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Su Casu In Filixi
Catégories Traditions & Folklore Food Tags: traditions & folklore food 0 Commentaires
Su Casu in Filixi "fern cheese" , is a fresh curd from whole and raw sheep or goat's milk, which takes its name from the leaves of the silk fern ( Polystichum setiferum ) which are used to scen...
Lire la suiteSa Musca Macedda
Catégories Traditions & Folklore Nature & Landscape Tags: traditions & folklore nature & landscape 0 Commentaires
In Sardinian mythology, Sa Musca Macedda , (from the Sardinian: butcher fly ) was a large insect, whose legend is widespread throughout Sardinia, albeit with differences mainly relating to its...
Lire la suiteSa Festa De Saint Simplicio
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“ Sa Festa Manna de Mesu Maju ”, the great festival of the month of May is celebrated every year from May 10th to May 15th in Olbia in honour of Saint Simplicio , the Patron Saint. ...
Lire la suiteSu Trimpanu, A Sardinian Musical Instrument
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The musical instrument Su Trimpanu , a friction membranophone , belongs to the ancient Sardinian tradition. Born in an agro-pastoral environment, probably as a hollo for men and animals to hel...
Lire la suiteNeptune's Grotto
Catégories Sealife & Watersports Nature & Landscape Hiking & Trekking Experiences & Activities Tags: sealife & watersports nature & landscape hiking & trekking experiences & activities 0 Commentaires
As with any place with magical charm, a legend also orbits around the Neptune Caves : it says that these cavities were the "home" of the Sea God Neptune, hence the name. The Caves are located 166...
Lire la suiteThe Helichrysum
Catégories Traditions & Folklore Nature & Landscape Hiking & Trekking Tags: traditions & folklore nature & landscape hiking & trekking 0 Commentaires
It is widespread in Sardinia in different varieties, where it is also called " L'Oro di Sardegna ". It is in fact the scent and colour of Helichrysum ( Elichrysum italicum ) that welcomes visito...
Lire la suiteMocha Dick by Emmanuel Chapalain in Porto Rotondo
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Along the Via del Molo, in Porto Rotondo , you can admire, stepping on it, images of sharks, tuna fish, swordfish and other varieties of fish swimming in the waves. The eyes of some specimens l...
Lire la suiteThe Benetutti Hot Springs
Catégories Traditions & Folklore Nature & Landscape Experiences & Activities Tags: traditions & folklore nature & landscape experiences & activities 0 Commentaires
The great attractions of the well-known tourist village of Benetutti, placed on the slopes of the Goceano plateau, in central-northern Sardinia, just 98 km away and 1h and 20m far from the Gabbia...
Lire la suiteSa Resolza, The Folding Knife
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I have already written about the characteristic Sardinian switchblade, in the Iron Craftmanship of Sardinia article. Today, however, I would like to learn more about this “ ob...
Lire la suiteThe Seadas
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I write about it often on this blog. Sardinia is correctly well known for its beaches, for its crystalline sea with countless and wonderful shades of blue up to the emerald blue which gave its name t...
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