Jun 14, 2025
A ruined Roman city comes alive thanks to an enthusiastic guide - Nora, an entire Roman city, is an extensive archaeological site, but it is almost entirely ruins. It takes a talented and enthusiastic tour guide to make it come to life, even if in one's imagination. Claudia was definitely up to the task!
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May 11, 2025
Claudia is a wonderful,... - Claudia is a wonderful, friendly guide who has an immense knowledge of the many layers of history in Nora.
Claudia also gave us tips on where and what to eat during our holiday in Sardegna.
We highly recommend this tour.
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May 6, 2025
Loved it. More history than we knew. - My wife and I have a particular affinity for ancient culture and history of areas we visit. The archeological site of Nora was an excellent example of this - and more than we expected, thanks to our absolutely stellar guide Claudia from Genna Tours.
She genuinely cares for her Sardinian ancestors’ Nuraghic culture and everything that followed - like the overlapping influences of Phoenician, Punic and Roman that make up Nora. She gave us a great perspective on the settlement — walking us through the different “neighborhoods” of Nora, explaining the flow of the districts, orienting us and helping us imagine life at that time. Plus the engineering mastery of the Roman roads and thermal baths, the economic and societal shifting over 400 years, the eventual shifting away to nearby Cagliari. Super interesting — and very well structured and presented by Claudia. Her enthusiasm and pride made it even better.
The location is beautiful, even in light rain. Look around in all directions and one can understand why a major town was settled there. The mosaics are modest but intriguing, especially knowing Sardinia did not care much for such ornamental aspects. The theatre is small by Roman standards - but feels appropriate within the scale of the settlement. Intimate, even - like you could picture the town centering around that space of plays and gladiator fights. And I wouldn’t have known half of this without Claudia connecting it all together for us.
Definitely recommend. Ton of history here. Easy to get to from Cagliari. Not a lot of physical effort required. And there’s even amenities onsite if needed.
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Mar 25, 2025
absolutley fascinating... - absolutley fascinating such a treasure trove and so much yet to be explored. the mosiacs are beautiful
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Jun 5, 2024
Great quality of the archaeological remains and great quality of our Guide Claudia. Highly recommended. - They are impressive ruins, from the environment to the content, very extensive and interesting. Thanks to our guide Claudia who put in a lot of effort, we really enjoyed it.
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Jun 1, 2024
Highly recommended visit to Nora - Our guide Claudia gave us an excellent sense of the layers of civilisation at Nora. She speaks perfect English and has a great personality and sense of humour. She answered every question raised clearly. The site is extensive but there was no sense of rush and we got to take in every part. We left with a great appreciation of the importance of Nora. As an added bonus, Claudia gave us some food and restaurant recommendations on the journey back to Cagliari. Super trip, super guide.
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May 13, 2024
Loved it - Claudia and Barbara were such great tour guides. They were super communicative and it was easy to meet them at the designated spot. Claudia had a ton of knowledge about the history of Nora and Sardinia in general. They both gave us great recs for the rest of our trip here. I would highly recommend this tour!
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Apr 3, 2024
Great history told very well - Our guide was knowledgeable, fun and had a great sense of humor. Nora has a great story to tell and our guide made it come to life. Highly recommended!
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Jan 13, 2024
Chasing the Flamingos - A fantastic tour! Claudia was so fun and knowledgeable! She was an absolute delight! So happy we took this tour and had her as our guide!🦩💕
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Oct 11, 2023
Nora: History and context not to be missed’ - Claudia and Barbara of Genna Tours are exceptional! They love Sardinia and have deep and varied knowledge of the history of this very special place in the world. They do what they say and say what they do. I highly recommend visiting Nora and exploring Sardinia with Genna Tours.
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