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The Sardinian Stones

Categories Nature & Landscape Hiking & Trekking Experiences & Activities     Tags: nature & landscape hiking & trekking experiences & activities    0 Comments The Sardinian Stones

About 25 million years ago Sardinia detached itself from the continent. The north-eastern region of Gallura is formed by granite, a plutonic magmatic rock, which cooled and crystallized almost 300 m...

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Plan A Visit: Holy Wells & Sacred Springs

Categories History & Culture Hiking & Trekking Experiences & Activities     Tags: history & culture hiking & trekking experiences & activities    0 Comments Plan A Visit: Holy Wells & Sacred Springs

In many cultures, water is regarded as holy and symbolizes purification. In animist cults, water is a sacred gift to be respected and honoured. In the Hindu tradition, the main holy places are often...

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Discover Tavolara Island

Categories Sealife & Watersports Hiking & Trekking Golfo Aranci Experiences & Activities     Tags: sealife & watersports hiking & trekking golfo aranci experiences & activities    0 Comments Discover Tavolara Island

In front of the Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites Tavolara Island shows the side of its grandeur that, according to a mythological concept, would represent the ship of the Phaeacians, guilty of hav...

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Porto Rafael

Categories Nature & Landscape Experiences & Activities     Tags: nature & landscape experiences & activities    0 Comments Porto Rafael

" To dream is to live, Count's word! " The noble Count de Berlanga Rafael Neville, born in Malaga in 1926, after travelling among Spain, Morocco, England and France, one night had a drea...

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The Carnival In Tempio Pausania Town

Categories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Experiences & Activities Entertainment - Nightlife - Music     Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture experiences & activities entertainment - nightlife - music    0 Comments The Carnival In Tempio Pausania Town

The Carnival of Tempio Pausania (in Gallurese dialect Carrasciali timpiesu ) is the most important allegorical Carnival of Sardinia. Both in Tempio, and in general in Gallura, carnival has anci...

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Oristano's Sartiglia: A Historic Equestrian Competition

Categories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Experiences & Activities     Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture experiences & activities    0 Comments Oristano's Sartiglia: A Historic Equestrian Competition

The Sartiglia is an equestrian competition that takes place in Oristano on the last Carnival Sunday (under the protection of St. John the Baptist, protector of farmers) and on Mardi Gras (under ...

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Orosei: Saint Anthony Abate's Bonfire

Categories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Food Experiences & Activities Entertainment - Nightlife - Music     Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture food experiences & activities entertainment - nightlife - music    0 Comments Orosei: Saint Anthony Abate's Bonfire

Orosei is located at the foot of a volcanic hill on the Cedrino river valley, an hour and a half from our Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites, 100 km south. Historic capital of the southe...

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Discover The Bread Of Sardinia

Categories Traditions & Folklore Food Experiences & Activities     Tags: traditions & folklore food experiences & activities    0 Comments Discover The Bread Of Sardinia

Familiarizing with the Sardinian bread world is a really interesting journey. Tourists generally know and appreciate the famous  Carasau bread in the form of a disc, also called "music pap...

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Tombs Of The Giants

Categories History & Culture Experiences & Activities     Tags: history & culture experiences & activities    0 Comments Tombs Of The Giants

It seems that the Giants' Tombs were religious sites, but the most interesting and intriguing discovery is that these structures were built exactly where the energy channels of magnetic forces exist...

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MuMart: The Underwater Art Museum

Categories Sealife & Watersports Golfo Aranci Experiences & Activities Arts & Artisans     Tags: sealife & watersports golfo aranci experiences & activities arts & artisans    0 Comments MuMart: The Underwater Art Museum

MuMart, an acronym for  "Maritime Museum of Art" , is an underwater museum of modern art, the only one in Sardinia, officially inaugurated on 26th July 2013, in the presence of the art critic Vi...

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