REGULAR TOURS: Corsica and Sardinia

Arrival at Olbia airport and transfer to the hotel. Leisure. At 6:00 p.m. meet the tour leader at the reception.

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer and departure by ferry from Santa Teresa to Bonifacio (Corsica) and to Porto Vecchio, a beautiful town located in the bay declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The town, of Genoese origin, has been transformed into a very exclusive and famous tourist city, especially among lovers of worldly life and the sea. Transfer and guided tour to Aleria. The town offers a perfect compendium of the history of the island, from the Greek colonization of the 6th century BC. Genoese style, completed in 1769. In the old part of the city is one of the most famous museums on the island. Here we will find numerous remains of Greek, Roman and Etruscan ceramics, coins, everyday objects and vases with representations. In the late afternoon transfer to the hotel.

After breakfast, visit to Bastia, a charming city located on a cliff above the sea. Old pink buildings, winding streets through the old town and the frenetic port that welcomes the ferries that arrive to the city, give you the best slide in Bastia. Next, transfer to Ile Rousse, a small town on the coast, known for its history and its impressive landscapes. Finally, visit Calvi, one of the most beautiful cities on the island, located on a rocky promontory and nicknamed the Garden of Corsica for its fertile hills, the expanses of flowers that surround it and the pine forests that descend to the beach. After the visit, return to the hotel to spend the night.

Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Corte, a city located in the heart of the island considered one of the most beautiful villages in Corsica. We continue to Ajaccio, the capital of Corsica, best known as the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte. Born around the port and the citadel, the old city of Ajaccio has pretty alleys overlooking tall red houses. After the guided tour of Ajaccio, transfer to the hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel, departure to Sartene, a beautiful town with a long history of piracy and banditry behind it. After burying the hatchet of the internal struggles that characterized it until the 19th century, it now offers the peace of its narrow streets and stone houses. Afterwards, transfer to Bonifacio, located steeply above the sea and clinging to a small fjord that plunges into the spectacular sea of ​​the Bocas de Bonifacio Strait. Finally, transfer to the hotel to spend the night.

Optional excursion: Boat trip, discovering Bonifacio

On a visit to Bonifacio you cannot miss a boat ride to discover the cliffs, beautiful caves, authentic jewels set in the white cliffs, the coves and contemplate the Staircase of the King of Aragon

Breakfast at the hotel and return by ferry to Sardinia. Transfer to the hotel and free time.

Optional excursion: Costa Smeralda, the jewel of Sardinia

The tour touches the most famous towns on the Costa Smeralda, where the most famous international figures from the world of fashion and cinema spend their holidays: Baja Sardinia, one of the most beloved places on the Costa Smeralda, located in front of the archipelago of La Maddalena, Porto Rotondo, one of the most important tourist realities of national and international tourism, diamond point, next to Porto Cervo, a jewel of the Gulf of Arzachena, symbol of unbridled luxury, quintessence of the Costa Smeralda: dream beaches, sea crystalline and worldliness.

Breakfast at the hotel. Later, we will dedicate the day to the Maddalena Archipelago, a National Park built by 7 large islands and 20 islets. During the tour you can enjoy the white sand beaches, exotic Mediterranean vegetation, rocky coasts and, above all, the surprising and intense emerald color of the sea. The archipelago, in particular the island of Caprera, is also famous for having been the home and safe harbor for Giuseppe Garibaldi who decided to spend the last 26 years of his life and it is here that he died. In the late afternoon return to the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Castelsardo, a charming medieval town overlooking the center of the Gulf of Asinara. The old town of the Castle built on the top of the Castelsardo promontory, which dominates the cove from above, today houses the “Intreccio Mediterraneo” Museum, one of the most famous museums in Sardinia. From the terraces that extend along the wall you can enjoy a wonderful panorama of much of the northern coast and the island of Asinara. Finally, transfer to the hotel and free time.

Optional excursion: Neptune Caves, a jewel of nature.

Visiting the Neptune Caves in Alghero is one of those things that should be done at least once in your life, since they are considered the most famous in Sardinia, so it is always recommended to go and see them with our own eyes to be able to admire their beauty. .

Breakfast at the hotel and visit of Alghero, the city with the original Catalan Gothic architecture from the period when Sardinia was under Spanish rule. Today it is still called by Catalans “la Barceloneta”, little Barcelona, ​​because of the happy and romantic atmosphere that is reminiscent of the Spanish city. Departure to Bosa, a charming town where tradition and modernity merge and infuse curiosity and charisma, with its historic neighborhood of sa Costa, made of colorful houses that climb the slopes of the Serravalle hill, dominated by the Malaspina castle. During the stop, lunch with typical dishes of local cuisine. In the afternoon transfer to the hotel in Cagliari.

After breakfast, visit Cagliari, capital of Sardinia and example of the Mediterranean atmosphere. Cagliari, the main and most populated city on the island, preserves in its four historic neighborhoods millennia-old events ranging from prehistory to the reign of the House of Savoy. Return to the hotel and free time. In the evening dinner with typical Sardinian dishes

Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport/station. End of services.