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Sa Resolza, The Folding Knife

Catégories Arts & Artisans     Tags: arts & artisans    0 Commentaires Sa Resolza, The Folding Knife

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...

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Melchiorre Murenu Poet Of Poetry In Bolu

Catégories Traditions & Folklore Personalities History & Culture Arts & Artisans     Tags: traditions & folklore personalities history & culture arts & artisans    0 Commentaires Melchiorre Murenu Poet Of Poetry In Bolu

Bolu Poetry (sung lyrics) is a Sardinian art form that has nowadays almost completely disappeared. By extemporaneous poetry, or off the cuff, is meant the poetic genre, often in sung form, which i...

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The Last Sardinian Orbàce Fulling Mill

Catégories Traditions & Folklore Arts & Artisans     Tags: traditions & folklore arts & artisans    0 Commentaires The Last Sardinian Orbàce Fulling Mill

In our Sardinian stories we have encountered the orbàce , a typical fabric of Sardinia (but also used in Sicily), a fabric that is obtained through a characteristic process that dates back...

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“Is Fassonis”, Sardinian’s Lake Boats

Catégories Traditions & Folklore Sealife & Watersports Arts & Artisans     Tags: traditions & folklore sealife & watersports arts & artisans    0 Commentaires “Is Fassonis”, Sardinian’s Lake Boats

We know that the ancient Sardinians were sea people. Approx. 120 Nuragic bronze statuettes representing Nuragic ships, are confirming that they had good nautical knowledge. But we have always though...

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Su Filindeu, The Pasta Of God

Catégories Traditions & Folklore Food Arts & Artisans     Tags: traditions & folklore food arts & artisans    0 Commentaires Su Filindeu, The Pasta Of God

We have already talked about it in the Pasta article, but Su Filindeu deserves to be told in detail, because it is a real Sardinian excellence. Not only is it a Slow Food presidium but it ...

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Gin Made In Sardinia

Catégories Nature & Landscape Food Arts & Artisans     Tags: nature & landscape food arts & artisans    0 Commentaires Gin Made In Sardinia

I love Sardinia, a love that I wish to communicate in this blog, especially when I try to convey its hidden beauties mainly in the hinterland, given that the wonders of its sea are already known to m...

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The Sistine Chapel Of Barbagia

Catégories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Arts & Artisans     Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture arts & artisans    0 Commentaires The Sistine Chapel Of Barbagia

Barbagia is Sardinia’s core, occupying the Gennargentu mountain massif slopes. The name Barbagia was given by the Romans who, due to the strong Sardinian resistance, were unable to pen...

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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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The Zodiac Fountain Of Tinnura

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It's just a two-hours drive to cover the 151 km dividing the  Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites from Tinnura (OR), located in the centre of Planargia. The Tinnura railway station is lo...

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Building a Nuraghe Today Using Prehistoric Techniques

Catégories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Arts & Artisans     Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture arts & artisans    0 Commentaires Building a Nuraghe Today Using Prehistoric Techniques

Through our blog, we have extensively written that approximately 3700 years ago, in Sardinia, thousands of stone towers were built, up to 30 metres high with walls up to 4 metres thick, of a truncat...

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