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The Sardinian 'Stonehenge': Pranu Mutteddu Park
Catégories History & Culture Experiences & Activities Tags: history & culture experiences & activities 0 CommentairesIf we hear about Stonehenge , the Neolithic site north-west of Salisbury, England, we immediately picture the most famous and imposing cromlech (" stone circle " in Breton), composed of a set...
Lire la suiteMarianne Sin Pfältzer: Open-Air Gallery In Golfo Aranci
Catégories Personalities History & Culture Golfo Aranci Tags: personalities history & culture golfo aranci 0 CommentairesIn the old part of Golfo Aranci village, hanging from the oldest houses, a series of mainly black and white photos tells the story of the last century's fishermen's community emigrated from Ponza, V...
Lire la suiteDomus De Janas Of Malghesi: A Fairy House
Catégories Traditions & Folklore Nature & Landscape History & Culture Tags: traditions & folklore nature & landscape history & culture 0 CommentairesAn hour's drive from the Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites , we arrive at an enchanted place near Oschiri town: " Oh my, this is the Hobbits land! " I tell myself. And I recall the stor...
Lire la suiteA Merciful Killer: The Mysterious Female Accabbadora
Catégories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Experiences & Activities Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture experiences & activities 0 CommentairesWithin 50 minutes drive from Golfo Aranci, you can easily reach Lura's tiny village , where you may visit the impressive Museo Galluras , a 3-storey building of an original local home, w...
Lire la suiteVogue's Photo-Shooting Among Sardinia's Nuraghe
Catégories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture 0 CommentairesInternational Haute Couture has represented Sardinia abroad while revealing the treasure chest of the most hidden wonders, the nuraghi and the ancient and typical masks of Barbagia , the Mamuthon...
Lire la suiteSardinia: Not Only Sun, Salt and Sea
Catégories Nature & Landscape History & Culture Experiences & Activities Tags: nature & landscape history & culture experiences & activities 0 CommentairesWhile reading and studying Sardinia with immense wonder, I persist in discovering its countless cultural treasures. And the more I learn, the more I realize I still know very little ... and its appea...
Lire la suiteDolmen, Menhir & Cromlech
Catégories Nature & Landscape History & Culture Tags: nature & landscape history & culture 0 CommentairesA few years ago in England, 13 kms far from Salisbury, I was fascinated observing Stonehenge, supposed to represent an "ancient astronomical observatory" consisting of megaliths. Stonehenge is undoub...
Lire la suiteWas Christophers Columbus Sardinian?
Catégories Personalities History & Culture Tags: personalities history & culture 0 CommentairesI remember that Sister Anna Concetta, my elementary school teacher, always reminded us on October 12th of the discovery of America by Ligurian Christopher Columbus who, with his famous three caravel...
Lire la suiteChristmas & New Year's Eve In Sardinia
Catégories Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Tags: traditions & folklore history & culture 0 CommentairesChristmas and New Year's holidays in Sardinia have always been the Family's reunion quality time, being many relatives often away from home because of their jobs: a beautiful occasion to finall...
Lire la suiteThe Arbustus
Catégories Traditions & Folklore Nature & Landscape History & Culture Food Tags: traditions & folklore nature & landscape history & culture food 0 CommentairesWhile most of us know that the Arbutus is an evergreen sapling, typical of the Mediterranean scrub in Sardinia, perhaps not everyone knows that during the Italian Risorgimento&nbs...
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