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The Magic Knots Sos Nodoso
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During your stay at the Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites , if you wish to explore the most authentic traditions of Sardinia, consider including a visit to the historic villages of Gallura or B...
Read MoreBronze Roots: The Land of the Sardinians
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Andrea Loddo, archaeological experimenter and artist from Ogliastra, undertook this adventure with the aim of telling the golden age of Sardinia, a land rich in history and culture. He created a 50-m...
Read MoreGianluigi Bacchetta And S'Ozzastru: The Oldest Olive Tree
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Gianluigi Bacchetta , professor of the Life and Environmental Sciences of Cagliari University department, was among the winners of the Navicella Sardegna 2024 Award , the recogni...
Read MoreMickey Mouse And The Mystery Of The Giants
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Today we want to dedicate, in a special edition, a blog on the latest release of Mickey Mouse’s comic, number 3585 on newsstands this week, which has dedicated about fifty pages to our wonderf...
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 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 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 MoreMelchiorre Murenu Poet Of Poetry In Bolu
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Bolu Poetry (sung lyrics) is a Sardinian art form that has nowadays almost completely disappeared. By extemporaneous poetry, or off the cuff, is meant the poetic genre, often in sung form, which i...
Read MoreThe Last Sardinian Orbàce Fulling Mill
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In our Sardinian stories we have encountered the orbàce , a typical fabric of Sardinia (but also used in Sicily), a fabric that is obtained through a characteristic process that dates back...
Read More“Is Fassonis”, Sardinian’s Lake Boats
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We know that the ancient Sardinians were sea people. Approx. 120 Nuragic bronze statuettes representing Nuragic ships, are confirming that they had good nautical knowledge. But we have always though...
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