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Long uninhabited, despite its ancient geological origin, Sardinia has preserved its own freshness, capturing the gaze and admiration of many who, in the flow of centuries, irresistibly attracted by the geographical position, the heart of the western Mediterranean, have made it the object of the most different designs: the Phoenicians followed by Carthaginians, theRomans afterwards, the Byzantines, the Spanish and the Piemontese.

These encounters were followed by others which occurred when Sardinia came into contact with other cultures and civilizations. The latter certainly left important traces upon their passage, adding and harmonizing with the local ones, as the unique nuraghi buildings and the monuments from the Judicial Period, whose cultural and political validity is testified by the “condaghi”, the oldest records written in the romance language still marking the local speech.

Sardinia’s cultural and natural heritages are thus moulded together in a single result, which enchants every visitor, thanks to the mild climate, the multi-coloured sea, the mountain rich in flora and fauna and the typical peculiar species, the food and wine, and the unique blend of tastes and perfumes, innovation and tradition, something one can also find in both costumes and handicraft, in holidays and festivals, together with the generous hospitality of the Sardinian people.

Geography
The island, divided into eight provinces, has more or less the shape of a quadrilateral, with a length of about 260 kilometres, north to south, and a width of 120 kilometres, east to west. The four extremes are Capo Falcone in the north, Capo Teulada in the south, Capo Comino to the east, and Capo Argentiera in the west. Sardinia shows a certain symmetry between its opposite sides, with wide inlets, one at each side: the gulf of Asinara in the north, and the Gulf of Cagliari in the south, Orosei in the east, and Oristano in the west.

The coastal development consists of about 1.850 kilometres. Its coasts are mostly high and rocky, while sandy edgings are more frequent on the southern and western shores. Other interesting features of the Sardinian coastline are the number of caves, more numerous near calcareous formations subject to karsification and, in Gallura, the deep inlets, funnel-shaped – the so-called rìas coasts - ancient river valleys later flooded and filled by the sea.

Because of millions of years of erosion activity, hill expanses are dominant in Sardinia, while part of the western territory is shaped by the Campidano and Nurra plains. The Gennargentu characterizes the mountain areas. Located in the centre-east section of the island, it is its most towering mountain.
Sardinia has only tree rivers of importance: the longest is the Tirso (150 kilometres), followed by the Flumendosa and the Coghinas. Lake Omodeo was created by means of a barrier on the river Tirso. It is the largest artificial lake in Italy.

By site of tourism promotion in Sardinia: Sardegna Turismo (http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/index.php?xsl=185&s=2&v=9&c=3025)


To start: a promotional video for the Japanese media. Watch it in HD! Full screen! ;)

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Official site of tourism promotion in Sardinia: SARDEGNA Turismo (http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/en/index.html) (Italian-English-German)
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More infos:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardinia
http://wikitravel.org/en/Sardinia



More beautiful pics on SSC:
- Sardegna: paesaggio, natura, tradizioni e cultura... un po' di foto! (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=688412)
- Cagliari - foto (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=526724)
- Sassari - foto (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=757890)

Palau - Capo d'Orso

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High above Palau Harbour in Sardinia is Capo d'Orso - Mother Nature's 100% original abstract art on... Cape Bear.

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Barigadu (Oristano)

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Taloro River, central Sardinia, near Oristano.

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Villasimius - Porto Giunco

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Pan di Zucchero - Masua

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Tiscali - Dorgali

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View from Mount Tiscali.

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Stintino - La Pelosa

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La Pelosa beach

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Marmilla - Las Plassas

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Very nice, especially the first picture! :okay:

^^ Thanks!

Ogliastra - Cala Goloritzè

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Ogliastra - Ulassai

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Nora (Pula) - Terme romane

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Nora is an ancient Roman and pre-Roman town placed on a peninsula near Pula, near to Cagliari in Sardinia. It is believed to be the first town founded in Sardinia and to have been settled by the ancient Sherden or the Nuraghi people, however after colonization by Phoenicians and a period of domination by Carthage the town came under Roman control after the conquest of Sardinia in 238 BC. It went into decline from the 4th century AD and appears to have been abandoned during the 8th century. [1]

Nora was an important trading town in its time with two protected harbours, one on each side of the peninsula. Several different building styles can be seen in the excavated buildings.

Because the southern part of Sardinia is sinking into the Mediterranean Sea, a substantial part of the former town is now under the sea [2]. A similar fate has befallen the ancient Phoenicia and later Roman city of Bithia near Chia, situated not far from Nora. Bithia is now completely submerged.

Sulcis Area - Santadi

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Gennargentu Mountain

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Arcipelago della Maddalena - Caprera

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Bosa

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Any pics of the La Maddalena area? There used to be a U.S. Naval Base there a few years ago. Btw, I remember flying over the island of Sardinia a few years ago on a flight from Rome to Valencia, Spain.

wonderful pics, i have family in alghero, and sardinia haves a special place in my heart, always go there when i can...:)

Any pics of the La Maddalena area? There used to be a U.S. Naval Base there a few years ago. Btw, I remember flying over the island of Sardinia a few years ago on a flight from Rome to Valencia, Spain.

La Maddalena

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wonderful pics, i have family in alghero, and sardinia haves a special place in my heart, always go there when i can...:)

Alghero

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http://www.algherosardinia.net/
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Any pics of the La Maddalena area? There used to be a U.S. Naval Base there a few years ago. Btw, I remember flying over the island of Sardinia a few years ago on a flight from Rome to Valencia, Spain.

in my flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gianfrancoconti/sets/72157608210379993/) ;)

Nebida coastline

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Sette Fratelli mountain

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Acquafredda Castle - Siliqua

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Barumini - Su Nuraxi

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Su Nuraxi is an important nuraghic archaeological site in Barumini, Sardinia. It was inscribed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1997 as Su Nuraxi di Barumini.

Su Nuraxi simply means "the nuraghe" in Sardinian.

The complex is centered around a three-story tower built around 1500s BC. At this site Dr. Giovanni Lilliu discovered a fortified village that at times had been covered by ground and had become a hill. He did the first excavations here in the 1950s.

Monte d'Accoddi - Porto Torres (Sassari)

The only Ziqqurat in the western Mediterranean, a prehistoric altar of Monte d'Accoddi.

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Bruncu Spina - Fonni (Gennargentu Mountain)

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Awesome pictures! I'm glad it preserves it's classic European citiscape :okay:.

in my flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gianfrancoconti/sets/72157608210379993/) ;)

Grazie mille. :okay:

Sardinia is heaven on earth.. it has been on my travel list for a loooooong time.. hope to visit it one day..:)

Thanks everyone!! :)

Tharros

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Tharros was an ancient city on the west coast of Sardinia, Italy, and is currently an archaeological site near the village of San Giovanni di Sinis, municipality of Cabras, in the Province of Oristano. It is located on a peninsula that forms the northern cape of the Bay of Oristano, the cape of San Marco. Tharros, mentioned by Ptolemy and in the Itineraries, seems to have been one of the most important places on the island.

Archaeological research done in the area of Tharros has established that in the eighth century BCE the town was founded by Phoenicians. On the remains of a former nuragic village on top of the hill called Su Muru Mannu they founded a tophet, an open air sacred place common for several installations of Phoenicians in the western Mediterranean, and seen as a first sign of colonization and urbanization. Excavations have shown that from the eighth century BCE until the abandonment of Tharros in the 10th century CE the place was inhabited, first by Phoenicians, then by the Punics and then under Roman domination. The town was abandoned under pressure of the incursions of Saracen raiders. The site was used for centuries after that as a quarry for building materials for the surrounding villages and towns. Certainly there has always been a strong Sardic element during the whole time of its existence. An inscription records the repair of the road from Tharras to Cornus as late as the reign of the emperor Philip. (De la Marmora, Voy. en Sardaigne, vol. ii. pp. 359, 477.) The Antonine Itinerary correctly places it 18 miles from Cornus and 12 from Othoca (modern Santa Giusta near Oristano).

The area is now an open air museum and still excavations are done bringing to light ever more details of the past of this town. What is to be seen is most of the period of Roman domination or early Christianity. Amongst the interesting structures is the tophet itself, the bath installations, the temple foundations and a part of the area with houses and artisan workshops.

Most of the artifacts can be found in the Archaeological Museum at Cagliari, in the Antiquarium Arborense and the Archaeological Museum of the town of Cabras.

San Baltolu di Luras, S'ouzzastru, the Olivastro , named national monument, is a 3000 years old olive tree.

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bela Sardinia :drool:

Isili - Lake Is Barrocus and a characteristic local train for tourist in the municipality of Isili, central Sardinia.

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Cagliari

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Cagliari (Sardinian pronunciation: Casteddu) is the capital of the island of Sardinia. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castle. It has about 160,000 inhabitants, or about 400,000 including the outlying townships (metropolitan area): Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu Sant'Elena.

An ancient city with a long history, Cagliari has seen the occupation of several civilisations. Seat of the important University of Cagliari and the Primate Roman Catholic archdiocese of Sardinia, the city is an important regional cultural, educational, political and artistic centre, known for its diverse Art Nouveau architecture, vibrant nightlife and several monuments. It is also Sardinia's economic and industrial hub, having one of biggest ports in the Mediterranean sea, an international airport.

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Sassari

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Sassari is an Italian city in Sardinia. It is the second-largest in terms of population with about 130,000 inhabitants, or about 300,000 when including the metropolitan area. As one of the oldest cities on the island, it contains a considerable collection of art.

Over time, Sassari has been ruled by the Genoese, the Pisans, the Aragonese, the Catalans, the Spanish and the Austrians, all which have contributed to Sassari's historical and artistic heritage. Sassari is a city rich in art, culture and history, and is well-known for its beautiful "palazzi" and its elegant, neo-classical piazzas, such as Piazza d'Italia (Square of Italy) and the Teatro Civico (Civic Theatre).

As Sardinia's second most important city after Cagliari, it has a considerable amount of cultural, touristic, commercial and political importance in the island. The city's economy mainly relies on tourism and services, however also partially on research, construction, pharmaceuticals and the petroleum industry.

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Surtana Valley - Supramonte Area

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Bugerru, southwest Sardinia

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Linas Mountain near Vallermosa and Villacidro

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Waterfall 'Sa Spendula' - Villacidro

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Portu Pedrosu, a small fjord in the Province of Ogliastra.

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Castelsardo - Sant'Antonio Abate cathedral

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Winter in Mandrolisai Area

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^^

Castelsardo - Sant'Antonio Abate cathedral

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BARBAGIA - Mamoiada

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Cala Tinnari - Trinità d'Agultu

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Desert Piscinas

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Desert Piscinas is an area that is located in western Sardinia, in the municipality of Arbus and extends for approximately 5 km2. It is considered one of the few deserts are in Europe, along with the Tabernas Desert, the desert Accona and the desert of Agriate in Corsica.

The dunes, which stretch from the coast inland to about 2 km, reaching a height of about 100 m and are shaped by winds blowing from the sea.

Grotta del bue marino - Dorgali/Cala Gonone

The name comes from the presence of the Monk Seal, the rarest seals in the Mediterranean (sea cow called by the locals), which until the eighties came to raise their cubs in the cave.

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Cala luna (moon creek) - Dorgali
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felis e thenightdriver, thanks for the support! :okay:

Chia beach

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Flumendosa lake - Seulo

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Nuorese area

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Carloforte - San Pietro Island

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Carloforte (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carloforte) is a fishing and resort town of located on Isola di San Pietro (Saint Peter's Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pietro_Island)), approximately 7 km off the South Western Coast of Sardinia.

Beautiful island! It definitely worths a visit.

+1 :)

Tuerredda beach

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Altopiano La Giara - Giara Table land

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La Giara is a plateau of volcanic origin,covered by all the typical species of the Mediterranean flora (cork oaks, wild pear, bushes, myrtle, cistus..)
The reputation of the plateau, at an international level, is due to the presence of the famous horses of Giara "who live in the wild, perfectly integrated into the environment. These horses are a mixed of normal horses and ponies. Their presence on Giara is very old,probably brought by the Phoenicians.

^^

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not only sea .. a bit of history
Cagliari Quartiere Castello - the castle district

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is the most important of the historic districts of Cagliari. It stands on a limestone hill, about one hundred meters above the sea level. Fondated in the thirteenth century. was fortified with walls, towers and bastions, to accommodate the offices of civil government, military,religious and the nobility '.Today you can still 'only access through the old medieval gates opening in the walls that still surround most of the perimeter of the Castle.

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streets inside the district
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Santa Croce sq. on the bastion's same name.
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Cathedral
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the panoramic terrace of the bastion of Saint Remy
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bastione San remy
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:okay:

Bisognerebbe cercare di proporre davvero quasi tutti i posti più meritevoli...magari usando la "par condicio" tra sud-nord-centro-costa-interno...

Sta uscendo una bella raccolta... :)

Capo Carbonara - Cape Carbonara lighthouse
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Cape Caccia - Alghero

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Cape Caccia - Neptune's Grotto

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^^
the staircase that goes down to sea is very impressive!

^^
the staircase that goes down to sea is very impressive!

is an amazing place!

Some information:

The entrance to the grotto lies only around a meter above the sea level at the foot of the 110-meter-high Capo Caccia cliffs and the cave can therefore only be visited when the waters below are calm. A stairway cut into the cliff in 1954, the 654-step escala del cabirol (goat's steps), leads from a car park at the top of the cliff down to the entrance.

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"In 2002 the Italian journalist Sergio Frau published a book, Le colonne d'Ercole ("Pillars of Hercules"), in which he states that before Eratosthenes, all the ancient Greek writers located the Pillars of Hercules on the Strait of Sicily between Sicily and Tunisia, while only Alexander the Great's conquest of the east obliged Eratosthenes to move the pillars at Gibraltar in his description of the world.

According to his thesis, the Atlantis described by Plato could be identified with Sardinia. He argues that a tsunami once hit Sardinia which destroyed the enigmatic Nuragic civilization and that the survivors migrated to the nearby Italian peninsula, founding the Etruscan civilization (which is now thought to have come from the Eastern Mediterranean).

In April 2005, the theories of the Sergio Frau were debated at a conference organized by UNESCO in Paris. At the same time, an exposition of his findings was on display in the UNESCO building."

Yes, almost the lost continent :D

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(unfortunately in Italian)

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Costa Smeralda - Arzachena/Golfo Aranci/Olbia
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Costa Smeralda stretches for 20km between the towns of Arzachena and Olbia. The coast is characterized by many bays, small beaches, not far from several islands including the archipelago of Maddalena. The area was mostly uninhabited until the first half of the twentieth century to the birth in 1962, the Consorzio Costa Smeralda created by Prince Karim Aga Khan's Ismaili. Soon this became a place of election of the jet set.
the heart of the Costa Smeralda is Porto cervo,other famous locations are Porto Rotondo,baia Sardinia,Cannigione.

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Santa Cristina Sacred Well - Paulilatino

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LOCATION: Santa Cristina archaeological site is located on a basaltic plateau near Abbasanta, in the west-central Sardinia.

PERIOD: Nuragic period - Late Bronze Age (between IX and XI century B.C )

Santa Cristina area, near Paulilatino (OR), is one of the most beatiful Sardinian archaeological sites.The major complex includes a nuragic holy well, a nurage and nuragic habitations.
Santa Cristina nuragic well, due to its mysterious appeal and inexplicable coincidences, is probably the most known holy well.
Sacred Wells had initially a circular compound wall, like Su Tempiesu holy well. Why does the moon light reflect in the well every 18 years and 6 months between December and the beginning of January? Is it only an incredible coincidence? Or did the well wall have a perpendicular opening on the top? Enigmas of the nuragic culture; fascinating mysteries with no solution.
Another enigma: In the past, during vernal and autumnal equinoxes, the sun shone down the steps through the hole in the stone construction over the well. It happened when the earth's axis was tilted and Rigel Kent(even called Alfa Centauri, the closest star of the system) was visible from the island. The sun and the moon, one more together, relate to the nuragic sites.
Santa Cristina refers to the little rural church near the well, surrounded by small habitations (called Muristenes o Cumbessias), used by faithful people to celebrate the saint on the second Sunday in May and the Archangel Gabriel on the forth Sunday in October .
The basalt holy well constists ( as the other sardinian and nuragic holy wells) of a foyer, a descending stone staircase and an elliptical wall(tholos) wich encloses the source. The well water still runs through the extremely fine and tigh fit of the blocks during the winter and spring. The 25 steps are covered by a tholos style ceiling.
The one hectare archaeological site consists of a big and circular basalt hut, the so-called “capanna delle riunioni” (the hut where meetings took place) with a big stone seat inside. One-tower nuraghe is located in the south-west part, surrounded by several well-mantained huts which date back to different periods.

HOW TO GET THERE: the archaeological site is at around 4 Km far away from Paulilatino (km 115 on the road called SS 131 from Sassari to Cagliari) . Some road signs indicate the holy well.

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Nuraghe

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The nuraghe (IPA [nu'rage]) (plural Italian nuraghi, Sardinian nuraghes) is the main type of megalithic edifice found in Sardinia, dating back before 1000 BC.

The typical nuraghe is situated in a panoramic spot and has the shape of a truncated conical tower resembling a beehive. The structure has no foundations and stands only by virtue of the weight of its stones, which may weigh as much as several tons. Some nuraghes are more than 20 metres in height.

Today, there are more than 8,000 nuraghes still extant in Sardinia, although it has been estimated that they once numbered more than 30,000. Nuraghes are most prevalent in the northwest and south-central parts of the island.

More information:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuraghe
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuragic_civilization


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Flumendosa - Flumendosa lake
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^^ Beautiful!

I never went on that boat. Soon I'll have to go!

Spargi Island - Maddalena archipelago

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Brilliant quality pics, keep up the good work. :)
Hopefully I'm going on cruise ship tour around these areas, will post pics myself when I take some :D

Iglesias

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The municipality had a population of 28,170 inhabitants at the 2001 census. Its land area is 207.63 km² (80.166 sq mi). It is the co-capital of the province of Carbonia-Iglesias (along with Carbonia) as well as its second-largest community.

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Sardinia in colors

asinara
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arbatax red rocks
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budelli
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sunset
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santa teresa
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Cagliari roofs
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Bosa
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^^ WOW! :nuts:

Woods
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Where is this place?
I saw the photo more than once...amazing!

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underbush in Monte Arcosu, WWF OASIS
you're right..is an amazing place

underbush in Monte Arcosu, WWF OASIS
you're right..is an amazing place

Oh thanks!

I went there several times.

Bosa looks so beautiful, almost like frozen in time.

Costa Rei - Peppino's Rock (Scoglio di Peppino)

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Villasimius - Porto Giunco Beach

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Osilo - Malaspina Castle

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Animals in Gennargentu Mountain

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Bosa looks so beautiful, almost like frozen in time.

Bosa is a beautiful place! Have you been in Bosa?

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Wow! Sardinia looks amazing, so much beauty in such a small area! I wish I could visit some day. :)

Sardinia is a beautiful place indeed. Well worth a visit to see some very interesting sights.

Thank you guys! Sardinia you awaits! ;)

- Cagliari Airport (http://www.sogaer.it/en/)
- Olbia – Costa Smeralda Airport (http://www.geasar.it/home.asp?section=AEROPORTO&lang=3&hid_idgruppopalchettoHome=2)
- Alghero Airport (http://www.aeroportodialghero.it/home_en.asp)

- Cagliari Port (http://www.porto.cagliari.it/php/index.php)
- Olbia/Golfo Aranci Port (http://www.olbiagolfoaranci.it/indexen_GB.php?carattere=p)
- Porto Torres Port (http://www.olbiagolfoaranci.it/indexen_GB.php?carattere=p)

Alghero

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It is also known as Barceloneta, little Barcelona: the city has been preserved the use of Catalan, of which 22.4% of its inhabitants speak in Alghero variant, recognized by the Italian and the Autonomous Region of Sardinia as the language minority.The city is one of the gateways to the Island, thanks to the airport which is situated close Fertilia. It is also known as Coral Riviera, as the waters of its harbor is the largest quantity of the precious red coral of the finest quality, still caught from coral sub.The branch of coral is placed in the arms of the city

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p.s. W3deco, I know you already posted..I just wanted to add some more info e pics:)

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S'Archittu

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S'Archittu (Translation: "the little arch," in the Sardinian language) is a small coastal tourist resort near Oristano (Sardinia, Italy), part of the municipality of Cuglieri.

It is best known for its beach, at the end of which is a peculiar rock which the sea and wind erosion has bored, thereby digging a rather wide natural tunnel.

Approximately 1 km to the south of S'Archittu is Torre del Pozzo ("The Well's Tower), itself within the municipal territory of Cuglieri too, with its Is Arenas beach, which is more than seven km long, and flanked by the largest marine pine forest in Europe engulfing a world-renowned golf-club. The marine pine trees were planted back in the Sixties, but the forest developed into a truly amazing natural spectacle beyond anybody's expectations. Centuries ago, the tower served as a watch tower to safe-guard the island from marauding invaders from the sea, and the well is a natural vertical tunnel not far from the tower, dug through limestone and sandstone by the sea. It gushes sea water when the Mistral blows with gale force, from the north-west all the way down from the Massif Central in France.

Noteworthy of the area is also its lush Mediterranean vegetation. The roads are also lined with local cactus trees (Opuntia ficus-indica) bearing very flavoury Indian figs; these are best eaten when ripe after the rain. They can be picked using a cane which has been cut with deep slits at one end and provided with a small stone fitted at the centre of the three resulting wooden tongues that are thus spread apart to form a claw-like tip.

Travellers can reach it from Oristano and Bosa by bus, and accommodation is provided by a number of B&Bs and three camping sites. Victuals are galore at the many restaurants punctuating that stretch of coastline.


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Tirso River

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The Tirso is a 152 km river, the most important of the island Sardinia.

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Villasimius - Porto Giunco Beach


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Gorgeous!!!!! I want to spend my summer here and run along that beach!!

Is Sardinia's name related by any chance to sardines?

Gorgeous!!!!! I want to spend my summer here and run along that beach!!

Is Sardinia's name related by any chance to sardines?

The name Sardinia (Sardegna in italian) comes from latin Sardi-orum
(land of sardinian people). The Greeks called sardinia Sardo',connecting it to Sardo the son of Heracles in mythology would reach the island at the head of Libyan settlers.Sardinia was also called by the Greeks Ichnussa, from the greek ICHNOS (trace of human foot) for its characteristic shape.
Several historicals suggested that the Sardinians are to be recognized even in Serdan-one of the "Sea Peoples" mentioned in Egyptian documents of the sixteenth and thirteenth centuries BC.

Cagliari - Poetto Beach

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Poetto (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetto) is Cagliari's main beach. It stretches for about eight kilometers, from Sella del Diavolo (the Devil's Saddle) up to the coastline of Quartu Sant'Elena. Poetto is also the name of the district located on the western stretch of the strip between the beach and Saline di Molentargius (Molentargius's Salt Mine).

Poetto is also the entertainment district for Cagliari's nightlife and attracts many tourists. Especially from June to September, one can listen to live music, go to discos, participate in dance lessons or karaoke or simply walk on the seashore.

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The name Sardinia (Sardegna in italian) comes from latin Sardi-orum
(land of sardinian people). The Greeks called sardinia Sardo',connecting it to Sardo the son of Heracles in mythology would reach the island at the head of Libyan settlers.Sardinia was also called by the Greeks Ichnussa, from the greek ICHNOS (trace of human foot) for its characteristic shape.
Several historicals suggested that the Sardinians are to be recognized even in Serdan-one of the "Sea Peoples" mentioned in Egyptian documents of the sixteenth and thirteenth centuries BC.

Very interesting info thank you much!!! What a breathtaking island :okay:

Sacred rites in Sardinia: Sant'Efisio

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The Festival of Sant'Efisio is the most important festival of Cagliari, which is held annually on May 1 and involves the whole Sardinia and more than one hundred thousand people during the procession

He was born in the outskirts of Antioch in Asia Minor, around the third century from pagan father and christian mother. He was enrolled among the troops of Emperor Diocletian to fight the Christians, but during the trip to Italy, he converted to Christianity.
Sent to Sardinia to defend the interests of the Roman Empire, was accused of infidelity and he proved to Diocletian of having converted to Christianity. He was imprisoned, tortured and put to death on the scaffold of Nora (25 km from Cagliari) the January-15-303.

in 1656 the Sardinians prayed Sant'Efisio for defeating the terrible wave of plague (black death) propagated on the island since 1652 because of some Catalan sailors suffering from disease and landed in Alghero on a merchant ship. The epidemic infected the whole of Sardinia, Cagliari, in particular, which killed about ten thousand inhabitants. Just the Municipal Administration Cagliari made a vow to Sant'Efisio: if he could defeat the plague, every year a procession and celebrations was held in his honor, from the Stampace district until Nora, where the saint was martyred. In September, the rains did the plague disappear, and the following year until today, May 1, we respect the vow made to him years earlier. Was chosen the month of May as a symbol of regeneration of nature.

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Discesa dei Candelieri - candlesticks descent

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The descent of the candlestick, or the "great feast" of Sassari and beyond. It is celebrated on the eve of the Assumption for more than seven hundred years in honor of the Virgin of the Assumption to thank the Virgin for having delivered the city from some terrible plague, the last of which dates from 1652,that killed nearly all the inhabitants of the city.

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What an incredible place, looks awe inspiring...especially with all the amazing looking cliffs, caves and rock formations. Would love to visit!!!

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"Sa Fraigada" Forest - Nughedu San Nicolò

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Chia Beach

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Chia (pronounced /kia/) or Baia di Chia is a coastal area in southern Sardinia, which is part of the municipality of Domus de Maria in the Province of Cagliari.

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Beautiful sandy beaches :okay:.

Orroli - Nuraghe Arrubiu

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The Nuraghe Arrubiu is one of the most important prehistoric monuments in Sardinia. It's monument with a complex plan of the type known as pentalobate, this means that five towers were built around the central tower. It's called "Arrubiu"as in sardinian language means red..... lichens give the red color to the stones.

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Artificial lake of San Sebastiano - Isili (Sarcidano Area)

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La Cinta beach - San Teodoro

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Quad Excursions

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Album by Escursioni Orosei (http://www.flickr.com/photos/escursioniorosei/)- Flickr.

Gavoi - domus de janas

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Domus de Janas (Sardinian: "House of the Fairies" or of the "Witches") are a type of pre-historic chamber tombs found in the Mediterranean area, but typically in Sardinia. They consist of several chambers quarried out by the Ozieri and Beaker cultures, resembling houses in their layout.

More than 1000 of the rock-cut tombs are known on the island. They date to the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. A necropolis of them at the site of Anghelu Ruju, near Alghero, consists of 36 tombs some carved with bulls' heads. Another large site is that of Sant'Andrea Priu at Bonorva, including 18 chambers: during the late Roman and Byzantine dominations it was turned into a cave church. Other sites can be found at Pimentel, Sedini, Villaperuccio, Ittiri and Porto Torres.

The shape of grottoes can vary from that of a rounded hut with conical or triangular ceiling. The walls are often decorated with magical reliefs. The corpses, painted with red ochre like the tomb's walls, were buried together with common life objects, jewels and tools. According to archaeologist Giovanni Lilliu, they were buried under shells of molluscs; according to other theories, they were left outside the tomb, being put inside only after they had reduced to a skeleton.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domus_de_Janas

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San Giovanni di Sinis - Sinis Peninsula

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From this (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=58123329&postcount=319) thread. Pics posted by jonio.



Tharros ruins - Sinis Peninsula

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From this (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=58123523&postcount=321) thread. Pics posted by jonio.

Asinara island

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Asinara (Italian for "Donkey-inhabited" but its name comes from Latin "Sinuaria" and means sinus-shaped island[citation needed]; Sardinian: S'Asinàra) is an Italian island of 51 km² in area and it's uninhabited. The island is located off the northwestern tip of Sardinia, and is mountainous in geography with steep, rocky coasts. Because fresh water is scarce trees are sparse and low scrub is the predominant vegetation. Part of the national parks system of Italy, the island was recently converted to a wildlife and marine preserve. It is home to a population of wild Albino Donkeys from which the island takes its name.

As an extension of the larger island, Asinara is the second largest island of Sardinia after Sant'Antioco.

Human habitation on the island dates back to prehistory, with Domus de Janas (sprites' houses) near Campu Perdu. Carved into soft limestone, the constructions are unique to the island.

Because of its central position in the Mediterranean, Asinara was known and used by Phoenicians, Greeks, and Romans.

In 1997 Asinara was established as a National Park, and is now nature reserve. Its natural beauty, unspoiled by the sparse human settlement, made it an ideal candidate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asinara

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Serpentara island - Villasimius

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Serpentara island is a small island situated 4 km south-east of Sardinia. The area is 134 hectares and is uninhabited.

In the highest point (54 m) is the Tower of St. Louis, used during the Spanish domination for the sighting of the Saracen ships that infested the coasts of Sarrabus.

The island is part of the natural marine reserve "Capo Carbonara".

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...and...Porto Giunco beach and tower - Villasimius

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Temple of Antas - Fluminimaggiore

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The Temple of Antas is an ancient Carthaginian-Roman temple in the commune of Fluminimaggiore, southern Sardinia. It is located in an area colonized by the Carthaginians and then by the Romans, attracted by its iron and lead deposits.

It consists of a Roman temple, under whose steps are the remains of the Carthaginian one, which was dedicated to the god Sid Addir, a later incarnation of the local god Sardus Pater Babai, the main male divinity of the Nuragic civilization.

The fore section of the temple includes six columns, with a height of some 8 meters, with Ionic capitals. Originally a triangular pediment was also present. The cella was accessed through two side openings and had a mosaic-covered pavement, part of which has been preserved. The temple was provided with two square reservoirs, which housed the water for the sacred rites of purification.

The archaeological area of temple includes a small necropolis, remains of an ancient Nuragic village (13th-10th centuries BC), Roman quarries of limestone and an ancient path connecting the temple to a sacred cave where the water cult was practiced.

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Nice pics! Belle fotografie!!!! ;)

Sono molto felice, perché quest'estate visiterò Sardegna per la prima volta. :D
Thanks from The Netherlands. Grazie!

Nice pics! Belle fotografie!!!! ;)

Sono molto felice, perché quest'estate visiterò Sardegna per la prima volta. :D
Thanks from The Netherlands. Grazie!

Bello! Dove andrai? :)

Bello! Dove andrai? :)

Andrò ad Alghero, Olbia e Oristano. :)
Resterò per 10 notte, perché voglio vedere la isola intero :)

Ogliastra - Cala Goloritzè

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:cheers:

Andrò ad Alghero, Olbia e Oristano. :)
Resterò per 10 notte, perché voglio vedere la isola intero :)

Amico se vuoi vedere l'isola per intero, non fermarti ad Oristano...scendi ancora verso sud e Cagliari! ;)

Pool of Santa Gilla - Cagliari

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The Stagno di Santa Gilla or Stagno di Cagliari (literally ‘Pool of Cagliari’) is a coastal lagoon at the mouths of the rivers Cixerri and Mannu near Cagliari, on the Golfo degli Angeli in southern Sardinia. It has been designated as a wetland site of international importance under the Ramsar Convention since 1976 and is ranked among the most important of such areas in the European Union.

The area of the lagoon has substantially reduced during the 20th century, due to expanding populations in the nearby settlements of Cagliari, Capoterra and Elmas, and to the construction of salt pans, roads and industrial plants. The current area is less than 13 km².

The fauna present include a great variety of bird species and it is one of the main European migration sites for the Greater Flamingo.

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Necropolis and Canyon of Tuvixeddu - Cagliari

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Right in the middle of the city, in the district of Sant’Avendrace, lies the largest Punic necropolis of the Mediterranean area, in terms of extension and sepulchres. The necropolis has been inaccessible for a long time, and was left in state of abandon. It was constituted by well tombs, giving access to the funeral chambers properly said, some of which were finely decorated. The most beautiful of these tombs are the Fighter Tomb, representing a warrior in the act of throwing its lance, and the Urèo Tomb, representing a cobra, a sacred snake for the ancient Egyptian populations. But the site also includes a Roman necropolis, with a typology of sepulchres called “Arcosolio”, ( the typical sepulchres of the catacombs, with the sarcophagus embedded into a niche and covered by an arch) and another typology called Colombari (consisting of a niche in which the ashes of the dead people were deposited). The funeral ornaments found inside the tombs are now exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum.

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Gorroppu Canyon - Supramonte area

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Europe's most profound gorge, cut deep (450 m) into the Supramonte karst plateau by Flumineddu river. 2 hours to arrive (only by foot), and then at least another 1.5 hours to reach the finish.

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Cala Domestica - Buggerru

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Set in a wild corner of the south-western coast, among white calcareous cliffs, the inlet of Cala Domestica delights the eyes of the spectator with a beach covered in fine sand mixed with gravel, with rocks dotted all around, as well as being hemmed in by dunes punctuated by rich scented vegetation in stark chromatic contrast with the unbelievable blue of the sea.

The beach is found in a mining zone, and therefore on view, are the ruins of the buildings associated with the nearby mines; the stores or the depositories of the minerals to be embarked, but also tunnels that lead to the so-called Caletta, a reserved and very intimate beach, in which the mouth of a stream is found. In front, on the calcareous peninsula that looks to the south, the view is dominated by a solitary Spanish tower.

The area is particularly loved by scuba fishing enthusiasts or simply by those wishing to take a dip in its uncontaminated waters, perhaps with a mask and flippers to discover the treasures that are hidden below the waterline.

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Cedrino lake - Dorgali

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endeed a big necropolis :uh: lovely gallery people...

I'm shocked of all the diversity! Sometimes looks like if it was in Asia, other times in Europe, other times in America. It's almost unbelievable to think it belongs to the Mediterranean sea.

^^ The name of the thread is "almost a continent"... :D

Thanks everybody!


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Sardinia awaits! :D

Sardinian's Cities

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Cagliari from the sea

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagliari

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Sassari visual

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassari

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Quartu Sant'Elena (metropolitan area of Cagliari)

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Olbia

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Alghero

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Nuoro

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Oristano

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Iglesias

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Carbonia

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Stones of Sardinia

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Las Plassas Castle - Marmilla area

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Raised at the beginning of the 12th century in a dominating position over the inhabited centre, the Castle of Marmilla had a great importance in the age of local kingdoms, as it marked the boundary walls of the kingdom of Arborea; thus, it covered a military-strategic function within the control of the reign. Several construction stages were revealed by excavation campaigns, which brought to light internal spaces, towers, walkways, lodgings, warehouses, cisterns and a bailey. Daily life at the manor, its history, economy between the 11th and the 15th century can be experienced thanks to the Museum of Las Plassas Castle, hosted in the village in a typical house of Campidano, dating from the 19th century.

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Isola Piana (Capo Caccia) - Alghero

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Rally d'Italia race storming Gonnosnò countryside and Mount Grighine windfarms

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Coiluna lake, Alà dei Sardi (OT)

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Gulf of Oristano

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basilica of Saccargia

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The Basilica of the Holy Trinity in Saccargia, is a Pisan Romanesque church in the territory of the municipality in the province of Sassari, it was completed in 1116.

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Gusana lake - Gavoi

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Gulf of Cagliari from the airplane

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The Golfo degli Angeli ("Gulf of the Angels"), also known as Golfo di Cagliari ("Gulf of Cagliari") is a large bay in southern Sardinia facing the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is enclosed between the Capo Carbonara from east and the Isola dei Cavoli and Capo Spartivento from west. Its coasts are partly sandy and partly rocky, including only a few harbours. In the middle of the gulf is a Sant'Elia promontory, part of the territory of Cagliari, Sardinia's capital, which also houses the most important port.
The most famous beach is that of Poetto, near Cagliari, while important wetlands are the Stagni ("ponds") of Capoterra, Cagliari and Molentargius. Also notable is the archaeological site of Nora.

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Mouth of the river Coghinas

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The Coghinas is a river of northern Sardinia. With a length of 115 km, it is the third longest river of the island behind the Tirso and the Flumendosa.
It has a drainage basin of 2551 km².
The Coghinas's springs are located on the Mountains of Alà, in the province Olbia-Tempio; it flows into the Gulf of Asinara in the area of the towns of Badesi and Valledoria.
In order to capture excess water for use when needed, and for flood control and electricity generation, two dams have been built, which have created the Lake Coghinas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Coghinas) and the Lake of Casteldoria.

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i like so much this place.

Cape Malfatano and Tuerredda beach

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^^
Tuarredda beach is a paradise for eyes..
this is not a fake!!

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^^ Tuerredda is fantastic!

Amico se vuoi vedere l'isola per intero, non fermarti ad Oristano...scendi ancora verso sud e Cagliari! ;)
Ah,no..il mio sbaglio invece, voglio dire che i nostri Hotels siamo ad Oristano, Olbi e Alghero.
Vogliamo vedere tutto la isola (o continente ;))
Anche il sud (per esempio Cagliari ed i stagni in vicino)!

Che cosa tu consigli per vedere?

Mediterranean vegetation is beautiful, looking those shores covered in trees and bushes made my day (well, what's left of it) :).

Ah,no..il mio sbaglio invece, voglio dire che i nostri Hotels siamo ad Oristano, Olbi e Alghero.
Vogliamo vedere tutto la isola (o continente ;))
Anche il sud (per esempio Cagliari ed i stagni in vicino)!

Che cosa tu consigli per vedere?

Ti rispondo anche io... :)

Cagliari è a un'ora di macchina da Oristano. Quindi ti consiglierei di andare a visitare Cagliari (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagliari), città grande, storica e turistica. Oltre ai suoi stagni e saline che sono dei parchi naturali (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molentargius).

Vicino a Cagliari, sia nella costa est che nella costa ovest ci sono tante bellissime spiagge (per esempio Chia (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baia_di_Chia) e Tuerredda a ovest, Villasimius (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villasimius) e Costa Rei (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rei) a est).

Vicino al paese turistico di Pula (sulla costa ovest non lontano da Chia) c'è l'area archeologica di Nora (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_(citt%C3%A0)). Città punico-fenicia.

Poi ti consiglio anche la città nuragica "Su Nuraxi (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su_Nuraxi)" (patrimonio UNESCO) di Barumini (a metà strada tra Oristano e Cagliari).

Poi ci sarebbero tanti altri posti, ma mi sembra di aver capito che non ci starai tantissimo tempo e che avete base a Oristano, Olbia e Alghero.

Ti rispondo anche io... :)

Cagliari è a un'ora di macchina da Oristano. Quindi ti consiglierei di andare a visitare Cagliari (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagliari), città grande, storica e turistica. Oltre ai suoi stagni e saline che sono dei parchi naturali (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molentargius).

Vicino a Cagliari, sia nella costa est che nella costa ovest ci sono tante bellissime spiagge (per esempio Chia (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baia_di_Chia) e Tuerredda a ovest, Villasimius (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villasimius) e Costa Rei (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rei) a est).

Vicino al paese turistico di Pula (sulla costa ovest non lontano da Chia) c'è l'area archeologica di Nora (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_(citt%C3%A0)). Città punico-fenicia.

Poi ti consiglio anche la città nuragica "Su Nuraxi (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su_Nuraxi)" (patrimonio UNESCO) di Barumini (a metà strada tra Oristano e Cagliari).

Poi ci sarebbero tanti altri posti, ma mi sembra di aver capito che non ci starai tantissimo tempo e che avete base a Oristano, Olbia e Alghero.

Grazie per il tuo rispondo!
Starò solo due settimane e voglio vedere un 'po di archeologica e naturo da Sardegna.
Grande informazione...grazie!

Ah,no..il mio sbaglio invece, voglio dire che i nostri Hotels siamo ad Oristano, Olbi e Alghero.
Vogliamo vedere tutto la isola (o continente ;))
Anche il sud (per esempio Cagliari ed i stagni in vicino)!

Che cosa tu consigli per vedere?

Da non perdere: Stintino (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stintino) (spiaggia di La Pelosa) e Castelsardo (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castelsardo) + Altare Preistorico di Monte d'Accoddi (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altare_preistorico_di_Monte_d%27Accoddi) (unica ziqqurat in Europa) + Sassari (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassari) (grande città con molti monumenti, musei, parchi, etc).

Assolutamente da non perdere: Cala Luna (http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/index.php?xsl=5&s=319&v=2&c=45&t=1) (Dorgali - Nuoro) + Berchida (http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/index.php?xsl=5&s=55&v=2&c=45&t=1) (Siniscola, Nuoro) + tutte le baronie e barbagie (Tiscali (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Tiscali), Su Gologone (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su_Gologone), Su Gorroppu, Supramonte, etc).

Per tutte le informazioni: www.sardegnaturismo.it (http://www.sardegnaturismo.it)

Buon viaggio! :)

Aritzo

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Aritzo, is a village in the Province of Nuoro located about 80 km north of Cagliari. This village is the perfect mountain destination, both in winter and in summer, and is the starting point for all excursions in the Gennargentu regions.

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Aymerich castle - Laconi

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Santu Lussurgiu

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Santu Lussurgiu is a village 503 meters above sea level situated at the edge of the massive extinct volcanic mountain called Montiferru (Iron Mountain) in the province of Oristano. It is located in center-western Sardinia, and is one of the best-preserved historical villages on the island.

The village is situated in the crater of a volcano extinct for millions of years. Forests of Oak and Chestnut trees encircle the village and its mountainous location.

There is a great abundance of and natural sources for water in the area. Forests of Oaks, Bay, Holly, Chestnut and Cherry trees alternate with fields cultivated with olive trees and grapes. In every season it is possible to see in the surrounding pastures, sheep, and herds of bue rosso, a special breed of red beef cattle typical to this area of Sardinia, as well as horses of Anglo-Arab-Sardinian lineage.

At a distance of 15 miles are found the salt marsh ponds of the Sinis with their population of herons and flamingos constituting an ecosystem of enormous environmental interest. The territory around Santu Lussurgiu accommodates many different forms of wildlife from the mountain wild boar, ermines, and several different kinds of Hawks, Thrush, and a special Sardinian woodcock.

As well as endangered species like the Grifone (a native vulture), the Peregrine Falcon, Mouflon (a unique species of Ungulate), the Sardinian red deer, the Sardinian hare and Sardinian wild cats. Santu Lussurgiu is also located within the heart of the richest archaeological zone of Sardinia.

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Castelsardo

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Castelsardo was founded in the XII century by the Genovese family of Doria. It is situated on the summit of a rocky promontory in a strategic position dominating the harbour. The castle and fortifications were built in this time period. Beginning in the second half of the XV century, Castelsardo belonged to the Aragonians. Today, it's considered an important commercial centre for characteristic craftsmanship and is most famous for its baskets made of woven vegetal fibres.

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Carloforte - San Pietro Island

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About Carloforte: Wikipedia

Carloforte is a fishing and resort town located on Isola di San Pietro (Saint Peter's Island), approximately 7 km off the South Western Coast of Sardinia.

Carloforte was founded in the 18th century by some 30 families of coral fishers, originally from Pegli, near Genova, Liguria. They had left their home town and had settled in the island of Tabarka, off the coast of Tunisia, to fish for coral. After a century or so, the coral in that area was exhausted and so the families set off back to Italy and found there was plenty of coral in the sea off the west coast of Sardinia. They asked the King of Sardinia Charles Emmanuel III for permission to settle on San Pietro Island. When he granted them permission, the name Carloforte (Charles' Fort) was given to the town they established there, in honour of the king. To this day Carloforte maintains strong cultural ties with the town of Pegli. The population still speaks a variant of Genoese dialect called Tabarchino.

A street in Carloforte.The very early history of the town - and of San Pietro Island - may be linked to the so-called Children's Crusade of 1212. A local church (Chiesa dei Novelli Innocenti) whose foundations date back to the early 14th century was apparently built in honour of hundreds of children-crusaders who may have perished in a shipwreck just off the island on their way to North Africa during a gale. In truth, historical evidence of this event is actually scant and would need to be researched further. The church is called Chiesa dei Novelli Innocenti and is located within the town perimeter.

Modern-day Carloforte's principal sources of revenue are fishing, tourism, and remittances from the many merchant mariners around the world who hail from Carloforte. Frequent (hourly) ferry services connect the recently expended port of Carloforte with the Sardinian mainland at Portovesme as well as Calasetta, a similar fishing port on Sant'Antioco Island.

To the North of the town (at the La Punta locale) is a former tuna-processing plant linked to the once-vibrant tuna fishing tonnare industry on the island. The buildings are undergoing renovation to some extent and may possibly be used to house a museum dedicated to the industry. Some of the buildings are in ruin, but remain of great architectural interest.

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The Bue Marino caves - Dorgali

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Probably the most famous cave of Sardinia, because of the location right at a beautiful cove. High and bright white limestone cliffs above the turquoise water of the Mediterranean Sea, and a cave at the foot of the cliff. The boats from nearby Cala Gonon, the harbour of Dorgali, land right here at the cave entrance. But for less adventurous there is also a footpath through a tunnel down the cliff from the parking lot above.
This cave was named after Bue Marino, the Mediterranean monk seal or sea ox. It was famous for colony of those seals, but they have vanished now. Some say as a result of tourism, but scientific research found some circumstantial evidence, that they naturally move their location now and then. Probably they will return, especially as the area is now part Golfo di Orosei National Park.
The cave is famous for its huge passages and chambers, which are of impressive height. The first hall is lit by the reflection of the sea, and so it has an unearthy shimmering. Other halls show prehistoric engravings, which show that this cave was used by man for ten thousands of years.

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Oristano

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Oristano (Sardinian: Aristanis) is a town and comune, chef-lieu of the province of Oristano, on the island of Sardinia. It has approximately 32,500 inhabitants.

Oristano was previously known by the Byzantines as Aristianis, and founded close to the Phoenician settlement of Othoca (now Santa Giusta). It acquired importance in 1070, when, reputedly as a result of the frequent Saracen attacks, archbishop Torcotorio made it the seat of the bishopric, which was previously in the nearby coastal town of Tharros. It also became capital of the giudicato ("judiciary", equivalent to a Duchy or Kingdom) of Arborea. Consequently, fortifications were designed, but the building thereof went on until judge Mariano II rose to power.
In medieval times Oristano vied for power over the whole island of Sardinia, and therefore waged wars against the other Sardinian kingdoms. which culminated in the attempt to conquer the whole island during the reign (1347–75) of Mariano IV and that of his daughter Eleanor (1375–1404). The giudicato of Arborea held out to be the last Sardinian kingdom to be conquered by the Catalan troops of the Kingdom of Aragon, in 1478 after the battle of Macomer. Thereafter, Oristano's history was that of the island of Sardinia, characterized by the Aragonese-Spanish (until 1708) and Piedmontese (from 1720) dominations.

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Piscinas - Arbus

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The cove is flanked for some hundred meters in the north side by a trail, which opens into a small hidden cove. On these beaches there are no trees, and it is not always easy to rent a sea umbrella, therefore we recommend you to bring one with you. The last dunes of Europe stretch along in this desert outpost, a taste of Africa in Sardinia. Despite the desert aspect, the dunes are rich of vegetation and are populated by various animals, like the Sardinian dear, which used to be under risk of extinction before settling in this area, counting on peace and distance from men (with the exception of tourists, but anyway they rarely go beyond the dunes border). The sea completes this idyllic pattern, a sea, needless to say, clean, limpid and blue, sometimes making this location one of the favourite spots for surfers in Italy, and sometimes offering calm and placid waters like in a swimming pool.
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Capo Caccia (Cape Caccia) - Alghero

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Capo Caccia is situated a few kilometres from Alghero, on the southern point of a huge limestone triangle that wedges out into the sea. There are characteristic, impressive cliffs (nearly 300 m high) on its west side.
Capo Caccia is renowned for the underground labyrinth of mysterious caves discovered in 1700. The most famous one is Grotta di Nettuno (2500 m long) that can be reached by sea or on ground climbing the 656 steps of Escala del Cabirol that lead to the cave.
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Piazza d'Italia - Sassari

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Archipelago of La Maddalena

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Co^inadorza lake - Ovodda

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Basilica of Bonaria - Cagliari

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The hill of Bonaria is sited on the south-eastern part of the town of Cagliari.
In 1323 King Alfonso of Aragona placed his camp there in order to conquer the town and built a fortified castle and church.
In 1325 the King donated the church to the friars of The Order of Our Lady of Mercy. They built a convent and still live there nowadays.
The Order of Our Lady of Mercy was founded in Barcelona by St. Peter Nolasco to free the Christian slaves from the Moors. Many slaves were redeemed by the monks of Bonaria.
In 1370 a sailing-ship from Spain was caught in the middle of a violent storm. The whole shipment, including a heavy case, was thrown into the sea. As soon as the case touched the water, the storm suddenly calmed down miraculously.
The case was found at the port of Bonaria and opened by the friars: it contained a wonderful statue of the Madonna holding the infant Jesus in her left hand and a lit candle in her right one.
Soon, devotion for the Madonna spread both in the island and in the world, particularly among sailors who invoked her to be their protector.
The “conquistadores” gave the name Buenos Aires to the capital of Argentina as a sign of their devotion to the Madonna of Bonaria which, in fact, means “good air”.
On September 13th 1907, St. Pious X proclaimed the Madonna of Bonaria as the Highest Patron of Sardinia.
Pope Paul VI honored with his presence the celebration of her 6th centenary, the 24th of April 1970.
Pope John Paul II came to Bonaria as a pilgrim on October 20th, 1985.
On Sept, 7th 2008, Pope Benedict XVI came to honour Our Lady of Bonaria for the celebrations of the first Centenary of her proclamation as the highest Patron of Sardinia.

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Sant'Antioco

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Sant'Antioco is the name of both an island and a municipality (comune) in southwestern Sardinia, in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, in Sulcis zone. With a population of 11,730, the municipality of Sant'Antioco it is the island's largest community. It is also the site of ancient Sulci, considered the second city of Sardinia in antiquity.

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Laveria Brassey - Abandoned mine

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Around 1900 Lord Brassey, a noble Englishman owner of the mining company operating near Arbus, ordered the construction of the washing plant of Naracauli, today known as "Laveria Brassey". Very little remains of this building although restoration actions have been recently undertaken.

Ingurtosu, with Montevecchio and Monteponi, has been one of the most important mining reality of the island. The several yards of Ingurtosu mined the middle part of the long Montevecchio vein. The map illustrates into details the areas of the mine of Ingurtosu. With the neighboring mine of Gennamari Ingurtosu formed a single complex. Read on (http://www.minesofsardinia.com/LeMiniereIng.php?IdM=21&IdCM=9&SID=d0684ebd4b2f5e945ae9b8f20c5096af)

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La Speranza beach - Alghero

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Tuttavista mountain - Galtellì

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Near Capo Testa - Santa Teresa di Gallura

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Torre della Pelosa - Stintino

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The Torre della Pelosa was built in the sixteenth century, during the rule of Spain.
Saracen pirates were sowing terror and destruction among Sardinian population, when the Crown of Spain decided to intervene with a defence programme providing the construction of some coastal towers, in order to sight them.

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Cala Fighera - Cagliari

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arbatax

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Budelli - Maddalena archipelago

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Budelli is an island in the Maddalena archipelago, near the strait of Bonifacio in northern Sardinia, Italy. It is part of the La Maddalena National Park.
Budelli is located several hundred meters south of the Razzoli and Santa Maria islands. It has a surface of 1.6 km² and an overall coastal span of 12.3 km. The highest point is Monte Budello, at 87 m.
Budelli is considered one of the most beautiful island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is especially renowned for its Spiaggia Rosa ("Pink Beach"), in the south-eastern part of the island, which owes its typical color to microscopic fragments of corals and shells such as Miriapora truncata and Miniacina miniacea. Budelli is one of the four islands in the Maddalena archipelago that is uninhabited (along with Razzoli, Caprera, and Spargi.)

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sulla destra la "spiaggia del cavaliere" (Isola di Budelli), di fronte il "Porto del Madonna" e sullo sfondo a sinistra l'Isola di Santa Maria.

Ogliastra
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Supramonte
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Belle! Ci sei stato di recente?

Questo porticciolo è quello di Santa Maria Navarrese?

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La pelosa - stintino

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Walls of Alghero
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sunset near cala gonone

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Villasimius harbour
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Palau and La Maddalena
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Cagliari sea front
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Belle! Ci sei stato di recente?

Questo porticciolo è quello di Santa Maria Navarrese?
Esatto :) un porto turistico semplicemente perfetto, fra i migliori della Sardegna. Sono tornato dall'Ogliastra l'altro giorno!

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La pelosa - stintino

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What a sea...

CAPO D'ORSO
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Picture taken from sea, nearby Capo D'Orso, at one of many beautiful, quiet beaches.
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SASSARI
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Picture taken from city center of Sassari, looking towards Palazzo della Provincia
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Pics are no top quality, taken with mobile..

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La pelosa - stintino

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Walls of Alghero
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Villasimius harbour
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Palau and La Maddalena
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Cagliari sea front
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wow amazing

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Pan di Zucchero - Masua (Iglesias)

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Capo Caccia and Isola Piana - Alghero

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Posada (Nuoro)

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San Teodoro - La Cinta beach

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Wow, la prima è una mia composizione di 4 foto :)

Complimenti Pincio! Veramente una bella composizione!

San Teodoro è un posto che mi piace particolarmente...bel connubio tra belle spiagge e vitalità giovanile nonchè movida notturna... ;)

Grazie!
Peccato che la fotocamera fosse una modesta Canon Powershot 3.5mpixel

Cagliari - Bastion of Saint Remy

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The Bastion of Saint Remy, adorned with palms, oaks and pines of Aleppo, was built in the late 800's on the ancient ramparts of the Spanish Mint and the Spur, with a facade of granite and limestone yellow and white. La Terrazza Umberto I, Il belvedere di Cagliari, and the Covered Walk were built later, in the early'900. From Bastion St. Remy you can see the old quarters of the Navy and Villanova, to a glimpse of the plain Campidarno, tin Molentargius, and in the distance the peaks of the Seven Brothers. The esplanade is the site of the ramparts every Sunday morning, a typical flea market, and the promenade deck hosts exhibitions and events.

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Lake Coghinas

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Lake Coghinas is an artificial lake, in northern Sardinia, located between the provinces of Sassari and Olbia-Tempio. With a surface of 17.8 km² and a capacity of 254 millions cubic metres of water, it is the second largest lake in the region (second only to Lake Omodeo).
The dam, constructed under Fascism in 1924, is 185 metres long and 58 metres wide. It has the function of water supply, but also it has a hydroeletric power plant.
The lake is the home of a rich ecosystem , and it is become a tourist attraction, around its shores are present a youth hostel, restaurants, a sailing club.

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Lake Flumendosa

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Awesome thread!

Costa Rei

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This is a wonderful seaside resort located along the south-eastern part of Sardinia and quite close to Muravera. Costa Rei is well known for its beautiful fine, white sand beach, about 8 km. long. Its incredibly clean and transparent waters bring plenty of tourists in the summer.
Costa Rei's beach is also a sought-after destination for diving and windsurfing lovers, since the wind constantly blows here. You can also go on horseback excursions to the surrounding countryside.

Other tourist locations to be mentioned are Cala Sinzias and Capo Ferrato, for their long beaches with reefs, islets and bays. In particular Capo Ferrato's promontory is characterised by dark volcanic rocks and also by sandy beaches. From here it's possible to see Serpentara island off in the distance and further off, the smaller Cavoli island.

Other sought-after beaches are Cala Pira, a small inlet with rocky reefs, and Porto Pirastu, another promontory of rock-like reefs with a big, surrounding pine forest.

But Costa Rei is not just sea and beaches. There is numerous archaeological evidence of human presence in past times, such as the megalithic complex of "Piscina Rei" that dates back to the Neolithic period. It still has 22 menhirs standing in their original, vertical position and indicating the sunrise and the sunset and the consequent beneficial effects.

Another important settlement is "Nuraghe Scalas", the best-kept in all of Sardinia. It too has 42 menhirs, 2 of which have an anthropomorphic shape.
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Marina di Gairo

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Marina di Gairo - Ogliastra, is about 16 km far from Barisado and about 25 km from Tortoli and Arbatax. Marina di Gairo itself is a little hidden village, positioned on the east coast of Sardinia. The village is surrounded by some tourists resorts. Anyway the coastal landscape and its surrounding is well preserved.

The reason why Marina di Gario is so popular, is the fantastic environment that is embedded in it. You will find here a sea coast, which is reckoned to be the one of most beautiful in Sardinia. The most interesting thing along the Maria di Gairo coast are beaches with the red porphyry and some bizarrely-shaped rocks.

You can choose between middle turquoise Caribbean Sea, deep blue waters, snow-white sand beach, or even a black pebble beach. Along the coast of Marina di Gairo the wind blows stronger. Definitely is coast of Marina di Gairo something that surfers fill with enthusiasm. With winds of up to 6 knots the places are perhaps not so much suitable for beginners.

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Villasimius

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Costa Rei - Cala Sintzias

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Villa Piercy - Forest of Badde Salighes

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Benvenuto gian! Nice pics!

Villa Piercy - Forest of Badde Salighes

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i love this pics

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Benvenuto gian! Nice pics!

ciao grazie del benvenuto! :)

La Maddalena Island

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Corrasi Mountain

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Arborea - Old Tower of Marceddì

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Barumini - Landscape

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Tratalias - Church of Santa Maria di Monserrat

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Sette Fratelli mountain - Cannas River

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For the lovers of nature visiting the Southeast of Sardinia this park is a must see spot.
Along national route S.S. 125 (Orientale Sarda) that connects Cagliari with Castiadas and Muravera there is a spectacular countryside characterised by the canyon with the Cannas River that runs at the bottom of it and by a thick wood that extends to the road anticipating the natural reserve by the name of Parco dei Sette Fratelli (that in English means The Seven Brothers' park). The original State forest centre has been preserved since 1886 and with time, the protected area has been extended. Walking through the many well posted paths you will admire holm-oaks, cork-oaks, Mediterranean vegetation, alders, oleanders and willow trees. If you are lucky you might even see a fine example of the Sardinian deer together with wild boars and moufflons. Among the birds of prey the royal eagle is the only example left on these mountains where they have a high nest-building rate; there are also 115 vertebrate species, including amphibian, reptiles, birds and mammals that find a perfect habitat here.

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Sadali

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Sadali is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cagliari, Sardinia.

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Mountain Landscape - Montresta/Villanova Monteleone

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Gennargentu Mountain - Fonni

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Gennargentu (IPA: [dʒennarˈdʒɛntu]) is a large massif in central-southern Sardinia, encompassing the provinces of Nuoro and Ogliastra. It includes the highest peaks in the island, such as Punta La Marmora (1,834 m), Monte Spada (1,595 m), Punta Erba Irdes (1,676 m), Bruncu Spina (1,829 m) and Punta Paulinu (1,792 m).
The range forms part of the Gennargentu National Park. Geologically, its rocks are amongst the oldest in Europe, and have therefore a mild shape: rock types include schist, limestone and granite.
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Fonni is a town and comune in Sardinia, in the province of Nuoro.
It is the highest town in Sardinia, and situated among fine scenery with some chestnut woods. Fonni is a winter sports centre with a ski lift to Monte Spada and Bruncu Spina.
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Tavolara Island - Olbia
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Tavolara is a small island off the northeast coast of Sardinia, Italy. The island is a limestone massif 5 kilometres long and 1 kilometre wide, with steep cliffs except at its ends. Its highest point, Monte Cannone, is 565 metres above sea level. A cove and beach can be found at each end of the island, Spalmatore di Fuori at the northeast, and Spalmatore di Terra at the southwest. Currently, the island is inhabited by only a handful of families, and has a small cemetery and summer restaurant. The water around the island is a popular spot for scuba diving. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavolara_Island

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Cagliari - Marina Piccola

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Sedilo - Santuario di Santu Antine (Sanctuary of St. Constantine)
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Horse races in honour of Santu Antine
On the 6th and 7th of July in various Sardinian villages, like Sedilo, Pozzomaggiore and Samugheo, a ritual horse race is organized dedicated to San Costantino: the Ardia.

The most famous “Ardia” is the one held in Sedilo, a small rural centre on Lake Omodeo. The event is organized in the natural amphitheater and out to the surrounding country where the small fifth century church of San Constantino appears that, according to the legend, was built by one of Scano di Montiferro's shepherd, taken prisoner by the Mori and freed by the saint. The word “ardia” comes from the Logudorese Sardinian word “bardiare” that means “to take watch”. Originally, in fact, it is likely that the race on horseback was used to defend the sanctuary from being raided. The horse riders and race remind us of how essential the religious aspect is of this place, and so do the thousands of believers who arrive every year to walk or bow down towards the sanctuary.

The race, where participants are exclusively horse riders from Sedilo, runs twice: the afternoon of July 6th and the following morning with the first race including a large number of visitors and spectators while the latter, apart from a few on-lookers, is carried out with only the inhabitants of the town.
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Trexenta landscape & archeology

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The area of the Trexenta, to the north-east of Cagliari, is a succession of greens and luxuriant countryside where orchards alternate with vineyards, olive-groves, and grain fields.
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On the last photo: an ancient tomb (3200 a.c.) called "Domus de Janas" (fairy houses). They were not the houses of spiteful fairies of Sardinian Mythology, but rather the last home of men who had reunited the whole island under a unitary culture, the Ozieri culture.

Cagliari - Botanical gardens

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The botanical Gardens are in the centre of Cagliari, just before the side exit for “San Giovanni di Dio” Hospital.
It has a surface of 5 hectares and is organised in 4 areas, according to species: Mediterranean, Tropical, succulent herbs and medicinal herbs.
Designed by the architect Gaetano Cima, the garden was built in the second half of the eighteen hundreds on a nice archaeological hill, with important finds from the Roman Age, between the Amphitheatre and Villa Tigellio.
Within the Garden there are some cisterns and a well, the “libarium” known as “Fontana di Palabanda”.
The Gardens have 600 trees, 550 shrubs and 75 lianas which are carefully looked after. The visit has two itineraries.
The green itinerary: historic information and functions of botanical gardens, labels, Cycadales, the papyrus cistern, mulberry of Osagi, central cistern succulent herbs, water saving plants, the Mediterranean area, lotus flowers.
The blue itinerary: the Botany institute and the Herbarium Museum, marshy cypress, pokeweed, a Roman well, spurge from the Canaries, cistern and gallery, greenhouse for succulents, cistern with water grassland, cave Gennari with philodendron, Punic-roman cistern, palm grove.
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Mancavi tu Cri! :D

Gulf of Orosei - Ogliastra area

Ogliastra - especialy Orosei Gulf is a place for those who love wilde nature without crouds of tourists. The coast of Orosei Gulf is pretty heavily reachable from inland. An easy way to reach secret small beaches is by own boat or boat excursions. On this excursions you can discover almost all sites and beaches along the coast of Orosei Gulf. From aboard of small vessels you will see limestone caves and towering cliffs overhanging the sea.

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Sun setting over Sardinia - San Pantaleo

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Great pics guys! I love this island. La Maddalena forever! :D

Dolmen Sa Coveccada - Mores


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Doums de Janas Conca e' mortu - Irgoli

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Domus de Janas Montessu - Villaperuccio

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Great pics guys! I love this island. La Maddalena forever! :D

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Chia Beach

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Cala Luna

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Located at the east coast of Sardegna, Cala di Luna is one of the classic destination for daytrips for tourists. The small beach can only be reached by foot or boat.
Boat taxis cruise every hour from the nearby harbour.
The beach itself is framed by cliffs and lies at the end of a canyon. If you come by foot you have to expect to come across some cows that block your path.

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Panoramic views taken from google street view...

NORTH-WEST: Capo Caccia - Alghero

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NORTH-EAST: Cala Martinella - Palau

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SOUTH-EAST: SP18 - Villasimius

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SOUTH-WEST: SP83 - Nebida/Masua

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North, South, East, West are coming...

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it seems the view from the interior of an Human skull to the exterior :O

Cala Luna is gorgeous :drool:

NORTH: Medieval village - Castelsardo

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SOUTH: Tuerredda - Teulada

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EAST: Cala Gonone - Dorgali

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WEST: Putzu Idu - San Vero Milis

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Interior views of the island are coming...

absolutely amazing....great thread,keep up the good work.

hope to see this beautiful places one day ;)

grazie ;)

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Beautiful pics. Sardinia is definitely on my list of places to go in Europe.

Aritzo - Gennargentu area

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Gulf of Orosei - Ogliastra area

Ogliastra - especialy Orosei Gulf is a place for those who love wilde nature without crouds of tourists. The coast of Orosei Gulf is pretty heavily reachable from inland. An easy way to reach secret small beaches is by own boat or boat excursions. On this excursions you can discover almost all sites and beaches along the coast of Orosei Gulf. From aboard of small vessels you will see limestone caves and towering cliffs overhanging the sea.

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FUCKING. JESUS. CHRIST.

^^ nice beach.

it seems the view from the interior of an Human skull to the exterior :O

Cala Luna is gorgeous :drool:

that place was indeed a burial site, domus de janas are prehistoric chamber tombs.

Very nice pics of Sardinia in this thread:

Sardegna-October-10 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=66702751&highlight=cagliari#post66702751)

by S.T.A.S. from London

Gulf of Oristano

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The Gulf of Oristano (Italian: Golfo di Oristano) is a gulf in the Sardinian Sea, near Oristano, in the western Sardinian coast.
It is limited from north by the Cape San Marco, in the Sinis peninsula, and from the south by Cape Frasca. It faces the provinces of Oristano and Medio Campidano. Near the gulf area several wetlands (such as the Stagno di Cabras, the Stagno di Mistras and the Stagno di Santa Giusta).
The main human activities are fishing, fish farming and the manufacture market connected to fish, including the production of botargo. Tourism is also increasingly important, especially in the localities of San Giovanni di Sinis, Marina di Torre Grande and Arborea Lido.

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Watch it in HD! Full screen! ;)

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View from google streetview: Pistis beach

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Pistis
Is a growing small tourist centre, it surmounts both the S’Enna and S’Arca creeks, which are very rocky and jagged, characterized by basalts and beaches shaped by the wind and by the sea action, and the 1.5 kilometers long beach of Is Arenas 'e S'Acqua and S'Ollastru which arrives to the Torre dei Corsari tourist centre.

The sea
as said, Pistis offers a huge sandy shore among high dunes together with several natural little pools suitable for children' amusement. Its extent guarantees quite and peace even in the summer week end.
S'Enna e S'Arca bay is a paradise for fishermen due to its impassable and secluded reef.

The dunes
characterize all Costa Verde but here in Piscinas, Scivu, Torre dei Corsari and Pistis they show a real saharian habitat.
The Mistral gives incessantly force to the sea to gather lots of sand on the coast and to push them to the hinterland, then it moulds dunes continuously.
How's strange, even if the habitat seems to be hostile to vegetation, here juniper and mastic well growth as well as in spring wallflower, sea lily and yellow corn poppy

Facilities
Pharmacy and first aid station are at Torre dei Corsari (10 km far).
Renting a house is the only available tourist accommodation, you can get it by the owners or by local agencies, infat there are no other kind of tourist receptivity at all.
A few of facilities are at visitors' disposal, a kiosc on the beach, renting beach umbrellas, deckchairs, canoes, twin-hulled boats, rubber dinghies.

Advices
Sea
The sea of the Costa Verde is typical of the western of Sardinia, it is spectacular and wild, seldom calm, so formidable and sometimes hostile. It is evident that on days when the sea is more agitated and necessary care and caution.
Shopping
Pistis doesn't have supermarkets, you can supply in Guspini and Terralba or in the closest village Sant'Antonio di Santadi (3 km far).
Water
The houses are well equipped with thousand litres tanks (actually there is a two time almost a week of stream water supply) that guarantee undrinkable water. It's suitable for cooking and washing only, so you must stock drinkable water free by sources in Marceddì, Terralba e Guspini or otherwise buying it.
Fuel supply
In the sea place of Pistis there are no refueling stations for fuel, the closest petrol stations are located in Terralba, San Nicolò d'Arcidano and Guspini.

How to get there
Pistis can be reached from either North or South along the state road SS 131, and also can be reached by the resort and localities of Costa Verde.
Coming from the North along state road SS 131, leaving the state road to Marrubiu, is also possible an alternative route, much shorter, making the dam of Marceddì, the dam is not practicable but is commonly used.
Coming from the South along state road SS 131 out of the state road in Sanluri or coming from the South along state road SS 126, for example from Fluminimaggiore.
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Monte d'Accoddi (Sassari)

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Tamuli giant's tomb (Macomer)

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Nuraghe Palmavera (Alghero)

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Nuraghe Burghidu (Ozieri)

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Nuraghe Erigranzanu (Goceano)

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More photos ... (http://lanuovasardegna.gelocal.it/multimedia/home/27258184/1/1)

Que hermosa tierra a la que nos liga a los latinoamericanos algo de sangre en comun...

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nice photos and nice read.....thanks.

Porto Pino

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Old South Sardinian Houses

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Dune bianche - Porto Pino Teulada

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Quarzo - Is Arutas

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Girl - Is Arutas

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Ulassai - Ogliastra

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che bel quarzo! :cheers: