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- The grape harvest in Sardinia
The grape harvest - in Sardinia known as 'sa binnenna' or 'sa innenna' - represents a crucial moment that sanctions the meeting of work, knowledge and ingenuity and is expressed in the picking of the bunches of grapes patiently left to ripen. Although the grape harvest takes place between the end of August and the end of October, September in the world of ... - 11 beaches in north-west Sardinia, not to be missed.
Although still less visited than, for example, north-eastern Sardinia, the north-western part of the island is attracting more and more visitors year after year, probably tired of the overpriced and sold-out resorts. North-western Sardinia has nothing to envy from other parts of the island! Here, too, you will find: beaches ... - Discovering the Conti Vecchi Salt Pans: a clean industry on the outskirts of Cagliari
Located 15 km from Cagliari, the Conti Vecchi salt pans are a beautiful example of industrial archaeology in a fascinating environmental context that changes with the seasons. It is a true salt landscape that combines architecture, nature, industry and historical memory in a path of continuity between the past ... - The Sardinian artisan knife: its history.
In Italy, the production of knives was already widespread in every region, as far back as the 13th century. With the passage of time, each region has retained its own distinct identity in the manufacture of knives, as well as the different types that arose in relation to local needs and cultural characteristics. In fact, they are found within ... - The Saint Efisio Prison
A fascinating and mysterious place, the prison of Sant'Efisio, included among the itineraries of the underground city, is one of the most important places in the memory of Cagliari's most venerated saint. That towards Sant'Efisio is undoubtedly one of the most deeply rooted cults in the whole of Sardinia, carrying on a tradition that lasts more than three centuries ... - 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, ... - Sulcis Iglesiente
Sulcis Iglesiente within the Province of South Sardinia (in the process of being abolished following the new reform of Sardinia's local authorities, formally in force since 16.04.2021), represents an important portion of south-western Sardinia! This historic sub-region encompasses two territories: the more inland Sulcis and the Iglesiente closer to the coast. The term Sulcis derives ... - Sant'Antioco and Byssus
The island of Sant'Antioco, in contrast to other islands, is easily reached without the need for a ferry. In fact, the island is connected to the coastal hinterland of the other 'major' island, Sardinia, by a thin artificial isthmus 5 km long, made up of marine sediments, and at the end by a bridge. Once you cross the bridge, you arrive in the ... - Alghero
Also known as 'Barceloneta', little Barcelona, it is the capital of the Coral Riviera and preserves the language and traditions of Catalonia. The etymology of the name is assumed to be due to the word Aleguerium (seaweed), due to the leaves of the marine plant Posidonia oceanica, erroneously called seaweed, which during the seasonal change of seasons are deposited, after ... - Carbonia e la grande miniera di Serbariu
In the 1937 report by architect Pulitzer on Carbonia's first urban development plan, he describes where the new town will be built: 'in an area halfway up the coast that slopes gently down towards the Serbariu mine, opening up with a wide view of the plain below and the not too distant Tyrrhenian Sea'. - Asinara Island and its national park
The island of Asinara is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, located on the north-western edge of Sardinia and falls within the municipality of Porto Torres, in the province of Sassari. With a surface area of 50 km2 spread over almost 18 km from the Fornelli Strait in the south to Punta Caprara or Punta dello Scorno in the north, the island is very close to Sardinia, almost as if it were the island's own ...