of the Menhirs, the park and the ruins of the castle that belonged to the marquis of Aymerich.
By Bike approx. 50 km

Day 3 – Riola
From Laconi to Riola, a lap without any difficulty riding through small and typical villages that still live on farming activity.
The sea won’t be far from here when at the end of the lap we’ll reach Riola Sardo, little farming village not far from Oristano.
By Bike approx. 67 km

Day 4 – Oristano
Finally the sea with the fascinating peninsula of Sinis, the white quartz beaches of Is Aruttas, of Mari Ermi and the ruins of Tharros, town founded by the Phoenicians around 800 B.C., from which the town of Oristano, capital of the ancient reign of Arborea, was originated.
By Bike approx. 60 km

Day 5 – Piscinas
A short transfer will take you from Oristano to the wild Green Coast where you may admire the unique view of the dunes of Piscinas, the highest in Europe.
By Bike approx. 30 km

Day 6 – Nebida
From Piscinas to Nebida a trip in time where you will discover the ancient mine civilization through the villages of Ingurtosu and Buggerru.
The inlet of Cala Domestica and the white limestone stack of Pan di Zucchero ("Sugarloaf") are a must.
By Bike approx. 55 km

Day 7 – Iglesias
From Nebida to Iglesias, a short but interesting lap that will allow you to visit the natural and mineralogical sites of this town.
Don't forget to visit the Museo dell’arte Mineraria (Museum of Mining Arts) and the tunnels dug out during the last century by the students of the Istituto Tecnico Minerario (Technical Institute of Mining) which were also used as a refuge during World War II.
By Bike approx. 25 km

Day 8 – Leaving
Our services end after breakfast.
Greetings and departure or by request you may extend your stay to enjoy a few days of relax by the sea.

Tour Rates 2012

THE FEE INCLUDES

Accommodation in B&B, farm holidays or small hotels, 5 dinners, luggage transport from hotel to hotel, road book, maps and phone assistance.
Transfers Cagliari Airport – Barumini and Oristano - Costa Verde are included.

THE FEE DOES NOT INCLUDES

The Journey from and to Cagliari, insurance, packed lunches, drinks at meals, last transfer from Iglesias to airport, visits and entrance fees to museums or sites accompanied by professional guides, tips, anything extra of a personal kind, anything not specified in "The fee includes".