Blog | Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites Sardinia, Golfo Aranci

The Sardinian Pavoncella (Lapwing) Tags: arts & artisans, traditions & folklore, history & culture 0 Comments

We find it in fabrics, chests, pottery, carpets, jewels, and even in the bread baked for special festivities. Illustrations of birds, puligas (chicken) or affuragias (sparrows), is...

OROSEI: Saint Anthony Abate's Bonfire Tags: entertainment - nightlife - music, traditions & folklore history & culture, food, experiences & activities, 0 Comments

Orosei is located at the foot of a volcanic hill on the Cedrino river valley, an hour and a half from our Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites, 100 km south. Historic capital of the southe...

Byssus: The Magic Fabric From The Sea Tags: personalities, arts & artisans, sealife & watersports, 0 Comments

The encyclopaedia reads: “ B yssus is a textile fibre of animal origin, a sort of natural silk obtained from filaments secreted by a species of bivalve molluscs (Pinna Nobilis), endemic in t...