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a journey into the soul of Sardinia
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From Campidano to Trexenta
on board the Train, from Cagliari (Monserrato) to Mandas
The train is about to leave!
The journey starts from the San Gottardo station in Monserrato (Cagliari), where you travel comfortably on the brand new Stadler trains. through the territories of the lower Campidano to Mandas, on a journey to rediscover Sardinia, in the footsteps of David Herbert Lawrence described in his book “Sea and Sardinia” (1921), going through the towns of Settimo S. Pietro, Soleminis, Dolianova, Donori, Barrali, Senorbì, Suelli and Gesico, a journey through time that leads us to Mandas. Here, we will find ourselves in front of a railway station that is undoubtedly small and not very busy in today's eyes, but at the time it was one of the largest and by some, considered a majestic testimony of the technological progress achieved, the center of a large movement of people and of novelty. Through the old locomotives, the rusty carriages, the monumental locomotives, we will discover its key importance at the time. Moving away on foot from the station, along the narrow streets of the historic cobbled centre, we will reach the “Is Lollas de Is Aiaius” Ethnographic Museum, very rich of objects and curiosities, a unique experience. "Footprints" of women and men, left as testimony and memory of their experience. A few steps later, we will arrive at the "MAHMU" Archaeological Museum which houses important Nuragic, Phoenician and Roman finds, fragments of history, from which to better understand who they became , today, our ancestors. By lunchtime we will be in the nearby farmhouse. where, comfortably seated and served, we will taste the succulent 0 km dishes and relax in a peaceful moment of conviviality. After the coffee,  we will watch the show cooking carried out by a very skilled local Mandas housewife and we will also be able to try ourselves these techniques or simply admire her mastery and steal some skills to replicate at home. In the late afternoon, a few minutes' walk and we will arrive in front of the nineteenth-century district of San Francesco, with the convent founded by the friars in 1610. The church of the same name today houses the library and the one dedicated to San Cristoforo collects the treasures of the area in the Museum of Sacred Art “Peregrinatio Fidei”. Spectacular jewels and statues will make us question iconographic symbolism, between the sacred and the profane. A few steps away and the imposing parish church of San Giacomo (Santu Jacu) reconnects the present with the last 200 years of religious life in these places. We start again, by completing the circular route in the historic center, up to the railway station. and….. all back in the carriage!!! The return in total relaxation, on the comfortable Stadler train, along those same tracks laid over 150 years ago. which will take us back to Monserrato (San Gottardo Station), with many images and many memories, and new things to tell and why not a few more new friends.

09:00 Meeting point at “San Gottardo" Station in Monserrato;

09:14 Departure by train along the narrow gauge section that was crossed by D.H.Lawrence in 1912;

10:40 Arrival in Mandas in the historic station and starting of the pedestrian tour in historic alleys, accompanied by the guide, up to museums;

11:10 Visit of the “MaHMu” Archaeological Museum, the nearby Ethnographic Museum “Is lollas de is aiaius” and S.Antonio Abate Medieval Compendium (with toilet stops);

12:30 Walking along the pedestrian path through the area of S.Francesco, the nineteenth-century compendium, until the agritourism;

13:00 Lunch break with typical local products;

15:00 Show Cooking with the preparation of fresh filled pasta (Culurgiones);

15:30 Walking to San Francesco complex and visit the exteriors of the Convent (courtyards, terraces, cloister), S. Cristoforo Church with Museum of Sacred Art “Peregrinatio Fidei” and the ancient Church of S.Giacomo (Santu Jacu);

16:50 Ending of the circular pedestrian path in the historic alleys, until the train station;

17:10 arrival at the train station;

17:24 departure with the train on the narrow gauge section, through Gesico, Suelli, Senorbì, Barrali, Donori, Dolianova, Soleminis, Settimo S.Pietro, Monserrato;

18:55 arrival at “San Gottardo" Station in Monserrato.

ADULT (from 13 years old) € 59.00
CHILD (from 4 to 12 years) € 40.00
INFANT (0 to 3 years) € 0.00 without seat on the train and lunch

THE ONLY RATE ALL INCLUSIVE!
Train ticket, tourist guide, tasting of typical products, insurance coverage, all included in the price.
You will not have to pay anything on site.

- Round trip ticket with Stadler Train (T.P.L.);
- Guide services (IT/EN) for the entire duration of the day (Train, Railway Station, Mandas pedestrian path, S. Francesco Convent and S. Giacomo Church);
- Access charges to sites and museums (Archaeological “MaHMu”, Ethnographic “Is lollas de is Aiaiusu”, Sacred Art “Peregrinatio Fidei”);
- Show cooking and lunch in the agritourism (mixed appetizers with bruschetta, first course of culurgiones, seadas, ½ of water and ¼ of house wine);
- The organization of the trip and the Tour Operator's insurance coverage.

At the renowned agritourism "Le Vigne Ducali" in Mandas, it includes:

Mixed starters with bruschette
First of culurgiones
Seadas
½ of water
¼ house wine

Metro/Bus tickets to reach San Gottardo di Monserrato station;
Tips;
Anything not indicated in "The Service includes".

Water
Confortable shoes

+/- 3 km on flat ground. Comfortable shoes recommended

-No cancellation penalty is applied for cancellations 8 or more days before the departure of the excursion.
-A cancellation penalty equal to 50% is applied for cancellations less than 8 days before the departure of the excursion.
-A cancellation penalty equal to 70% is applied for cancellations less than 3 days before the departure of the excursion.
-A cancellation penalty of 100% is applied for cancellations less than 24 hours from the departure time of the excursion or in case of no show.

09:00 San Gottardo Train Station (Monserrato)

Departure every Saturday from 04/01/2025
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