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Ichnusaite and Nuragheite
Categories Nature & Landscape Arts & Artisans Tags: nature & landscape arts & artisans 0 CommentsIn the the Sardinian art of jewellery article, we say that Sardinian jewels are of a very particular beauty indeed. Gold or silver, worked in filigree, bejewelled with stones and coral: ...
Read MoreThe Dueno’s Vase
Categories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Arts & Artisans Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture arts & artisans 0 CommentsThe oldest document is written in Sardinian The Etruscan tradition used the so-called "talking objects". It concerned the handmade product where an engraved message was speaking firsthand to whom th...
Read MoreNuragic Bronze Statuettes
Categories History & Culture Arts & Artisans Tags: history & culture arts & artisans 0 CommentsThe bronze statuettes ( brunzìttu nuragicu in Sardinian) created from IX to VI century A.C. and found in Nuraghe , in the common dwellings, in the Giants' Tombs and in the Holy Wells...
Read MoreSan Pantaleo: Discovering The Village and The Market
Categories Nature & Landscape Experiences & Activities Arts & Artisans Tags: nature & landscape experiences & activities arts & artisans 0 CommentsProtected by the granite massif of Cugnana, in the north-eastern Gallura, San Pantaleo, a pearl of the “Emerald Coast” hinterland and part of the municipality of Olbia, in the province o...
Read MoreSa Pintadera
Categories History & Culture Experiences & Activities Arts & Artisans Tags: history & culture experiences & activities arts & artisans 0 CommentsSa Pintadera is a circular clay disk with geometric motifs engraved on one facade, converging towards the centre, almost a primitive Mandala, as the Pintadera actually recalls the magnetic Mandala...
Read MoreThe Nuragic Glass
Categories History & Culture Arts & Artisans Tags: history & culture arts & artisans 0 Comments... was it already there a century before the Mesopotamian and the Egyptian one? According to Pliny the Elder, a man of insatiable curiosity who made many studies and wrote many essays, the first u...
Read MoreSardinia, Island Of Records
Categories Traditions & Folklore Personalities Nature & Landscape History & Culture Food Experiences & Activities Arts & Artisans Tags: traditions & folklore personalities nature & landscape history & culture food experiences & activities arts & artisans 0 CommentsSardinia, a wonderful island in the Mediterranean, is somewhat reminiscent of the song by Georges Moustaki, where he portraits himself being " Half pirate, half artist ". Pirate because it is w...
Read More10 Characters With Sardinia In The Heart
Categories Traditions & Folklore Personalities History & Culture Golfo Aranci Arts & Artisans Tags: traditions & folklore personalities history & culture golfo aranci arts & artisans 0 CommentsThey were born in Sardinia, or they came to be acquainted with the island later on. However, they tied their existence to Sardinia, making it become an important part of their soul. The mythical hero...
Read MoreSardinian Language And Music
Categories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Arts & Artisans Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture arts & artisans 0 CommentsLanguage and music, so closely linked and integrated together, belong to the vast Sardinian culture, combining the heritage of the past with the present one. The study of popular and traditional mus...
Read MoreEnrico Mereu, Sculptor Of Asinara Island
Categories Personalities Nature & Landscape Arts & Artisans Tags: personalities nature & landscape arts & artisans 0 CommentsThe round hills covered with the mediterranean scrub, inhabited by the rare white donkeys, the magical colours of a sea rich of life, the Marine Protected Area since 2002. This is the Island of Asina...
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