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Orgosolo: The Murals City

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The heart of the true Ichnusa (ancient name for Sardinia), the land of the proud shepherds, lies in Barbagia , an austere territory far from the famous amiable territory of Sardinia seaside. Fr...

7 Sardinian Handicraft Products You Should Know

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Sardinia is a land able to charm thanks to the versatility of the territory and of the millennial culture. Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites aims to let these multiple wonderful aspects...

Pinuccio Sciola: Sardinian Sculptor & Muralist

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Golfo Aranci ’s promenade is embellished with two "Sails" carved in stone plus a group of three soundtracks by Pinuccio Sciola (15th March 1942 – 13th May 2016), the only sculptor wh...

Beer In Sardinia

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A nice glass of cold beer on a sunny day and you feel it down your throat, taking away the dryness and switching it into a delicious and thirst-quenching bitterish taste while lying under the umbrell...

Iron Craftmanship Of Sardinia

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Iron craftsmanship in Sardinia, thanks to the island’s rich mineral resources, is art going back thousands of years, as confirmed by the bronze statuettes ( brunzìttu nuragicu ...

The Sardinian Art Of Jewellery

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Sardinian jewels are of a very particular beauty indeed. Gold or silver, worked in filigree, bejewelled with stones and coral: jewels are an important part of traditional clothing, they have a histor...

The Shardana: Warriors Of Sardinia

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A Nuragic civilization was born and developed in Sardinia, confined in a period dating from the Bronze Age (1800 BC) to the 2nd century BC, already being Roman Age. The Shardana , populati...

Maria Lai & The Art Of Threads

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Stretched or tangled, sewn, resewn and unstitched, loose or knotted, the threads are the artistic language of a small Sardinian woman: Maria Lai . Maria Lai wanted to stitch the world with t...

Basketry: The Sardinian Baskets

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In Sardinia, a land rich in aquatic plants, basketry is widespread. Even though there are still craftsmen who create mats and fences, manufacturing of baskets, corbule (decorative baskets...

The Cork

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On both sides of the road, oak woods follow one another and the nude tree trunks are brick red where they have been already harvested. We are going to Tempio Pausania , the capital of Gall...