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THE PAVONCELLA (LAPWING) Tags: traditions & folklore, history & culture 0 Comments
We find it in fabrics, chests, pottery, carpets, jewels, and even in the bread baked for special festivities. Illustrations of birds, puligas (chicken) or affuragias (sparrows), is...
Read MoreOROSEI: Saint Anthony Abate's Bonfire Tags: traditions & folklore, history & culture food, experiences & activities, 0 Comments
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...
Read MoreByssus: the magic fabric from the sea Tags: personalities, arts & artisans, sealife & watersports, 0 Comments
The encyclopaedia reads: “ B yssus is a textile fibre of animal origin, a sort of natural silk obtained from filaments secreted by a species of bivalve mollusks (Pinna nobilis), endemic in t...
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