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7 Sardinian Handicraft Products You Should Know Tags: nature & landscape, arts & artisans, traditions & folklore, experiences & activities 0 Comments

Sardinia is a land able to charm thanks to the versatility of the territory and of the millennial culture. Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites aims to let these multiple wonderful aspects of the S...

Pinuccio Sciola: Sardinian Sculptor and Muralist Tags: personalities, arts & artisans, golfo aranci, 0 Comments

Golfo Aranci ’s promenade is embellished with two "Sails" carved in stone plus a group of three soundtracks by Pinuccio Sciola (15th March 1942 – 13th May 2016), the only sculptor wh...

The Sardinian 'Stonehenge': Pranu Mutteddu Park Tags: history & culture, experiences & activities, 0 Comments

If we hear about Stonehenge , the Neolithic site north-west of Salisbury, England, we immediately picture the most famous and imposing cromlech (" stone circle " in Breton), composed of a set...

Marianne Sin Pfältzer: open-air gallery in Golfo Aranci Tags: personalities, history & culture, golfo aranci, 0 Comments

In the old part of Golfo Aranci village, hanging from the oldest houses, a series of mainly black and white photos tells the story of the last century's fishermen's community emigrated from Ponza, V...

Domus de Janas of Malghesi: a fairy house Tags: nature & landscape, traditions & folklore, history & culture, 0 Comments

An hour's drive from the Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites , we arrive at an enchanted place near Oschiri town: " Oh my, this is the Hobbits land! " I tell myself. And I recall the stor...

A merciful killer: the mysterious female Accabbadora Tags: traditions & folklore, history & culture, experiences & activities, 0 Comments

Within 50 minutes drive from Golfo Aranci, you can easily reach Lura's tiny village , where you may visit the impressive Museo Galluras , a 3-storey building of an original local home, w...

Pinna Nobilis or Noble Pen Shell Tags: nature & landscape, sealife & watersports, 0 Comments

The Pinna Nobilis , commonly known as Noble Pen Shell or Fan Mussel , is one of the largest bivalve molluscs living in muddy bottoms, with the toe of the shell firmly planted in the sand thr...

Vogue's photo-shooting among Sardinia's Nuraghe Tags: traditions & folklore, history & culture, 0 Comments

International Haute Couture has represented Sardinia abroad while revealing the treasure chest of the most hidden wonders, the nuraghi and the ancient and typical masks of Barbagia , the Mamuthon...

Masks of Sardinia & its spectacular folklore Tags: entertainment - nightlife - music, traditions & folklore, experiences & activities, 0 Comments

The masks of the Mamuthones , Issohadores , Boes , and Merdules are among the best known in Sardinia. What perhaps the tourist doesn’t know is that they belonging to two different tradit...

Sardinia: not only sun, salt and sea Tags: nature & landscape, history & culture, experiences & activities, 0 Comments

While reading and studying Sardinia with immense wonder, I persist in discovering its countless cultural treasures. And the more I learn, the more I realize I still know very little ... and its appe...