Social programme
Please note that, for organisational reasons, you need to register separately for each event you would like to participate in, also for those events included in the Conference fee or in the registration fee for accompanying persons, i.e. welcome reception and guided walking tour of Cagliari Old Town: please visit http://convegni.unica.it/pala2016/registration/. Thank you for your cooperation!
WELCOME RECEPTION
Wednesday 27th July
(Included in the Conference fee)
During the Conference welcome reception, drinks and a light meal will be served. The welcome reception will take place at the University of Cagliari’s Botanical Gardens, one of the city’s main tourist attractions: they feature a wide variety of plants unparalleled in Sardinia, along with important Punic and Roman monuments. For further information please visit http://www.ccb-sardegna.it/hbk/hbk_en.htm.
CAGLIARI OLD TOWN WALKING TOUR
Thursday 28th July
(Included in the Conference fee)
Professional tour guides (and PALA members) will take us uphill to Castello, or Cagliari Old Town. We will visit the Cathedral, the Citadel of Museums and the medieval towers, walk through narrow cobbled streets and get a view from above of the New Town and the Gulf of Angels.
CONFERENCE DINNER
Saturday 30th July
(Not included in the Conference fee: €70)
The Conference dinner will take place at the traditional Sardinian restaurant Sa Festa in the village of Maracalagonis (http://www.safesta.it/en/). Sa Festa is in a typical house of the Campidano area with a beautiful garden and a cellar.
The registration fee to the Conference dinner includes:
– An aperitif in the garden, observing the preparation of the typically Sardinian pasta dishes we will eat later,
– A four-course meal of your choice (fish, meat, vegetarian),
– Unlimited alcoholic, non-alcoholic and after-dinner drinks and coffee,
– Live Sardinian dancing and music played with traditional instruments,
– Coach transportation from and to Cagliari city centre.
CONFERENCE EXCURSION
Sunday 31st July
(Not included in the Conference fee: €70)
The Conference excursion will be a day trip to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Su Nuraxi at Barumini (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/833; http://www.fondazionebarumini.it/en). We will visit the most extraordinary example of the ancient Sardinian defensive buildings known as ‘nuraghi’ – which find no parallel anywhere else in the world.
We will also visit Casa Zapata, a 16th-century house built on the remains of a nuraghe, and Centro Giovanni Lilliu, hosting a permanent exhibition on Su Nuraxi along with temporary art and handicraft exhibitions (http://www.fondazionebarumini.it/en).
We will have lunch at the traditional Sardinian restaurant Il Cavallino della Giara (http://www.ristorantecavallinodellagiara.com/).
After visiting Barumini, on our way back to Cagliari, we will have a walk round the artistic village of San Sperate (http://www.sansperate.net/), famous for its mural paintings and open-air sculptures.
The registration fee to the Conference excursion includes:
– Admission to Su Nuraxi, Casa Zapata and Centro Giovanni Lilliu,
– Guided tour of Su Nuraxi, Casa Zapata and Centro Giovanni Lilliu,
– A four-course meal of your choice (fish, meat, vegetarian); alcoholic, non-alcoholic and after-lunch drinks and coffee,
– Guided walking tour of San Sperate town centre,
– Coach transportation from and to Cagliari city centre.
Important information about our visit to Su Nuraxi
Since Su Nuraxi is an archaeological site, its surface is uneven and its stairs narrow: please wear comfortable closed shoes or sneakers (no high heels or flip-flops!).
Given that Sardinian weather in July is usually hot, please do not forget to carry a hat, sunscreen and water with you.