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Maria 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...
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 MorePorto Cervo: The Heart Of Costa Smeralda
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Porto Cervo , under the municipality of Arzachena, 31 Km far and 35 minutes by car from Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites , is the main centre of Costa Smeralda . Till the sixties,...
Read MoreThe Art Of Wedding Pastry In Sardinia
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" Comment’est durche su mele, siat durche s’amore ". " As sweet as honey, so sweet is love ". It’s a wish for the bride and groom in Nuoro’s area. The “sweet ...
Read MorePorto Rotondo: A Venetian Town Of Luxury
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Only 13 km from Golfo Aranci, Porto Rotondo, under the municipality of Olbia, is with Porto Cervo a famous reality of Sardinian tourism for its summer attendance of Italian and international high...
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