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Sardinia at WTE 2025 in Rome: the Domus de Janas take centre stage at the UNESCO World Heritage event

A historic recognition. On 12 July 2025, Sardinia wrote a new page in its cultural history: the Domus de Janas were officially recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, becoming part of humanity's universal treasures. To celebrate and promote this achievement, the Region of Sardinia participated for the first time ...

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The wine of the Nuragic people: a journey through stone, vines and memory

Imagine an ordinary day more than three thousand years ago. The sun sets slowly among the Guilcer hills (a geographical area in the centre of Sardinia), dyeing the cyclopean towers of the nuraghi with copper. A man rests his bare feet on bunches of dark grapes, rhythmically pressing them into a basin carved into the rock. Beside him, a ...

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Language and power: the 'royal ticket' that changed Sardinia (25 July 1760).

In the heat of July 1760, while Europe was going through great political tensions and Enlightenment turmoil, something crucial but often forgotten happened in Sardinia: on 25 July, a royal note signed by the Minister for Sardinian Affairs, Giovanni Battista Lorenzo Bogino, decreed that Italian was to become the only language that could be used in schools and public ...

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10 typical Sardinian dishes you shouldn't miss (guide to authentic flavours)

Sardinian cuisine is one of the island's most authentic cultural treasures. The result of thousands of years of history, a strong pastoral and rural identity, and a deep connection to the land, Sardinian gastronomy tells the story of Sardinia through intense flavours, traditional recipes, and excellent local products. If you are planning a trip or simply want to discover...

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Sardinian bread

The variety of bread in Sardinia derives from an ancient tradition of processing wheat flour, the cultivation of which in the plains had been practised extensively for millennia. There are hundreds of different types of bread, differing in shape, preparation, ingredients and place of production. The basic ingredients for making ...

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Cabras (Oristano): what to see in Sinis – beaches, Tharros and bottarga.

Dove si trova Cabras Adagiata sulla riva sinistra dell’omonimo stagno – noto anche come Mari Pontis – Cabras sorge a pochi chilometri da Oristano.Il suo vasto territorio comunale si estende fino al mare e comprende oltre 30 chilometri di costa, includendo l’intera Penisola del Sinis e i suggestivi isolotti disabitati del Catalano e di Mal …

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The Sardinian artisan knife: history, tradition and the art of knife-making in Sardinia

La coltelleria italiana: radici e tradizioni. In Italia la produzione di coltelli era già diffusa in ogni regione, sin dal XIII secolo. Con il passar del tempo ciascuna regione ha conservato una sua precisa identità nella lavorazione dei coltelli, così come le diverse tipologie che sono nate in relazione alle necessità locali e alle caratteristiche …

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The Rosas Mine: history of a metal deposit converted into a cultural deposit

The Rosas mine, located north-east of the town of Narcao, has experienced, over the course of 150 years, moments of extreme wealth and others of extreme crisis. You should know, that the site has been known as a valuable mining resource since antiquity, in fact there are traces of mining exploitation already in Nuragic, Roman and Pisan times. These populations, ...

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Sulcis Iglesiente

Il Sulcis Iglesiente all’interno della Provincia del Sud Sardegna, rappresenta una porzione importante della Sardegna sud-occidentale! Questa storica subregione che racchiude in sé 2 territori: il Sulcis più interno e l’Iglesiente più vicino alla costa. Il termine Sulcis deriva dall’antica città fenicia-punica di Sulky o Sulci oggi chiamata Sant’Antioco, comune sito sull’isola omonima. È formata da 27 comuni …

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