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The Sardinian Art Of Jewellery
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Sardinian jewels are of a very particular beauty indeed. Gold or silver, worked in filigree, bejewelled with stones and coral: jewels are an important part of traditional clothing, they have a histo...
Read MoreThe Shardana: Warriors Of Sardinia
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A 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 , populati...
Read MoreMaria Lai & The Art Of Threads
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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 with...
Read MoreBasketry: The Sardinian Baskets
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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 p...
Read MoreThe Cork
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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 Gallur...
Read MoreSardinian Ceramics
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The Sardinian ceramic past begins with beautiful specimens of pre-nuragic and nuragic pottery, and models recalling the Roman domination. The making of ceramics takes us back to the courtyards of th...
Read MoreWood Craft In Sardinia
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When I first come across with the art and beauty of Sardinian wood craft, it was in 1990 and I could admire beautiful chestnut furniture worked with the asciolu , a tool with a small hoe shape,...
Read MoreSardinian Craftmanship
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Sardinia is a charming land thanks to the versatility of its territory and of its millennial culture. Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites aims to let these multiple wonderful aspects of the Sardin...
Read MoreCastelsardo: The Most Beautiful Borough In Italy
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About two hours by car, 113 km away from Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites , Castel Sardo is a place worth to visit. It is in fact included among " The most beautiful borough in It...
Read MoreNule And The Sardinian Carpets
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The Sardinian carpet is not only the floor rug: in Sardinia, it is woven and used also to cover the wooden chests. Its origins seem to be very far, starting with the mats that were already woven in t...
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