Sardinia : Live like a Local
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Trains and Buses in Sardinia
Bus : Alghero Airport -Cagliari
A bus leaves from Aghero airport for Cagliari after every Ryanair Arrival, the bus costs about 20 Euro and the journey time is approximately 3 hours….sit back and enjoy the countryside. the bus makes one stop at a service station for refreshments(depending on how the driver feels). This service is operated by Logudoro Tours
You can travel by train OR by bus(Much much quicker!) between Cagliari and Alghero. Suggest that you look up the schedules to determine the better connections
www.trenitalia.com (train between Cagliari and Sassari)
www.ferroviesardegna.it (bus between Cagliari and Sassari; bus between Sassari and Alghero; train between Sassari and Alghero).
Trains : Alghero-Sassari
The train between Sassari and Alghero won’t take you into the main part of Alghero, but 1.5 kilometers north, at the Alghero Lido, which has several hotels along the beach. If you want to get to the main part of Alghero (including the historic center), take the bus, not the train.
Bus : Cagliari-Sassari
The non-stop bus between Cagliari and Sassari will be faster than the train. It is schedule 343 on the website www.ferroviesardegna.it Sassari to Alghero is schedule 323
Bus & Train Stations in Sardinia
The bus and train stations in Cagliari are 200 yards apart and are located in the center of the town near the port.
The bus and train stations in Sassari are 400 yards apart.
The bus terminus in Alghero is 200 yards from the entrance to the Old Town. The bus drops you within 100 yards from the Hotel Catalunya and 250 yards from the Hotel San Francesco.
Festival of Mamuthones
The origin of Mamuthones goes back to ancient times and the true meaning of the festival has been lost in the mists of time. The festival is thought, by many, to celebrate the victory of Sardinian shepherds (issohadores) against the Saracen invaders, imprisoned and led in procession (mamuthones) During the festival the locals dress in animal skins and fiercesome wooden masks and may represent the defeated saracens It is seen by some as a a ritual procession carried out by Nuragic people to honour some agricultural or pastoral god not dissimiliar to sa Sartiglia,while others believe it is an ancient Dionysian dance.Many believe that the performance represents the mythical killing of the old people, while others think that the mamuthones mask portrays some diabolical spirit. A frightening experience perhaps…
