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Build a typical Sardinian basket with your hands
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This experience will allow you to learn a traditional Sardinian activity. You will use only natural materials, collected from the local countryside. It is a sustainable activity, that helps the Sardinian artisan to make his work known and keep the traditions alive. It allows you to learn the method, put it into practice and bring home your own basket.
Highlights
4 hours
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Your own Traditional Sardinian Basket
Meeting Points
Departure
Piazza Brigata Sassari
You can take the bus to Dolianova from the bus station in Piazza Matteotti, Cagliari.
The meeting point is at the bus stop in Piazza Brigata Sassari, Dolianova.
Return
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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This experience will allow you to learn a traditional Sardinian activity. You will use only natural materials, collected from the local countryside. It is a sustainable activity, that helps the Sardinian artisan to make his work known and keep the traditions alive. It allows you to learn the method, put it into practice and bring home your own basket.
Highlights
4 hours
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Your own Traditional Sardinian Basket
Meeting Points
Departure
Piazza Brigata Sassari
You can take the bus to Dolianova from the bus station in Piazza Matteotti, Cagliari.
The meeting point is at the bus stop in Piazza Brigata Sassari, Dolianova.
Return
Itinerary
Once arrived in Dolianova, you will meet Gabriele. The artisan will accompany you in the countryside to collect the material suitable for the creation of your basket. Gabriele will explain the differences between the various materials to be collected, the cane and the wild olive tree, explaining when it is more appropriate to cut it. Then you will move to the place of work where Gabriele daily runs his business, handed down from father to son. The material collected will be treated, cleaned from the buds and cut into strips of different sizes. You will learn to weave the different materials between them, from the base to the handle. Thanks to the help of the artisan, you will have built and ...
