Sardinia: Castelsardo Tour with Wine Tasting in a Local Vineyard
Focus
What makes this tour Special
What to Expect
PRIVATE TOUR
Enjoy your tour with your own private tour expert at your party's disposal only
DURATION
8 hours
START TIME
09:00
PRIVATE DRIVER
Meet&Greet at your hotel/accomodation. Private Driver included throughout the tour
- Transportation by private air-conditioned vehicle (for guests staying in the North: Costa Smeralda, Olbia, Palau, Arzachena, Santa Teresa, Alghero)
- Private local guide
- Walking tour of Castelsardo
- Immersion into Anglona's traditional villages and landscapes
- Panoramic viewpoints: lakes, mountains, and medieval castles
- Wine tasting and lunch at a local family-run farm
- Transportation for guests staying outside the North of Sardinia (additional fee applies)
- Everything not mentioned in the inclusions
Sites you’ll visit
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Castelsardo
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Anglona Villages
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Farm Lunch with Local Wine
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Castelsardo, one of the most breathtaking medieval villages in all of Italy. Perched on a promontory above the Tyrrhenian Sea, the town reveals itself gradually as your private guide leads you through narrow stone alleys, past artisan workshops where the ancient craft of wicker weaving still lives, and up toward the hilltop castle with its sweeping views of the coastline. History is layered into every wall here — Genoese, Aragonese, Sardinian — and your guide brings each chapter to life with stories that no guidebook contains.
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Life here still moves at a pace that feels deliberate and unhurried. Your guide introduces you to the rhythms of these communities, their traditions and their stories, while the landscape opens up at a series of panoramic viewpoints overlooking serene lakes, rugged mountains and the silhouettes of ancient medieval castles standing watch in the distance. This is the real Sardinia — the one that doesn't appear on travel posters.
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The table is set, the wine is poured, and lunch is served — traditional Sardinian dishes made entirely from ingredients grown and produced on the estate. It's the kind of meal that can only happen here: honest, generous and deeply rooted in the land. The wine that accompanies it is local, the bread is homemade, and the conversation that follows is unhurried. There is no better way to spend a Sardinian afternoon.
Tour description
Sardinia's north is famous for its coastline. The granite boulders, the emerald water, the villas hidden behind stone walls along the Costa Smeralda. What's far less known — and far more revealing — is what lies just a few kilometres inland. The Anglona region is a different world entirely: medieval, rural, authentic, and almost entirely untouched by mass tourism. This private full-day tour spends an entire day inside it.
Castelsardo is the starting point — a hilltop village that has been described as one of the most beautiful in Italy, and earns the description entirely on its own terms. Its narrow lanes climb steeply toward a Genoese castle at the summit, passing workshops where artisans still practice the traditional art of wicker weaving that has defined this community for generations. Your private guide turns the walk into a story: of the families who built these walls, the powers that fought over this promontory, and the sea that has always defined the horizon.
From there, the day dips into the interior. Through traditional Anglona villages where daily life unfolds at an unhurried rhythm — old men at cafe tables, laundry on balconies, murals covering entire building facades. Roadside viewpoints open suddenly onto lakes, forested ridgelines, and the ruins of medieval castles that punctuate the landscape like full stops in a long sentence.
Lunch is served at a local farm, where the food on the table comes directly from the land around it. Homemade Sardinian dishes, local wines, and the particular warmth of a family that has been welcoming guests to this table for years. It's the kind of meal that reframes everything that came before it and after.
Private transfers are included for guests staying in the North of Sardinia (Costa Smeralda, Olbia, Palau, Arzachena, Santa Teresa, Alghero).
Useful information
- Transportation by private air-conditioned vehicle is included for guests staying in the North of Sardinia (Costa Smeralda, Olbia, Palau, Arzachena, Santa Teresa, Alghero). Guests based elsewhere are kindly asked to contact us — an additional transfer fee will apply
- Please inform us in advance of any food allergies, intolerances or dietary restrictions
- The tour includes a walking section in Castelsardo — comfortable shoes are recommended
Full Refund Cancellation Policy
The policies are included and non-optional.
- Dolce Vita policy is applied on all Standard Bookings placed more than 72 hours from the date of the event. We provide all our customers with Refundable Terms up to 72 hours from the date of the event for any reason. To apply for a refund including where your tour is cancelled or changed by Eyes of Rome®, please contact our customer service team at info@eyesofrome.com.
- Peace of Mind policy is applied on Selected Bookings and on all Bookings placed within 72 hours from the date of the event. We provide all our customers with Refundable Terms so if you are unable to attend your booking due to unforeseen circumstances outside of your control you may be entitled to a refund - please see our full set of Refundable Terms and Conditions here. To apply for a refund, please find the instructions on how to apply in the booking confirmation email you received after payment.
