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Su Casu In Filixi
Categories Traditions & Folklore Food Tags: traditions & folklore food 0 Comments
Su Casu in Filixi "fern cheese" , is a fresh curd from whole and raw sheep or goat's milk, which takes its name from the leaves of the silk fern ( Polystichum setiferum ) which are used to scen...
Read MoreSa Musca Macedda
Categories Traditions & Folklore Nature & Landscape Tags: traditions & folklore nature & landscape 0 Comments
In Sardinian mythology, Sa Musca Macedda , (from the Sardinian: butcher fly ) was a large insect, whose legend is widespread throughout Sardinia, albeit with differences mainly relating to its...
Read MoreSa Festa De Saint Simplicio
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“ Sa Festa Manna de Mesu Maju ”, the great festival of the month of May is celebrated every year from May 10th to May 15th in Olbia in honour of Saint Simplicio , the Patron Saint. ...
Read MoreSu Trimpanu, A Sardinian Musical Instrument
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The musical instrument Su Trimpanu , a friction membranophone , belongs to the ancient Sardinian tradition. Born in an agro-pastoral environment, probably as a hollo for men and animals to hel...
Read MoreNeptune's Grotto
Categories Sealife & Watersports Nature & Landscape Hiking & Trekking Experiences & Activities Tags: sealife & watersports nature & landscape hiking & trekking experiences & activities 0 Comments
As with any place with magical charm, a legend also orbits around the Neptune Caves : it says that these cavities were the "home" of the Sea God Neptune, hence the name. The Caves are located 166...
Read MoreThe Helichrysum
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It is widespread in Sardinia in different varieties, where it is also called " L'Oro di Sardegna ". It is in fact the scent and colour of Helichrysum ( Elichrysum italicum ) that welcomes visito...
Read MoreMocha Dick by Emmanuel Chapalain in Porto Rotondo
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Along the Via del Molo, in Porto Rotondo , you can admire, stepping on it, images of sharks, tuna fish, swordfish and other varieties of fish swimming in the waves. The eyes of some specimens l...
Read MoreThe Benetutti Hot Springs
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The great attractions of the well-known tourist village of Benetutti, placed on the slopes of the Goceano plateau, in central-northern Sardinia, just 98 km away and 1h and 20m far from the Gabbia...
Read MoreSa Resolza, The Folding Knife
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I have already written about the characteristic Sardinian switchblade, in the Iron Craftmanship of Sardinia article. Today, however, I would like to learn more about this “ ob...
Read MoreThe Seadas
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I write about it often on this blog. Sardinia is correctly well known for its beaches, for its crystalline sea with countless and wonderful shades of blue up to the emerald blue which gave its name t...
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