Things To Do - Some Suggestions

There are very many things that can be done in the area. Here are a few suggestions. If you need help with booking, translation or there is something you are interested in that is not on the list, please contact us.

For festivals and events during your visit, look here.

For more ideas and information about other parts of Sardinia we recommend the site https://strictlysardinia.com/

Cooking lessons

Maria Antonia can come to our house for a lesson in traditional Sardinian and Italian food, for example Ravioli followed by Tiramisu. Or make your own suggestions of what you would like to cook. You prepare the dishes under her guidance and then eat them. 30 Euros per person for Ravioli and Tiramisu. There is a minimum of four people or 120 Euros in total. Contact Jonathan.

Sardinian Wine Tasting

Sardinia has a vast and complex production of different types of wine, from simple homemade to top quality. Here is a selection.

Cantina del Rimedio

Of the larger wineries in the area this is the best, producing a wide variety of Sardinian wines. At the winery, you can buy a surprisingly good Vermentino for 2 € a liter (plus the cost of a three or five liter plastic container if you don't bring your own) pumped directly from the steel container where it has matured. You can also buy Aristanis Brut Metodo Classico, which was elected Best Sparkling Wine in Italy in the “5 StarWines – the Book 2026” guide. And a great variety of other good wines in between.

The Cantina is a cooperative that has existed since 1953. In 2025, they one the prestigious prize "Cantina of the Year" from VinItaly. They arrange wine-tastings.

Write to federica@cantinadelrimedio.com or phone +39 0783-33383.

There are also many smaller cantinas. Some of them produce a variety of wines (which are also good), but each of them is chosen for specializing in a unique grape found only locally.

Salto di Coloras Winery

Angelo cultivates the rare Malvasia di Bosa grape. It is mainly a dessert wine. He makes it with or without Botrytis, the noble rot. He also makes it with flor, giving it a sherry like quality. On the other hand, his Filicario Vermentino is a crisp wine that goes well with a variety of dishes, and Phoenix, a sociable wine, that also fits with seafood. See our blog post for more about him. He will take you round his winery and explain in Italian how his wine is made and its history. The informal tour ends with a tasting of his wines.

Contact Angelo on WhatsApp or telephone at +39 340 935 7227.

Azienda vitivinicola S'Anatzu Mauro D. Putzolu

This is a tiny winery that only makes Vernaccia di Oristano, a wine that has been cultivated in the area for thousands of years. Mauro and Monica invite you into their cantina and back garden to spend a whole evening learning about Vernaccia and pairing Vernaccia of different ages with a complete meal. An astonishing experience. Monica speaks English. Contact Monica on WhatsApp or by telephone at +39 338 748 1552.

Wellness

Massage

Cristina has a massage studio in Cuglieri. She offers muscular, face, Californian, Hawaiian, Maori, or Thai oil massage. She also makes massages with warm stones. The price is 50-70 € for 60 minutes.

Contact Cristina at +39-3282927696

Beauty Treatment and Massage

Eva has a studio with a Turkish bath in Santa Caterina, Cuglieri by the sea. She has several packages which include scrubs and massage. She offers Relax, Californian, or Mediterranean-style massages. She can also come to our house.

Contact Eva on WhatsApp or telephone: +39 340 093 0093

Arts and Crafts

Olive Oil Soap Making with Maria Antonia

Under Maria Antonia's guidance, you can make your own soap to take home! It takes about 2-3 hours to make, and then 1-4 days to set, depending upon the air temperature. If your soap has not set before you leave, she will give you some from her supply to take with you.

Ask Jonathan

How to Make Olive Oil

Cuglieri is the oldest area in Sardinia for olive oil cultivation. Peddio has a large modern olive press. Laura provides a guided tour of their press in English and also shows how olive oil was made in the past. At the end, you get to taste their olive oils.

Telephone or WhatsApp Laura at +39 342 708 3305.

Cyanotype

Cyanotype photography is a camera-less technique that involves laying an object on paper coated with a solution of iron salts before exposing it to UV light and washing with water to create white and Prussian blue images. A beautiful way of capturing leaves and nature. One can learn this at Ora Blu Lab, an artists cooperative in Cuglieri.

Contact Ora Blu Lab for more information.

Photo walks

Cuglieri is surrounded by exceptional natural beauty. A photographer takes you to some of these spots. He provides a brief theoretical and practical introduction to creative photography and is available to help participants. Often combined with something to eat and drink.

Also organised by Ora Blu Lab

Walking, trekking and biking

Guided walks and trekking

Cuglieri Excursions offers several beautiful excursions by foot in the area, along trails impossible to find for most people. They have both easy walks and more demanding trekking. Their qualified guide Helga Jonsson is Swedish but has lived in Cuglieri for 14 years and is very knowledgable about local fauna and flora, history, and traditions. It's also possible to combine the excursion with workshops, such as cheese making or makramé.

Our favourite walks in the countryside and along the sea

We have placed some of our favourite walks on Google maps

Casteddu Ezzu in the Vicinity of Cuglieri

If you continue along the road up the mountain towards Santu Lussurgiu, you will see the ruins of the 12th century Castello Montiferru on top of a hill on your right. It is marked by a big cross on top of the peak, which can be seen from Cuglieri.

Bikes

Mountain bikes or other types of bikes can be rented here.

Electrically assisted bikes can be rented at the newsagent in Cuglieri.

Sports

Surfboards, Stand-up paddle and Canoes

Can be rented from GianPaolo in a building to the right of the beach in Santa Caterina. He also has surfing lessons.

Diving, Snorkelling, and Renting Boats and Kayaks

All this can be arranged in Bosa by www.bosadiving.com. No previous knowledge needed. Booking: +39 335 8189748

Tennis

Time can be reserved at the tennis courts in Tresnuraghes.

Golf

Is Arenas is about 25 minutes away and offers a world class golf course.

Horse riding

At Horse Country in Arborea you can book an excursion with horses +39 0783 80500

Fishing and Boat Excursions

Bosa tour

We would specially recommend a boat tour from Bosa watching rare birds and caves. Includes swimming in a beautiful isolated bay. Booking: +393205610676 (also WhatsApp)

Sailing boat

Spend a day (10.00-17.30, including lunch) or evening (19.00-21.00, including aperitivo) on a sailing boat in the Alghero bay. You'll spend the day visiting unique and unspoiled places in an eco-friendly sailboat. Your host Andrea knows all the perfect spots. The cruise includes ample time for snorkeling, swimming, sightseeing, and relaxing.

The price for a day trip is € 112/pers or € 1125 if you prefer to have the boat exclusively for yourselves. For an evening trip it is € 41/person or € 490 for exclusivity.

Rubber dinghy

Can be rented at Sea Service at Putzu Idu and you can drive them yourself. Booking: +39 3476864949

Farming

The village life around Cuglieri is centred around different types of agriculture and farming, especially olive oil and wine. But also animals. In Cuglieri there are truly ecological farms where for instance cows roam free the year round together with their calves and where the meat is only sold locally. In the village this is called proprio proprio farming. If you are interested we can try to arrange a visit to one of those farms.

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