Sassari, the second city of Sardinia, a beautiful and royal city. Sassari is a “young” city, dating from the late Middle Ages, probably founded by the inhabitants of the Roman port of Turris Lybisonis (now Porto Torres), who moved inland to escape incursions by Saracen pirates who arrived from the…
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IN SUMMER,
Break the routine ..Disconnect ..Be positive..And if you can, visit Sardinia! Good vacations.
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…
SUGARLOAF
Porto Flavia offers one of the most breathtaking views of the island. The wonderful cliff of Pan di Zucchero (sugarloaf) with a impressive 132 meters high emerges from the water that gives the impression of plunging into a painting. And in August we returned to visit it. For more information in our article…
BARUMINI, A CASTLE FROM 3500 YEARS AGO
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…
A DEEP BREATH AND WE GO ON…
Last Thursday I was there in front of that beautiful sunset. It was in Sant’Antioco, sitting on a bar located in the dunes of Cala Sapone. They had just broadcast “Just Breathe” of Pearl Jam. Breathe. This is the title song. And there is nothing simpler and at same time more complex than…
SAN GIOVANNI DI SINIS
The beach of San Giovanni di Sinis is in the municipality of Cabras, Oristano. It is one of the most beautiful beaches of the island and one of our favorite places. Not only for its natural beauty and crystalline waters, but also by the special energy that sit next to…
PEDESTRIANS
La Maddalena
PORTO CONTE, NYMPHS HOUSE
Porto Conte Bay (Portu Conte, in sardinian and Port del Comte, in catalan) is a natural cove located on the northwest coast of Sardinia and currently protected behind the creation of the Regional Natural Park of Porto Conte, created in order to protect the valuable ecosystem of the area. The…
MARI PINTAU. BETWEEN CAGLIARI & VILLASIMIUS
Mari Pintau, which in Sardinian means “Painted Sea” is one of the best beaches on the island for its spectacular colors, as its name indicates, like painted on a painting. It is located in the south, about 20km from Cagliari towards Villasimius and belongs to the town of Quartu Sant…