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Maria Lai & The Art Of Threads
Kategorien Personalities Arts & Artisans Tags personalities arts & artisans 0 CommentsStretched or tangled, sewn, resewn and unstitched, loose or knotted, the threads are the artistic language of a small Sardinian woman: Maria Lai . Maria Lai wanted to stitch the world with t...
mehrBasketry: The Sardinian Baskets
Kategorien Traditions & Folklore Arts & Artisans Tags traditions & folklore arts & artisans 0 CommentsIn Sardinia, a land rich in aquatic plants, basketry is widespread. Even though there are still craftsmen who create mats and fences, manufacturing of baskets, corbule (decorative baskets...
mehrThe Cork
Kategorien Nature & Landscape History & Culture Arts & Artisans Tags nature & landscape history & culture arts & artisans 0 CommentsOn both sides of the road, oak woods follow one another and the nude tree trunks are brick red where they have been already harvested. We are going to Tempio Pausania , the capital of Gall...
mehrBerchidda: a Beautiful Full-Day Excursion
Kategorien Nature & Landscape History & Culture Experiences & Activities Tags nature & landscape history & culture experiences & activities 0 CommentsJust an hour by car from the Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites and the village of Golfo Aranci, the town of Berchidda does indeed deserve a trip to appreciate one of the pla...
mehrGiolzia the Warrior Princess
Kategorien Personalities Nature & Landscape History & Culture Tags personalities nature & landscape history & culture 0 CommentsThe remains of a fortress dating back to the medieval period (10th-11th century), on Mount Limbara, are located in a place called Giolzia. Within history and epic, here is the fascinating story of th...
mehrSardinian Ceramics
Kategorien Traditions & Folklore Arts & Artisans Tags traditions & folklore arts & artisans 0 CommentsThe Sardinian ceramic past begins with beautiful specimens of pre-nuragic and nuragic pottery, and models recalling the Roman domination. The making of ceramics takes us back to the courtyards of the...
mehrWood Craft In Sardinia
Kategorien Traditions & Folklore Arts & Artisans Tags traditions & folklore arts & artisans 0 CommentsWhen I first come across with the art and beauty of Sardinian wood craft, it was in 1990 and I could admire beautiful chestnut furniture worked with the asciolu , a tool with a small hoe shape,...
mehrPorto Cervo: the heart of Costa Smeralda
Kategorien Personalities History & Culture Experiences & Activities Tags personalities history & culture experiences & activities 0 CommentsPorto Cervo , under the municipality of Arzachena, 31 Km far and 35 minutes by car from Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites , is the main centre of Costa Smeralda . Till the s...
mehrThe art of wedding Pastry in Sardinia
Kategorien Weddings Traditions & Folklore Tags weddings traditions & folklore 0 Comments" Comment’est durche su mele, siat durche s’amore ". " As sweet as honey, so sweet is love ". It’s a wish for the bride and groom in Nuoro’s area. The “sweet ...
mehrPorto Rotondo: a Venetian town for VIPs
Kategorien History & Culture Experiences & Activities Tags history & culture experiences & activities 0 CommentsOnly 13 km from Golfo Aranci, Porto Rotondo, under the municipality of Olbia, is with Porto Cervo a famous reality of Sardinian tourism for its summer attendance of Italian and internat...
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