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Sa Pompìa: the unique citrus of Sardinia Tags: nature & landscape, food 0 Comments

In mid-November the Competition for 2019 Best Panettone in the World took place in Rome, meaning that the panettone is now belonging not only to Milan's history and tradi...

The Arbustus Tags: nature & landscape, traditions & folklore history & culture, food, 0 Comments

While most of us know that the Arbutus is an evergreen sapling, typical of the Mediterranean scrub in Sardinia, perhaps not everyone knows that during the Italian Risorgimento it was one o...

Beer in Sardinia Tags: arts & artisans, food, 0 Comments

A nice glass of cold beer on a sunny day and you'll feel it down your throat, taking away the dryness and switching it into a delicious and thirst-quenching bitterish taste! " For a quart of Ale is...

The precious wines of Sardinia Tags: nature & landscape, history & culture, food, experiences & activities, 0 Comments

The history of wine in Sardinia has very ancient origins. Iron Age’s Nuragic who lived on the island between 900 and 750 a. C. was the first red wine producers in the Mediterranean. This...

Su Zinzulu: the jujube Tags: nature & landscape, food, 0 Comments

The vegetation in Sardinia is mainly formed by the Mediterranean scrub which includes holm oak, cork, phillyrea, arbutus and some species of juniper (high scrub), and the lentisk, the heather, the s...

San Gavino Saffron Tags: food, 0 Comments

The San Gavino Saffron has organoleptic properties unique in the world for its colouring power, its flavour, its aroma and for its therapeutic properties, that deserved the recognition of the ...

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...

Discover the bread of Sardinia Tags: traditions & folklore, food, experiences & activities, 0 Comments

Familiarizing with the Sardinian bread world is a really interesting journey. Tourists generally know and appreciate the famous Carasau bread in the form of a disc, also called "music pap...

PASTA: a strong tradition of Sardinia Tags: traditions & folklore, history & culture, food, experiences & activities, golfo aranci, 0 Comments

" Life is a combination of pasta and magic . " (Federico Fellini) Pasta in Sardinia, rich in wheat since ever, has its peculiarities to be discovered. We know that remains of wheat have been f...

Bottarga: the golden caviar of Sardinia Tags: food, 0 Comments

Its strong flavor and scent immediately lead us to Sardinia, to the crystal blue sea and warm white beaches. On these shores, the Phoenicians first and the Arabs later taught to salt and se...