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The Shardana Tags: nuragic civilization, culture, heritage, roots, history 0 Comments

Nuragic civilization was born and developed in Sardinia, confined in a period dating from the Bronze Age (1800 BC) to the 2nd century BC, already being Roman Age. The Shardana , populations ...

Atlantis, the Center of the World and ... Sardinia! Tags: superstions, nuragic civilization culture, heritage, roots, sardinia, history, 0 Comments

I love Sardinia. And it’s not only due to the famous imposing Sardinian rocks, and it’s not only due to the Mediterranean scrub nor due to the enchanting emerald-like color of the sea. I...

The "Su Coccu" Tags: superstions, culture, heritage, roots, tradition, history, 0 Comments

The “ Su Coccu ", is an amulet used to fight evil-eye, usually made of an onyx or obsidian black round stone, but also round turquoise stone or coral are used, set between two li...

Treasures of magic origin: the "Janas" of Sardinia Tags: landscape peculiarities, superstions, nuragic civilization, culture, heritage, roots, history, excursion, visit, activites, 0 Comments

Sardinia, besides being such a beautiful place worth to be visited and experienced, is also magical. Magical is the color of the sea, magical is the bursting of stories silence of the mountains, the ...

Giara's plateau & its wild horses Tags: landscape peculiarities, nuragic civilization, excursion, walking, hiking, visit, activites, 0 Comments

If you have come to Sardinia and you have been conquered by this breathtaking, wonderful land full of natural allure, from the sea to the mountains, from the vegetation to the numerous archaeologica...

Maria Lai & the art of threads Tags: personalities, culture, museum, visit, 0 Comments

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 wit...

Basketry - The Sardinian Baskets Tags: craftmanship, heritage, tradition, 0 Comments

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) and...

The cork Tags: landscape peculiarities, craftmanship, tradition, excursion, 0 Comments

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 Gallura, an...

Berchidda and its surroundings Tags: landscape peculiarities, nuragic civilization, personalities, culture, music, entertainment, heritage, museum, tasting, history, excursion, walking, visit, 0 Comments

Just 60 km far and an hour by car from the Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites , Berchidda deserves indeed a trip to appreciate one of the places where landscape, history and traditions com...

Giolzia the Warrior Princess Tags: landscape peculiarities, personalities, history, excursion, walking, 0 Comments

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...