Day 9
Yesterday I did a day tour to explore the hinterland of Cagliari. One goal was the artist village of San Sperate.
Cagliari - Saline di Molentargius - San Sperate - Assemini - Cagliari
↔️ 61.7 km
↗️ 280 m
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Day 9
Yesterday I did a day tour to explore the hinterland of Cagliari. One goal was the artist village of San Sperate.
Cagliari - Saline di Molentargius - San Sperate - Assemini - Cagliari
↔️ 61.7 km
↗️ 280 m
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Here's another picture dump from my four days in Cagliari. Today I'm taking the night ferry to Napoli, marking the end of this Sardinia trip. I shall be back!
I'm a couple of days behind again on my documentation. I spent two nights in Napoli. Definitely not my favourite city. Mostly makes a very dirty, loud and crowded impression. Traffic is absolutely awful. One place I want to highlight in particular is Parco di Villa Floridiana. A beautiful forest-like park with a native cat colony, and great views. An amazing oasis in the bustle of the city.
Day 10
On the way I stopped in Ercolano to visit the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum. Highly recommended! Smaller than Pompeii but with some fantastic preserved features like multi-story houses and even wooden artefacts!
Napoli - Pompei
↔️ 28.5 km
↗️ 170 m
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Today I visited the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. One unexpected feature was an exhibition of photographs and videos from Pink Floyd's concert "Live in Pompeii" which was recorded in the ancient amphitheater.
Day 11
After visiting the ruins in Pompeii, it started raining. I waited 2 hours for the rain to stop, then just started cycling. I, of course, got completely soaked...
Pompei - Sorrento
↔️ 26.1 km
↗️ 210 m
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Day 12
Big leg today following the beautiful Amalfi coast. A bit much traffic, as it's a super touristy area, but a fantastic experience nonetheless in perfect weather.
Sorrento - Salerno
↔️ 58.5 km
↗️ 800 m
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Day 13
In stark contrast to yesterday, a very boring leg today, all along the Golfo di Salerno. Super straight and flat.
Salerno - Agropoli
↔️ 45.5 km
↗️ 60 m
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Day 14
Another very scenic trip along the coast with plenty of hills.
Agropoli - Castellabate - Ascea
↔️ 48.9 km
↗️ 490 m
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Day 15
Toughest leg so far on this trip. The 200 m ascent from Ascea Marina to Ascea right at the start had more than 20% grade in some places!
Ascea - Sapri
↔️ 63.7 km
↗️ 860 m
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Day 16
Had to do some spontaneous creative route planning today to avoid a 20+ km detour. Worth it though, beautiful views again along the coast!
Sapri - Scalea
↔️ 44.2 km
↗️ 480 m
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