Forte Village, Sardinia
Forte Village, Sardinia
Nestled in 50 hectares of beautiful gardens, Forte Village sits on a long, white sand beach on the southern coast of Sardinia. This world-renowned luxury sport resort offers a huge choice of accommodation – there are three 4* hotels, five 5* hotels and 13 luxury villas with private pools. When it comes to the resort facilities, including sporting activities and training, the choice is equally as impressive, with numerous swimming pools, sports academies, a world-leading spa, up to 21 gourmet and buffet restaurants, evening entertainment, a children’s wonderland and even a charming piazza with over 40 fashion boutiques.
There is accommodation perfect for everyone as the hotels and villas are spread out around the grounds of this expansive resort – some have sea views from the balcony whilst others open out on to a terrace or patio surrounded by tropical gardens. Some are close to the beach, others closer to the spa. There are even spacious villas and bungalows that are ideal for families, some with their own butler, chef or chauffeur.
When it comes to sports facilities, Forte Village really delivers. As well as the 10 swimming pools to choose from (including a 5-lane 25m Olympic pool), there are over 20 sports academies with professional coaches and sporting legends. Triathlon also has its own focus with the resort’s own Sprint event and Kids Duathlon in October each year. For those wanting something less active there is go-karting, cooking, DJ and magic academies if you fancy! For full relaxation, the Acquaforte Thalasso & Spa offers a huge range of treatments as well as a Thalasso circuit of six pools with saline and sea oil concentrations to accelerate detoxing (spa entry payable locally).
RUNniNG & SPORTS TRAINING
Forte Village has English speaking professional coaches for numerous sports as well as sporting legends being on hand for certain weeks of the summer (subject to availability and payable locally)
SPORT RESORTS
Forte Village is a world-renowned luxury resort with a huge choice of accommodations – there are three 4* hotels, five 5* hotels and 13 luxury villas with private pools.
PRIVATE TRANSFERs
Private airport transfers from and to Cagliari Airport (subject to availability and payable at time of booking)
Inclusions and How to Book:
RESORT OPEN – March to October
Stay in beautiful Sardinia for your training week and receive the following as part of your booking:
Included with your stay
- 5% discount on the hotel’s Best Available Rates
- Local running routes
- Breakfasts daily
Also available
- Private airport transfers from Cagliari Airport – payable locally
- Bike rental – subject to availability and payable locally
- Half Board – pre-bookable and payable at time of booking
How to Book
- For individual bookings of up to 9 rooms, click the Book Now button and you’ll be taken through to Forte Village’s website
- Browse the room and suite options and then click on BOOK NOW button on the Forte Village site (top right). Add the special code “DSPORT2024” to the Promo Code field for your booking and you’ll automatically receive the discount above.
- For group bookings (10 rooms or more), please contact Marathon Tours & Travel on info@marathontours.co.uk
SPECIAL OFFER – October 2023
- Book your Family stay between 21 – 28 October 2023 and receive the “Sport & Family Week Package”
- This package includes Half Board (breakfast and dinner every day); children stay FREE when sharing the room with the adults; One FREE Academy for one child (Tennis, Padel, Swim, Go-Kart or 50% off Real Madrid Foundation Clinic).
- Not combinable with any other offer.
Itinerary
It’s totally up to you how you plan your running and training schedule during your stay at Forte Village. There are plenty of tracks and trails that set off directly from the hotel, as well as the beach if you’re looking for some resistance. There’s also a running track near Pula, local paved roads and the gym with treadmills and a view of the resort if you prefer. You can choose your route for each day and also when you wish to rest and relax. Below are a few examples of route options:
- Loosen up with a jog along the coastal dirt trails (with the option to take a dip at one of the fabulous local beaches)
- Run through the local evergreen forest with its 30,000 hectares, 600 types of plants and 50 endemic species
- Take part in group training sessions in the Fitzone – aquagym, pilates or full body workouts
When you (and your family or friends) are not running in the resort or local area, there are plenty of other sports to try out at Forte Village Resort, including tennis, watersports, basketball and golf. You can even hike the local trails, climb the climbing wall, try scuba diving or just relax at the beach, at one of the many swimming pools or in the spectacular spa – you’re also spoilt for choice for where to relax.
Alternatively, if you’re looking for places of interest nearby, within an hour of Forte Village there are plenty of places to visit including the Caves of Zuddas, the Nora Archeological Park and the Necropolis of Montessu. For more culinary adventures, make cheese with a local shepherd or tour the local vineyards.
Important information
Marathon Tours & Travel
Marathon Tours & Travel is part of Destination Sport Experiences. Founded in 1979, Marathon Tours & Travel is a longstanding recognised leader and innovator in the destination travel industry for runners and their supporters. We offer travel packages and guaranteed entry to iconic marathons, half marathons and 10ks both in the UK and abroad. Alongside guaranteed entry, we also offer comprehensive travel and accommodation packages with ideally located hotels, transfers and guide support. The team behind the tours have run many of the events themselves and have years of experience in taking runners to once-in-a lifetime races. With offices in Boston, Manchester, and Adelaide, we truly are a global running travel company.
Insurance
Destination Sport Experiences strongly recommends travellers to take out comprehensive travel insurance with sufficient healthcare cover, including cover for existing medical conditions and any activities you plan to do.
If you have a European Health Insurance Card it will be valid up to its expiry date. This will be replaced with a new UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC). You can find further details here.
Special Requests
If you have any special requests please let Forte Village know. They will do their very best to make them happen for you but they can’t guarantee them.
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