2025
Sardinia
Europe’s blue zone/where many people live to be 100
Tour dates:
May 10-18, 2025
May 10-18, 2025
Italy’s 2nd largest island of Sardinia is one of 5 Blue Zones in the world with the most centenarians per population. It is a region with more sheep than inhabitants; 1150 miles of coastline; welcoming and hospitable people and delicious food.
Sardinia’s rugged and spectacular landscape is dotted with thousands of nuraghi – mysterious Bronze Age stone ruins. One of the oldest, Su Nuraxi in Barumini, dates to 1500 B.C. Come and explore two areas of this fascinating and ancient island with us.
Visit cities of Alghero and Castelsardo
Sample wines paired with food at 2 Sardinian wineries
Visit a UNESCO World Heritage Nuraghe Site
See Parco della Giara’s Cork Forest and the Wild Horses
Learn Traditional Folk Dancing
Sail around the Northwest Cape of the Island
Women’s Traditional Handweaving Textile Cooperative
Tour cheese factory making Pecorino Sardo
Visit a Sardinian distillery and taste botanical liqueurs
Learn the art of making “pane pintau”, painted bread