Cagliari, my city, which I thought I knew so well, the other night gave me another nice emotion, I went on an afternoon tour through the streets of the Castle (Castello) district. The tour was organized by Trip Sardinia agency, which organizes…
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ASINARA, A BEACH DAY IN FORNELLI
The island of Asinara is a unique place in the Mediterranean. It is an island that makes you feel a totally wild and primitive nature. The connection with the sea, the land, and the animals that inhabit the island is…
THE MAGIC OF NURAGHE LOSA
A nuraghe, in Sardinian nuraghe or nuraxi and in Italian nuraghi, is a type of megalithic building, and that go back to years previous to the 1000 a. C. They have become the symbol of Sardinia and its distinctive culture….
TREKKING IN NEBIDA. AN IMPRESSIVE PATH
Nebida is part of the southwestern coast of Sardinia, and the town where the famous Pan di Zucchero (Sugar Loaf), the imposing limestone cliff faces the famous Porto Flavia mines. It is called the Green Coast of Sardinia, due to…
BEFORE LEAVING. A RIDE FOR THE BACKSTREETS OF CARLOFORTE
An hour before I took the ferry which was to take me back to “the big island”, I wandered through the backstreets of Carloforte, following their way to the highest part of the town. Before that, I had only visited the…
SA SARTIGLIA 2017, THE CARNIVAL OF ORISTANO
26 to 28 february 2017 The Sartiglia is a unique and spectacular equestrian event. It takes place the last Sunday and the last Tuesday of Carnival. The name comes from the Spanish sortija (ring) and, even more, from the Latin sorticola (ring);…
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CASTLE OF LAS PLASSAS: THE HEART OF THE MARMILLA
The sinuous hill that houses the castle of Las Plassas, has a nipple form. For this reason, the name comes from one of the most fertile areas of Sardinia, known simply as Marmilla. The castle dates back to the 12th…
LEVANTE, PIZZA E BIRRA RUBIU, CAGLIARI
The Pizzeria Rubiu is a place that we have to recommend, especially for the quality of its ingredients. It’s true that its location is not at all central but it’s worth it to go (T-hotel customers have it very close!). The…
THE FORDONGIANUS TERMS. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAN AND WATER
It has already happened, in previous articles like Nora and Tharros, that we talk about places in which emerges the strong link between man and water. Fordongianus, for example, are ancient thermal baths, which were immediately exploited by the ancient Roman…
ADD SOMETHING SWEET TO YOUR DAY! CA.PA.GEL PASTRY IN CAGLIARI
Its name, Ca.Pa.Gel, may seem strange to us until we discover that it mean: Ca Caffeteria (Coffee shop)= , Pa = Pasticceria (Pastry), Gel = Gelateria (Ice cream shop) This historic pastry shop – “from neighborhood of a lifetime” is a…