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Caprera and La Maddalena guided mountain bike tour
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Discovering the major islands of the La Maddalena archipelago on a mountain bike. A unique opportunity to get to know the corners and secrets of these Mediterranean jewels, in the company of an expert guide in international cycle tourism. The tour can be customized, increasing or reducing the distance, adding any coffee or lunch breaks, visiting the small historic center of La Maddalena before taking the ferry on the way back. Ferry tickets are included in the cost of the experience.
Highlights
From 6 hours to 7 hours
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 6 hours to 7 hours
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
sanitized helmet.
A 0.75 cl bottle of water is available per person and can be stored on the bike's bottle holder.
Use of bicycle
FERRY FROM/TO PALAU
MUSEUMS AND VISITS
Meeting Points
Departure
Parcheggio di Via Fonte Vecchia
Once you arrive in the parking lot you will see a white van and me with the bicycles ready.
Return
Caprera and La Maddalena guided mountain bike tour
About
Discovering the major islands of the La Maddalena archipelago on a mountain bike. A unique opportunity to get to know the corners and secrets of these Mediterranean jewels, in the company of an expert guide in international cycle tourism. The tour can be customized, increasing or reducing the distance, adding any coffee or lunch breaks, visiting the small historic center of La Maddalena before taking the ferry on the way back. Ferry tickets are included in the cost of the experience.
Highlights
From 6 hours to 7 hours
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 6 hours to 7 hours
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
sanitized helmet.
A 0.75 cl bottle of water is available per person and can be stored on the bike's bottle holder.
Use of bicycle
FERRY FROM/TO PALAU
MUSEUMS AND VISITS
Meeting Points
Departure
Parcheggio di Via Fonte Vecchia
Once you arrive in the parking lot you will see a white van and me with the bicycles ready.
Return
Itinerary
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Via Ammiraglio Mirabello
As soon as you disembark from the ferry, the first emotion is walking along the main street in front of the port and the Marina, with the Art Nouveau buildings of the town of La Maddalena, the moored boats, the buildings of the Navy Petty Officers School - one of the most renowned in Italy - and the view that then opens onto the median of the Archipelago, with Chiesa Island, Santo Stefano Island and Caprera. This step takes approximately 20 minutes
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Stagnali
After the first paths close to the coast, the passage is a must in the small village of Stagnali, which is home to the few residents of Caprera, a small port, the small museum of maritime traditions and Italy in Miniature, with all the garrisons of the Navy in Italy.
20 minutes
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Punta Rossa
The route, through dirt roads and paths, continues touching Porto Palma, from whose pier the training sessions of the local sailing center start, the Due Mari beach and arrives at the southern end of Caprera, where the ruins of the Punta Rossa Battery and the Bastiani fortress. We then turn north to cycle in the internal part of the island. This step lasts between 20 and 40 minutes
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Forte di Poggio Rasu
A short climb on asphalt leads to the hill that houses the fortified system of Poggio Rasu, still in relatively good condition, with the actual fort, anti-aircraft positions, bunkers and lookouts. Numerous panoramic points offer an unparalleled view of the southern part of Caprera. This step lasts between 20 and 40 minutes
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Memoriale Giuseppe Garibaldi
Still on asphalt you reach the highest point of the route, at the foot of the Arbuticci Battery, which today houses the Giuseppe Garibaldi Memorial, which can be visited for a fee of €6 - for €11 the Garibaldi house museum can be visited
The view from this point is priceless, from here you go down to sea level, always on dirt roads and fun paths.
40 minutes
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Isola Giardinelli
The return to the Maggiore Island takes us on a short tour to discover a small pearl ignored by most: the Gardinelli Island, which houses the small port used by the locals, and offers some of the most evocative views of the Island of Caprera. This step lasts between 20 and 30 minutes
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Cala Carlotto
You travel several kilometers on asphalt and dirt road crossing the island of La Maddalena until you reach Cala Francese, once a port from which the island's precious granite departed, now home to exclusive summer residences. Another little jewel that escapes the sight of the most hasty and less attentive visitors. This step takes approximately 2 hours
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La Maddalena
At the end of the tour, and before getting on the ferry to return to the mainland, it is possible to make a quick visit to the center of the town of La Maddalena, full of shops of the most disparate categories, from fishmongers to clothing stores. And maybe a delicious ice cream on the seafront in front of the port.
