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Hypogeic Necropolis Of Anghelu Ruju
Categories History & Culture Tags: history & culture 0 CommentsThe Hypogeic Necropolis of Anghelu Ruju is a pre-Nuragic archaeological site nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site of the decorated Domus de Janas of Sardinia , 147 km far from the Gab...
Read MoreDomus De Janas Of The Necropolis Of Sant'Andrea Priu
Categories Nature & Landscape History & Culture Tags: nature & landscape history & culture 0 CommentsAbout ten kilometres from Sassari, in the municipality of Bonorva, we find the Necropolis of Sant'Andrea Priu , an archaeological site located on the southern side of the Santa Lucia valley, whic...
Read MoreThe Well Temple Of Su Tempiesu
Categories History & Culture Tags: history & culture 0 CommentsOrune, a precious village in the heart of Barbagia, reachable in 1 hour and 45 minutes by car, 110 km far from Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites , has two unique masterpieces distinguishing...
Read MoreDomus De Janas Of Sennori
Categories Nature & Landscape History & Culture Tags: nature & landscape history & culture 0 CommentsSennori’s Domus de Janas could be a UNESCO heritage site, being on the list for candidacy as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for The decorated Domus de Janas of Sardinia. T...
Read MoreThe Sistine Chapel Of Barbagia
Categories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Arts & Artisans Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture arts & artisans 0 CommentsBarbagia is Sardinia’s core, occupying the Gennargentu mountain massif slopes. The name Barbagia was given by the Romans who, due to the strong Sardinian resistance, were unable to pen...
Read MoreObsidian: The Black Gold Of Prehistory
Categories Traditions & Folklore Nature & Landscape History & Culture Arts & Artisans Tags: traditions & folklore nature & landscape history & culture arts & artisans 0 Comments"Sa pedra crobina" , literally "the rock as black as the crow" is what they call obsidian in Sardinian, a dark and shiny volcanic glass. Its homogeneity and hardness made it one of the raw mate...
Read MoreBuilding a Nuraghe Today Using Prehistoric Techniques
Categories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Arts & Artisans Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture arts & artisans 0 CommentsThrough our blog, we have extensively written that approximately 3700 years ago, in Sardinia, thousands of stone towers were built, up to 30 metres high with walls up to 4 metres thick, of a truncat...
Read MoreThe Domus De Janas “La Rocca” In Sedini
Categories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture 0 CommentsIn the north-west of Sardinia, in Anglona, among the hills overlooking the Gulf of Asinara, the small village of Sedini, 95 km and 1 hour and a half by car from the Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel &...
Read MoreSisaia, Six Times Grandmother
Categories History & Culture Tags: history & culture 0 CommentsWe already talked about Supramonte , which is the heart of Sardinia, hard as granite and velvety like the air you breathe, scented with earth, flowers, grass and stone. An extraordinary nature ...
Read MoreZiqqurat Monte D'Accoddi
Categories Nature & Landscape History & Culture Tags: nature & landscape history & culture 0 CommentsWhat does Ziqqurat mean? They are stepped pyramidal towers built by the Sumerians around 4000 BC. on their arrival in Mesopotamia, formed by several overlapping and decreasing floors, different ...
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