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Domus De Janas Of Sennori
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Sennori’s Domus de Janas could be a UNESCO heritage site, being on the list for candidacy as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for The decorated Domus de Janas of Sardinia. T...
Read MoreSas Baddes – The Sardinian Holm Oaks
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In the centre of Sardinia, within the fascinating and wild Supramonte, there is one of the oldest and largest primary holm oak forests in Europe: Sas Baddes , the flagship of the state forest, ...
Read MoreThe Blue and the Winds of the Sea of Golfo Aranci
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Looking at the sea from the terrace of the Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites , you may witness the magic of not having in front of you the same sight given from the blue colour of the sea. ...
Read MoreObsidian: The Black Gold Of Prehistory
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"Sa pedra crobina" , literally "the rock as black as the crow" is what they call obsidian in Sardinian, a dark and shiny volcanic glass. Its homogeneity and hardness made it one of the raw mate...
Read MoreTepilora Regional Park
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Just 73 km away and an 1:15 drive from the Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites , there is the Tepilora Regional Park . There are approximately 8000 hectares of limestone p...
Read MoreTrenino Verde In Sardinia
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David Herbert Lawrence, author of “Lady Chatterley's Lover”, wrote in "Sea and Sardinia" : “ After a long pull, we come to a station after a stretch of loneliness. Each tim...
Read MoreZiqqurat 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 ...
Read MoreThe Legendary Monk Seal In Sardinia
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Excellent news has been circulating in the last three years: the monk seal is repopulating some coasts of the Mediterranean. Yes, because this meek and nice pinniped about fifty years ago had practic...
Read MorePalau And The Magnetic Fields
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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 . ...
Read MorePosidonia Reborns Golfo Aranci’s Waters
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From this page, we had already introduced you to The Posidonia , not an "seaweed" but to all intents and purposes a plant, with stem, leaves and roots and seeds to reproduce. And this is in fac...
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