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“Sa Crabarissa” The Stone Maiden

Catégories Traditions & Folklore Nature & Landscape Hiking & Trekking     Tags: traditions & folklore nature & landscape hiking & trekking    0 Commentaires “Sa Crabarissa” The Stone Maiden

Today we will take a long walk in the centre of Sardinia, in an area rich in woods and dense Mediterranean scrub where laurel, strawberry tree, myrtle, rosemary and mastic tree grow tangled among th...

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Domus De Janas Of Sennori 

Catégories Nature & Landscape History & Culture     Tags: nature & landscape history & culture    0 Commentaires Domus De Janas Of Sennori 

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...

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Sas Baddes – The Sardinian Holm Oaks

Catégories Nature & Landscape Hiking & Trekking     Tags: nature & landscape hiking & trekking    0 Commentaires Sas Baddes – The Sardinian Holm Oaks

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, ...

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The Blue and the Winds of the Sea of ​​Golfo Aranci

Catégories Nature & Landscape Golfo Aranci     Tags: nature & landscape golfo aranci    0 Commentaires The Blue and the Winds of the Sea of ​​Golfo Aranci

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. ...

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Obsidian: The Black Gold Of Prehistory

Catégories Traditions & Folklore Nature & Landscape History & Culture Arts & Artisans     Tags: traditions & folklore nature & landscape history & culture arts & artisans    0 Commentaires Obsidian: The Black Gold Of Prehistory

"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...

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Tepilora Regional Park

Catégories Nature & Landscape Hiking & Trekking     Tags: nature & landscape hiking & trekking    0 Commentaires Tepilora Regional Park

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...

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Trenino Verde In Sardinia

Catégories Nature & Landscape Experiences & Activities     Tags: nature & landscape experiences & activities    0 Commentaires Trenino Verde In Sardinia

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...

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Ziqqurat Monte D'Accoddi

Catégories Nature & Landscape History & Culture     Tags: nature & landscape history & culture    0 Commentaires Ziqqurat Monte D'Accoddi

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 Legendary Monk Seal In Sardinia

Catégories Sealife & Watersports Nature & Landscape     Tags: sealife & watersports nature & landscape    0 Commentaires The Legendary Monk Seal In Sardinia

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...

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Palau And The Magnetic Fields

Catégories Nature & Landscape History & Culture     Tags: nature & landscape history & culture    0 Commentaires 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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