Discover 5 itineraries to slow travel in Sardinia and experience the island out of season | Visititaly.eu

Forget the image of the Costa Smeralda as a port of only yachts and luxury tourism, because this area also offers a lot for those who want to enjoy a low-impact holiday in contact with nature, doing sports and moving around respecting the environment.

Between mountains and hills, beaches and bays, paths and cliffs where you can admire the sunrise, the Costa Smeralda offers excellent opportunities for excursions on foot, by bicycle, or even by SUP and canoe.

But lately, cycle tourism is one of the most requested and practiced experiences.

After the boom of 2017, when Sardinia hosted the hundredth Giro d’Italia, profound awareness and enthusiasm was created towards practicing on two wheels.

In fact, the island lends itself very well to slow exploration by bicycle, especially out of season, where the roads have little traffic and the climate is still mild.

Furthermore, the bike is the ideal companion for reaching corners that would be impractical by car, so the advantages are many… and more and more cycle tourists!

Adventures, sea and nature, villages where you can stop and well-branched cycle paths are the perfect ingredients for discovering the Coast by bike.

For passionate – and fairly trained – cyclists, starting from San Teodoro, for example, it is possible both to move along circular routes and to carry out a linear route with arrival in Palau.

The latter, with an expected journey time of around 5 hours, can be spread over one or even two days, to better admire the sea views and the immersive experience in nature.

Passing along State Road 125, you can easily reach Porto San Paolo from San Teodoro, greeted by the majestic scenery of the Island of Tavolara.

Once past Porto Istana and Le Saline, you arrive in Olbia, the city of Vermentino. If you want to indulge for a tasting, there are numerous initiatives and events dedicated to the fine white wine.

Once you’ve got rid of the alcohol and fumes a bit, you can continue to Liscia Tujia and the Caribbean Capriccioli.

We are at the final sprint of this route overlooking the sea, entering the territory of Arzachena and Cannigione, up to the beach of Porto Faro in Palau.

Priceless is eating a stuffed focaccia with the view of the small white lighthouse, set among the rounded rocks, shaped by the sea wind.