This is the first article in Sardinia12 dedicated to nuraghes (in Sardinian are called nuraghes or nuraxi) The nuraghi are the most characteristic and the most mysterious of ancient buildings of Sardinia. is not yet known exactly use that ancient Nuragic populations of these wonderful fortifications made of stone. What…
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SU ROMANZESU: THE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN THE CULT AND THE NON-CULT IN SARDINIA
Su Romanzesu, represents one of the few, if not the only, places of the Nuragic era in Sardinia where the cult and the non-cult have coexisted for a long time in perfect balance. It is, in fact, a Nuragic village-sanctuary, dating back to the Bronze Age, made up of a…
ARGENTIERA, THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY PROTECTED BY THE SEA AND THE WIND
Argentiera. What a particular place. A stop along the way. Argentiera is a piece of island history protected by a rough sea and a terrible wind that never stops blowing. It is certainly a different place, which we have to recommend for its strangeness. Maybe not all audiences like it,…
PERDEPERA IN CARDEDU, ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES IN THE WORLD
Perdepera is one of the beaches belonging to the municipality of Cardedu located in the center of the east coast of Sardinia, in the province of Ogliastra. This province is quite unknown to most people and until a few decades ago it was now considered one of the most beautiful…
THE BEACHES OF ALGHERO
Alghero is perhaps the most beautiful medieval city on the island and its beaches are part of its beauty.Its name, Alguer or Alghero, Alghero in Italian, S’Alighèra in Sardinian and L’Alguer in Catalan, comes from the algae that are deposited on San Giovanni beach after the rainy days. Alghero has…
MOUNT SIRAI: TESTIMONY OF CIVILIZATION IN THE HEART OF THE MOST OLD SARDINIA
If you visit the Sulcis in Iglesias area, you will find yourself in one of the oldest areas of Sardinia, on the land where the first Nuragic, Phoenician and Punic civilizations settled. Mount Sirai is a true open-air archaeological museum. It was inhabited by the Nuraghic people from the first…
BAUNEI, A TOWN ISOLATED IN THE ISOLATED OGLIASTRA
Baunei, nestled between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Gennargentu Mountains, in the heart of eastern Sardinia in the Ogliastra area, has a wild landscape, which prides its inhabitants and intrigues its visitors, who increasingly choose their holidays in Ogliastra . . It is one of the most uninhabited areas of…
“SU STABILIMENTU”, THE OLD LITHOGRAPHIC QUARRY
If we are going to visit the famous Pedra Longa of Baunei, we can take a nice walk nearby and visit Su Stabilimentu. It is a short and pleasant walk, in easy and flat terrain, with impressive views. The lithographic quarry Su Stabilimentu was inaugurated at the beginning of the…
THE RITE OF HOLY WEEK IN SARDINIA
The author of these beautiful photos is a good friend of mine, his name is Roberto Murgia, named Bob. The photos show some moments of the rite of Holy Week in Cagliari. Sa Chida Santa, which is its name in Sardinian language, takes place through the streets of the historic…
SALINE CONTI VECCHI: THE STORY OF THE SALT MOUNTAINS OF CAGLIARI
It’s true, we’re at the right time, but the cover photo, is not a mountain of ice, but rather of salt. In December I visited the Saline Conti Vecchi. I took this photo from the tourist train while it took us around the large plant that is located a few…
CHIARA VIGO, THE MASTER OF THE SEA THREAD – SANT’ANTIOCO
“I experienced a spell tonight.” This is the thought that I wrote and left in the guestbook in Chiara Vigo’s room. Chiara Vigo is the master of the sea thread, the bisso. The bisso or fabric of the sea is obtained from the precious Pinna Nobilis, a giant mollusk that…
AUTUMN EQUINOX AT THE SANCTUARY OF SANTA CRISTINA: THE EFFECT OF THE OVERTURNED SHADOW
Last September 22nd, during the days of the Autumn Equinox, I was at the well of Santa Cristina. . I arrived in the afternoon and, unfortunetely, I didn’nt see my shadow overturned. The day was right, but the sun, at that hour, was not aligned with the hole above the…