Sardinian Astronomy Adventure
Overview
Highlights
- A research astronomer will be your guide at the Sardinian Radio Telescope
- Stunning limestone scenery in the province of Ogliastra
- In the middle of the Mediterranean, Sardinia is a gem that has escaped mass tourism.
- Discover the Nuragic Civilisation at the UNESCO site of Barumini
- Explore the stalagmites and stalactites of Sardinia's caves systems
- Observe the stars and planets at a small local observatory
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The tour starts in Cagliari with a city tour.
In the morning we drive to the headquarters of INAF (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica) which lies on the outskirts of Cagliari. Following a tour of the facilities and exhibition the group will travel through the Sardinian countryside to the Sardinia Radio Telescope (...
Throughout history Sardinia’s position in the middle of the Mediterranean has invited invasion by civilisations. The Phoenicians and Romans left their mark. Uniquely the island was home to the Nuragic people between the 1500BC and 500BC who left their mark on the lan...
The province of Ogliastra is one of the treasures of Sardinia. In a short distance wild and precipitous mountains give way to plains and white sandy beaches. Today we drive through more spectacular landscape to the cave system of Grotte Su Marmuri. Stalactites and st...
This morning the tour visits a winery in the town of Jerzu. Using grenache grapes from local vineyards the winery produces high quality red wine. Returning to the Rifugio, the rest of the day is free for you to relax or walk around the local area. The Rifugio is set in a remote and beautiful landscape.
From the hills of Ogliastra the tour descends to the coast and fine sandy beaches of the Tyrrhenian Sea. The afternoon is free to relax. The hotel Baia Cea is 600m from a beautiful bay of white sand. Along the cove stacks of red porphyry appear to glow at dawn and dusk.
Enjoy the coast: small sandy coves lapped by turquoise seas and dominated by cliffs and stacks.
After breakfast the tour will drive around the coast to Cagliari with the tour finishing at Cagliari Airport.
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