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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SA SARTIGLIA 2020, THE GREAT ORISTANO FEAST
One more year, the city of Oristano is preparing for its most prominent party, Sa Sartiglia. This year 2020 is celebrated on February 23 and 25. Sartiglia Program 2020 Sunday 23rd February– Sartiglia Farmers’ Guild Tuesday 25th February – Sartiglia Carpenters’ Guild 10 am – The Notice AnnouncementEarly in the morning, the group…
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,…
THE WINES OF SARDINIA
The wines of Sardinia need an article, in order to help the visitors of the island with their choices in their purchases or visits to restaurants. The island of Sardinia has one of the oldest wine industries in Italy. Throughout history, Sardinia was conquered by the Byzantines, Arabs and Catalans,…
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…
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…
IS FOGHIDONIS 2018, SADALI
SADALI, 20th-21th JANUARY 2018 ANCIENT RITES AND FESTIVALS OF BARBAGIA
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…
A WALK BY THE CASTLE OF CAGLIARI BETWEEN HISTORY AND ANECDOTES
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 events, tours and tours throughout the island. Thanks to 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…
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); The root sors means fortune. As its name indicates the…