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Sisaia, Six Times Grandmother

Categories History & Culture     Tags: history & culture    0 Comments Sisaia, Six Times Grandmother

We already talked about Supramonte , which is the heart of Sardinia, hard as granite and velvety like the air you breathe, scented with earth, flowers, grass and stone. An extraordinary nature ...

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Ziqqurat Monte D'Accoddi

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What does Ziqqurat mean? They are stepped pyramidal towers built by the Sumerians around 4000 BC. on their arrival in Mesopotamia, formed by several overlapping and decreasing floors, different ...

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The Tsunami s'Unda Manna

Categories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture     Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture    0 Comments The Tsunami s'Unda Manna

Italian National Geographic on June 26, 2023 published an article on a tsunami of 3,600 years ago which was the cause of one of the greatest disasters of humanity. It was caused by the volcanic erupt...

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Was Ötzi The Iceman Sardinian?

Categories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture     Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture    0 Comments Was Ötzi The Iceman Sardinian?

In 1991 some German tourists accidentally found a 5,300-year-old mummy in excellent condition at an altitude of 3,210 metres at the foot of the Similaun glacier, in Val Senales, in Trentino Alto Adi...

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“Su Nuraxi Barumini” Archaeological Area

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Near to the Giara, in central-southern Sardinia, stands the par excellence symbol of the Nuragic civilization, Su Nuraxi Barumini , a Nuragic village, the most impressive (and best preserved)...

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Paidobus, The Mobile School

Categories Personalities History & Culture Arts & Artisans     Tags: personalities history & culture arts & artisans    0 Comments Paidobus, The Mobile School

In northern Sardinia, a privileged area for this blog because more accessible by Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites guests, there was no schooling for children until 1956, children belonging ...

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Palau And The Magnetic Fields

Categories Nature & Landscape History & Culture     Tags: nature & landscape history & culture    0 Comments Palau And The Magnetic Fields

The magnetic centres with the highest energy in Sardinia, according to recent research, are located in Palau, 46 km and 48 minutes drive from the Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites . ...

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Navicella Sardegna Award 

Categories Personalities History & Culture Entertainment - Nightlife - Music Arts & Artisans     Tags: personalities history & culture entertainment - nightlife - music arts & artisans    0 Comments Navicella Sardegna Award 

The Sardegna Oltre il Mare Association has been coordinating the award ceremony of the Navicella Sardegna Award for 22 years, and this year it will take place on Saturday September 2 nd ...

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Nuragic Complex Of Santu Antine

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The symbol of inventiveness and splendor of the Nuragic civilization in Sardinia is the Nuragic Complex of Santu Antine (literally of " San Costantino "), of whose uniqueness I would like to wri...

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9 Splendid Sardinian Female Characters

Categories Traditions & Folklore Personalities History & Culture Arts & Artisans     Tags: traditions & folklore personalities history & culture arts & artisans    0 Comments 9 Splendid Sardinian Female Characters

They are women who have enriched the era in which they lived, each in their own way, with an unprecedented image of Sardinia’s female figure. Some better known, some less so, are the precious g...

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