The town of Mamoiada can be reached from Cagliari, Sassari, Oristano and Olbia via Highway 131 and then the 131 turnoff to Nuoro, the Province’s chief town. From there, just get onto the new Freeway 389 towards Lanusei and Tortolì and the small town of Mamoiada is about 15 km away.
Mamoiada is a charming hillside town with a population of about 2,700, located at 650 meters above sea level. .. .. (continues) 
In 2002 the Tour covered the Western coastline and in 2003 we rode along the Eastern shores. In 2004, however, we concentrated on the mountains of Central Sardinia and we only saw the sea once during one of the 8 stages of the Tour. Having chosen mountainous areas also meant there were other differences in the way the Tour was run. The majority of the stages of our tour ran along paved and unpaved tracks ....
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Capoterra is one of the Sardinian town councils that, in the last 10 years, had one of the highest population increases in the island and a considerable transformation of town planning. Now it is identified by a set of inhabited settlements distributed in three different localities, about five kilometers apart. The first urban site, the oldest one, was developed from a seventeenth-century village and lies at the foot of the hills of Montarbu, Punta Sa Loriga and Mount Arrubiu.
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From the 9th century, the Phoenicians extended their commerce through the Western Mediterranean, above all along the Iberian Peninsular, from which they exploited the silver and lead mines.Given that they made rather long voyages, they needed to stop off along the way to replenish their provisions, to take refuge from storms, and to repair the inevitable damage to their ships. (continues)