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Day itinerary · 40.56° N · 8.32° E
You go down the 654 steps of Capo Caccia to the Grotta di Nettuno, see the Palmavera nuraghe, have lunch at Al Tuguri and stop at the Sella & Mosca winery on the way back.
Part of Alghero and Capo Caccia
The plan
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
From Olbia to Capo Caccia via Sassari and Alghero; from June to October, park at Casa Gioiosa and take the shuttle up
11:00 visit with a booked time · €18 · bring water
€7 · guide €3 more
Wine shop from 10:00 to 20:00 from 15 May to 31 October; guided visit by reservation
In Olbia around 19:15
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
This is the Capo Caccia day by land. You walk down the Escala del Cabirol, 654 steps hanging from the cliff, to the Grotta di Nettuno; climb back up; stop at the Palmavera nuraghe, a stone tower 3,600 years old; have lunch at Al Tuguri, in the old town of Alghero; and before going back to Olbia you have a glass at the Sella & Mosca wine shop, the great winery of the Nurra.
There is no direct flight from Spain to Alghero. Fly to Olbia (OLB), with a direct flight from Barcelona, and hire a car. From Olbia to Capo Caccia it is about two and a half hours via Sassari and Alghero. From June to October you cannot drive up to the viewpoint: park at Casa Gioiosa, in Tramariglio, and take the shuttle, an hour before your visit. From November to May you can drive up to the esplanade.
7:15 · Leave Olbia. About two and a half hours to Capo Caccia.
9:45 · Escala del Cabirol and Grotta di Nettuno. Book the 11:00 visit: by land a time slot is compulsory, and you must arrive 40 minutes early in winter or an hour early at Casa Gioiosa from June to October. You go down the 654 steps with Foradada island in front of you, enter the cave with the guide for half an hour (€18) and climb back up. Bring water and a cap.
12:45 · Palmavera nuraghe. On the way back, beside the Porto Conte road. The main tower dates from around 1600 BC and still has its false dome; around it, the village and the meeting hut. €7, with a guide €3 more. One hour.
14:00 · Lunch at Al Tuguri. On Via Maiorca, inside the walls; park outside and walk in. Seasonal Sardinian cooking, à la carte or with a menu of three to seven courses (€40 to €75). The kitchen is open until 15:00: book on their website and let them know if you will be cutting it fine.
16:15 · Sella & Mosca. On the airport road, on the way back. The wine shop is open from 10:00 to 20:00 from 15 May to 31 October; if you want the guided visit with a tasting, book it on their website. If you taste, someone else should drive.
17:30 · Back to Olbia. You arrive around 19:15.
Where to eat
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
What to order: the week's tasting menu, three to seven courses (€40 to €75), or à la carte the roasted culurgiones with sheep broth and the cuttlefish in its ink; Sardinian cannonau and vermentino wines
What to order: the Alessandrina fritto and the octopus salad to start, the fresh pasta with bottarga, artichoke and pecorino, and for dessert a wild fennel ice cream; if there is any, the owner's goat's cheese
What to order: the Menù Degustazione 1990, the fixed menu of traditional Barbagia cooking with produce from the farm and the Nurra; tell them when booking if you are vegetarian or coeliac
Map
With where to park at each one.
Getting there
When to go
From May to October, when the Sella & Mosca wine shop is open (15 May to 31 October). Best in May, June, September and October, because the climb in the July and August sun is hard. From June to October you reach Capo Caccia by shuttle from Casa Gioiosa.
Tips
The climb back is much easier in the cool.
The time slot for the cave and the table at Al Tuguri.
Its website announced a holiday until 8 December.
Questions
Going down is not; climbing the 654 steps in the heat is. If you are reasonably fit, no problem.
Yes: by land the visit always needs a booked time.
The wine shop, yes, from May to October; the guided visit, by reservation.
About two and a half hours to Capo Caccia and two hours back from the Nurra.
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Prices, opening hours and times are approximate: check them before you go. Each place has its own page on Geocalia.
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