di Maria Teresa Manuelli I vitigni più antichi del Mediterraneo occidentale si trovano in Sardegna e appartengono al cultivar della vernaccia e della malvasia. È la recentissima scoperta dell'équipe del Centro per la Conservazione Biodiversità dell'Università degli Studi di Cagliari.   Sino ad oggi, i dati archeobotanici e storici attribuiv...

The sale of Cagliari to an American consortium appears to have fallen through, with club president Massimo Cellino yet to receive any money.   Cellino announced an agreement last month after a meeting in Miami with Luca Silvestrone, a representative of the investors who have not been identified — even to Cellino himself.   Read more...

Six Italian cities (Cagliari, Lecce, Matera, Perugia, Ravenna and Siena) short-listed for European Capital of Culture 2019. The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one calendar year during which it organises a series of cultural events with a strong European dimension.   The European City of...

A consortium of American businessman continue to take steps to purchase Cagliari from current owner Massimo Cellino.   The American's Italian representative, Luca Silvestrone, arrived at the club to inspect the facilities. According to Tuttomercatoweb, Silvestrone was accompanied by architect Dan Meis, who is currently designing a new stadi...

Il Mediterraneo spazio di dialogo tra culture e la Sardegna come ponte sul Mediterraneo. È in questo scenario che la Società Dante Alighieri, istituzione impegnata da 120 anni per la diffusione della lingua e della cultura italiana nel mondo, ha deciso di portare nel capoluogo sardo l'81° Congresso Internazionale, l'appuntamento a cadenza biennale...

Cagliari president Massimo Cellino looks set to sell the club to an American investor with Tuesday reportedly set to be an important day in talks.   It has been reported that the Italian will sell the club following his successful acquisition of English Championship side Leeds United.   Read more   Source: http://forzaital...

"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". The words immortalised in the United States Declaration of Independence remind us that the desire to be happy is a fundamental part of everyone's life. Along with GDP, wealth and political freedoms, the degree of happiness that people enjoy is also worth taking into account in any measure of democracy's...

by Claudia Astarita   The European Commission has recently approved the 2014-2020 Operative National Programme devoted to 14 metropolitan Italian cities. The main goals the intervention pursues are in the field of digital agenda, energetic efficiency, sustainable mobility and social inclusion.   The targeted cities are located in the...

Cagliari president Massimo Cellino has agreed to sell the Serie A club to an unidentified American consortium. Cellino, who recently took over Leeds, has been in charge at Cagliari for 22 years but has been frustrated in his efforts to build a new stadium for the Sardinian club.   "I am very happy," Cellino told Italian news agency ANSA on...

Forty years after their discovery, the impressive stone statues known as the Giants of Monte Prama have been restored through a meticulous effort funded by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and the Sardinia Region. Today, they are finally on view at the National Archaeological Museum in Cagliari, hosting 28 pieces, and at the Civic Archaeol...