During our stay in Ogliastra, we decided to visit the nearby Golgo Plateau or Altopiano di Golgo, which is reached after drive the 8 km of road that separate it from the city of Baunei. The Altopiano di Golgo is part of the Gennargentu National Park. Geologically, it turns out…
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“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…
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…
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 its wild nature, with long beaches and numerous coves that…
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Las Plassas
THE WILD HORSES OF THE GIARA DI GESTURI
The Giara di Gesturi is an area in the interior of the island and is well worth a visit, especially if you are visiting the famous Barumini, as it is not far away. A Giara is a plateau of volcanic origin and Gesturi is the largest of the island (it…
PURPLE RAIN, THE JACARANDA BLOOM IN CAGLIARI
I consider the Jacaranda bloom in Cagliari a little magic. It is an event that occurs twice a year, but flowering of June is undoubtedly the most beautiful. The second, in September, is considerably softer. These days we are experiencing the greatest flowering weeks. A heavy rain of purple flowers…
IN SEARCH OF THE MOLENTARGIUS PINK FLAMINGOS…
The Molentargius Natural Park, popularly known as “the salt lake of Cagliari” is one of the most important wetlands in southern Italy and is a protected area as it hosts a large number of bird species that nest in the area. It also has a population of pink flamingos with permanent…
SUNRISE IN PORTO GIUNCO, VILLASIMIUS
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THE VAIN SEAGULL
Real Seagull, Testa di Polpo beach, Isola Giardinelli, La Maddalena Larus (cachinnans) michahellis Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae Sardinia name: CAU, CaO, caòne Zoogeographic origin: Species polytypic-Macaronesian Mediterranean distribution.