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Ichnusaite and Nuragheite
Catégories Nature & Landscape Arts & Artisans Tags: nature & landscape arts & artisans 0 Commentaires
In the the Sardinian art of jewellery article, we say that Sardinian jewels are of a very particular beauty indeed. Gold or silver, worked in filigree, bejewelled with stones and coral: ...
Lire la suiteSa Cordula
Catégories Traditions & Folklore Food Tags: traditions & folklore food 0 Commentaires
This traditional Sardinian dish is so typical and particular that it is worth knowing and tasting it. “ Sa Cordula ”, one of the most authentic meals of Sardinia, second only to the Sa...
Lire la suiteGeologically Sardinia
Catégories Nature & Landscape History & Culture Tags: nature & landscape history & culture 0 Commentaires
Today I would like to make an interesting geological excursus, Sardinia's particular charm is also geologically present. While the entire Italian peninsula is on the line of contact between the Afric...
Lire la suiteCandlemas in Sardinia
Catégories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture 0 Commentaires
On February 2nd, the Catholic Church celebrates Candlemas. Candles are blessed, symbol of Christ " light to enlighten the peoples", as the baby Jesus was called by the old Sime...
Lire la suiteSardinian Rice
Catégories Food Tags: food 0 Commentaires
I googled "Sardinian rice" and it twice refers to me with "Sardonic rice". “ Hey Google! Don't fool me, I very well know that in Sardinia there is an excellent quality of rice. I tasted its...
Lire la suiteThe Petrified Forest of Carrucana
Catégories Nature & Landscape History & Culture Experiences & Activities Tags: nature & landscape history & culture experiences & activities 0 Commentaires
At one and a half-hour drive from the Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites , 106 km far, in the Oristano province, there is a wonderful oddity to visit: the Carrucana's Petrified Forest , uni...
Lire la suiteThe Sardinian Snack
Catégories Traditions & Folklore Food Tags: traditions & folklore food 0 Commentaires
Up to yesterday, I thought that a spuntino (Italian for snack) was something you eat when you are hungry but you don't want to spoil your coming meal, so you put a piece of bread in your mouth w...
Lire la suiteBabbay Nou El: was Santa Claus Sardinian?
Catégories Traditions & Folklore Personalities Tags: traditions & folklore personalities 0 Commentaires
" Jingle Bells Jingle Bells " ....it's time! The Nativity scene is ready, the resin scent of the Christmas Tree fills the air and Santa Claus is almost here. However, someone wondered why is ...
Lire la suiteTeodoro Levi Archaeologist
Catégories Personalities History & Culture Tags: personalities history & culture 0 Commentaires
A personality, the one of Teodoro Levi, known as Doro, who loved Sardinia very much and gave an important contribution to the archaeological research of what he perceived to be one of the most impor...
Lire la suiteThe Omodeo Lake
Catégories Nature & Landscape Hiking & Trekking Tags: nature & landscape hiking & trekking 0 Commentaires
The Omodeo Lake, the largest artificial basin in Europe, is a casket of submerged treasures: Tombs of the Giants, Domus de Janas, a Pre-Nuragic settlement of Serra Linta, a 20 million-year-old fossil...
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