Meet the Guides: Marco Piludu

The Guide Marco Piludu

Ciao Sardinia Grand Tour! My name is Marco, but people know me as “Sorrisino”, in Italian it means “Smiley”. I was given this nickname because of an ever smiling look I live with. I was born in Cagliari, it was July 1982, Italy had just won its third football world cup. I grew up in one […]

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When to Spend a Cycling Holiday in Sardinia?

Sardinian Sky

We’ve been asked this question many times, this is our opinion about each season, hope it helps! (by the way this picture was taken in February :)) Winter – If cold stay by the coast Yes, winter is cold also in Sardinia, but mostly inland. We’ve been guiding several tours during new years eve, and […]

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Santu Lussurgiu to Fordongianus – A Taste of Inner Sardinia

Santulussurgiu and Fordongianus by Bike

A stage that let us taste the inland before ending in Fordongianus, a place where ancient Romans settled as a base to try to conquer the heart of the island in the Barbagia region. Crossing a vast plateau We leave Santu Lussurgiu along a comfortable downhill among the olive groves on this slopes of Montiferru, […]

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Stories of Guides: Climbing the Life

Cycling in Sardinia

Sardinia in spring is really a place you want to be, when blossoms have an incredible scent, sky is just perfect and the temptation to try the first dive of the season gets strong. We were about to start our Sardinia west coast tour, that crosses all island from west to east, a ride along […]

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Hotels doing right for the Environment

Eco Hotels

[:en]Tourism is more a social phenomenon than an industry. Nowadays we don’t talk anymore about tourism, rather of “tourisms”, meaning several ways to spend holidays. Still now, when I said we do organize cycling tours, some people don’t trust us:) Also we can say that uniqueness is the ultimate luxury, and some places struggle to […]

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Bosa – Santu Lussurgiu: Another Life is Possible

Bosa Santulussurgiu by Bike

Bosa and its happiness Every time I leave Bosa, it’s a bit sad to leave as well its light hearted people. As soon as you get outside the village, it’s worth to stop to admire at a glance the castle, the river, and the village itself, that looks nestled among the hills, with its houses […]

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Alghero Bosa – When a Road is a Touristic Attraction

Alghero Bosa by Bike

The Alghero Bosa is a strip of road suspended between a volcanic mountain range and the sea. It’s just called “The Alghero Bosa Road” or, with a bit of poetry, “The scenic Alghero Bosa road ”. Cyclists consider it as one of the most beautiful roads of whole island… if not more. We’ll tell you […]

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Introduction of the SGT Expedition 2015 – Alghero to Cagliari

SGT Expedition 2015

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] [:en] “Journeys leaving from heart arrive to heart” We’ve stolen a popular quote, using “journeys” instead of “words”, to explain how was born the Sardinia Grand Tour Expedition 2015. A special departure, with an even more special price Few friends asked us how we could offer such a small price […]

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Emotion, To Create a Really Unique Journey

Viaggio Davvero Unico

Well, we have designed and created a tour, every small detail has been checked and it will definitely work. The uniqueness of the experience is the ultimate luxury. What can we add to transform our tour into an unique experience? What makes an unforgettable experience is the real knowledge and love for the region from […]

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Creating a Bike Tour: Reliability

Cycling in Sardinia, tour in bici

Create a Manual, to get a reliable tour Once the tour has been designed, we need a document that helps us to repeat it using same standards, and allows the new tour leaders to guide it comfortably. That document is the manual book of the tour, that literally explains every single moment of the day. […]

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