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The "Borgo dei Borghi" 2022 Challenge
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" The exciting challenge between the most beautiful boroughs in Italy starts again. For the artistic heritage lovers of the great or small stories of our countries, lovers of culinary or artisan spec...
Read MoreSa Cordula
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This traditional Sardinian dish is so typical and particular that it is worth knowing and tasting it. “ Sa Cordula ”, one of the most authentic meals of Sardinia, second only to the Sa...
Read MoreCandlemas in Sardinia
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On February 2 nd , the Catholic Church celebrates Candlemas. Candles are blessed, symbol of Christ " light to enlighten the peoples", as the baby Jesus was called by the old Simeon at t...
Read MoreThe Sardinian Snack
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Up to yesterday, I thought that a spuntino (Italian for snack) was something you eat when you are hungry but you don't want to spoil your coming meal, so you put a piece of bread in your mouth w...
Read MoreBabbay Nou El: was Santa Claus Sardinian?
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" Jingle Bells Jingle Bells " ....it's time! The Nativity scene is ready, the resin scent of the Christmas Tree fills the air and Santa Claus is almost here. However, someone wondered why is ...
Read MoreThe Dueno’s Vase
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The 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 MoreSpending A Day With Golfo Aranci’s Fishermen
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As we wrote in Golfo Aranci: A Fishermen Village , Golfo Aranci was a fishermen village before becoming a tourist destination. It was populated by fishermen coming from Ponza, one of the four isl...
Read MoreConca Fraicata - a Smurfs’ House?
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Most of us grew up with the Smurfs . Back in 1958, the Belgian designer Peyo had the very happy inspiration of creating the cute and little blue inhabitants of the woods, who lived in round house...
Read MoreSardinia, Island Of Records
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Sardinia, 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 MoreAbbamele
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His name is Zi’ Pietrino, where “’Zi’” stands for uncle, now retired and sitting here with me on the Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites terrace, overlooking the sea th...
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