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,…
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Guide with the places and highlights that you should visit in Sardinia.
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…
TESTA DI POLPO, AGA KHAN’S REFUGE
Giardinelli Island is not a real island. It is a peninsula united to La Maddalena by a small isthmus. Giardinelli is a wild paradise where it is still possible to find quiet spaces within the tourist archipelago of the Maddalena. It was our refuge during our vacation. On the eastern…
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 an experience almost impossible to recreate elsewhere. This is a…
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. The Nuraghe Losa is one of the highest expressions of…