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Maria Lai & The Art Of Threads

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Stretched 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...

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Basketry: The Sardinian Baskets

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In 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...

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The Cork

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On 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...

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Berchidda: a Beautiful Full-Day Excursion

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Just 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...

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Giolzia the Warrior Princess

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The 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...

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Sardinian Ceramics

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The 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...

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Wood Craft In Sardinia

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When 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,...

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Porto Cervo: the heart of Costa Smeralda

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Porto 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...

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The art of wedding Pastry in Sardinia

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" 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 ...

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Porto Rotondo: a Venetian town for VIPs

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Only 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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