From October 2024, it will be possible to discover the Sardinia on foot, slowly, from the coasts to the interior, from the north to the south and to the center through eight paths: the Santa Bárbara mine, 100 Torres, Santu Jacu, Sant'Efisio, São Jorge, Franciscano, dos Beatos, and the Via dos Sanctuaries.
The paths will allow tourists to admire nuragues (typical buildings in the region from the Bronze Age), hermitages (where hermits live or lived, people “isolated from the world”), churches, mining and archaeological sites, coves, forests, villages, beautiful landscapes extraordinary; and the island with its identity, its natural, architectural, enogastronomic, historical, religious and cultural heritage.
To make the routes accessible for comfortable and safe walking, the Sardinia region allocated 3,5 million euros, coming from the Single National Fund for Tourism (Funt) of the Ministry of Tourism.
The resources were invested in infrastructure for the network of eight paths already existing in Sardinia, totaling 3,5 kilometers, 180 stages, eight pilgrimage destinations, 16 Franciscan sites and 220 communities.
Renovated and equipped, the paths will be inaugurated between October 1st and 5th, on the occasion of the third edition of the “We Walk in Sardinia” project, a “slow tourism” network plan. One of the objectives is to encourage a stay in all seasons of the year, respecting sustainability principles as much as possible.
More than 100 accommodation structures are involved in hospitality for hikers: B&Bs, hotels, guesthouses, and spaces within convents are strategically positioned around the stages of the paths, costing, on average, 40 euros per night (R$ 216).
There are also facilities when it comes to food, with bars, restaurants, and establishments to also enhance the agri-food sector.
The initiative is also geared towards the Jubilee 2025, which is expected to attract 30 million pilgrims from all over the world to Italy. (HANDLE)
