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'Su Nuraxi': Nuragic Village Of Barumini

Categories History & Culture Experiences & Activities     Tags: history & culture experiences & activities    0 Comments 'Su Nuraxi': Nuragic Village Of Barumini

The Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites ’ guest wishing to take a day trip, 260 km far and 3 and a half hours by car, could visit the very interesting and unique " Su Nuraxi " Archaeologi...

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7 Sardinian Handicraft Products You Should Know

Categories Traditions & Folklore Nature & Landscape Experiences & Activities Arts & Artisans     Tags: traditions & folklore nature & landscape experiences & activities arts & artisans    0 Comments 7 Sardinian Handicraft Products You Should Know

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...

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Pinuccio Sciola: Sardinian Sculptor & Muralist

Categories Personalities Golfo Aranci Arts & Artisans     Tags: personalities golfo aranci arts & artisans    0 Comments Pinuccio Sciola: Sardinian Sculptor & Muralist

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...

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The Sardinian 'Stonehenge': Pranu Mutteddu Park

Categories History & Culture Experiences & Activities     Tags: history & culture experiences & activities    0 Comments The Sardinian 'Stonehenge': Pranu Mutteddu Park

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...

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Marianne Sin Pfältzer: Open-Air Gallery In Golfo Aranci

Categories Personalities History & Culture Golfo Aranci     Tags: personalities history & culture golfo aranci    0 Comments Marianne Sin Pfältzer: Open-Air Gallery In Golfo Aranci

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...

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Domus De Janas Of Malghesi: A Fairy House

Categories Traditions & Folklore Nature & Landscape History & Culture     Tags: traditions & folklore nature & landscape history & culture    0 Comments Domus De Janas Of Malghesi: A Fairy House

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...

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A Merciful Killer: The Mysterious Female Accabbadora

Categories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Experiences & Activities     Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture experiences & activities    0 Comments A Merciful Killer: The Mysterious Female Accabbadora

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...

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Pinna Nobilis Or Noble Pen Shell

Categories Sealife & Watersports Nature & Landscape     Tags: sealife & watersports nature & landscape    0 Comments Pinna Nobilis Or Noble Pen Shell

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...

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Vogue's Photo-Shooting Among Sardinia's Nuraghe

Categories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture     Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture    0 Comments Vogue's Photo-Shooting Among Sardinia's Nuraghe

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...

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Masks Of Sardinia & Its Spectacular Folklore

Categories Traditions & Folklore Experiences & Activities Entertainment - Nightlife - Music     Tags: traditions & folklore experiences & activities entertainment - nightlife - music    0 Comments Masks Of Sardinia & Its Spectacular Folklore

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...

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