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Atlantis, The Center Of The World And ... Sardinia!
Categories History & Culture Tags: history & culture 0 Comments
I love Sardinia. And it’s not only due to the famous imposing Sardinian rocks, and it’s not only due to the Mediterranean scrub nor due to the enchanting emerald-like colour of the sea. ...
Read MoreThe "Su Coccu"
Categories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture 0 Comments
The “ Su Coccu ", is an amulet used to fight evil-eye, usually made of an onyx or obsidian black round stone, but also round turquoise stone or coral are used, set between two li...
Read MoreTreasures Of Magic Origin: The "Janas" Of Sardinia
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Sardinia, besides being such a beautiful worth to be visited and experienced, is also magical. Magical is the color of the sea, magical is the bursting of stories silence of the mountains, the magic...
Read MoreGiara's Plateau & Its Wild Horses
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If you have come to Sardinia and you have been conquered by this breathtaking, wonderful land full of natural allure, from the sea to the mountains, from the vegetation to the numerous archaeologica...
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 MoreBerchidda: A Beautiful Full-Day Excursion
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Just an hour by car from the Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites and the village of Golfo Aranci, the town of Berchidda does indeed deserve a trip to appreciate one of the places ...
Read MoreGiolzia: The Warrior Princess
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The remains of a fortress dating back to the medieval period (10th-11th century), on Mount Limbara, are located in a place called Giolzia. Within history and epic, here is the fascinating story of th...
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...
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