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Sardinia offers the perfect Mediterranean escape, thanks to its golden sandy beaches, rugged hiking trails, fresh local cuisine, and undeniable history. With wild landscapes and several national parks, this beautiful country boasts jaw-dropping scenery and an enchanting atmosphere. In this article, we’ll be discussing how to make the most out of yo...

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Italy, as a nation-state, has existed in its current form for about a century and a half – no more. Regular visitors, travellers and property owners will be fully aware that this nation-state is in fact an amalgamation of many similar but different regions and peoples, who eat differently, live diverse lifestyles, and often – at home at least – spe...

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Three of the world's 50 most beautiful beaches are Italian: two in Sardinia, Cala Mariolu and Cala Goloritzè, and one in Sicily, in Lampedusa, the "spiaggia dei conigli". This is certified by the U.S. website worlds50beaches.com, which assigns second place to Cala Mariolu, 19th to Cala Goloritzè, on the same coast in Baunei, Ogliastra, while Conigl...

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Sometimes the strength of ideas, combined with passion, turns into disruptive and unstoppable energy. That's what happened in Barbagia for Peppeddu Palimodde and Pasqua Salis, who in the sixties began to offer the dishes of Barbagian cuisine in Oliena, under Mount Corrasi, the highest peak of the Supramonte massif. The wild nature is a strong attra...

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Ah, the lure of islands! Naturally romantic places, these spots of sea-encircled land offer a natural sense of escape. An island is a little world of its own where you can feel beyond the reach of workaday mainland concerns. It’s no surprise that many holiday dreams feature islands. Many holiday home dreams feature them too. Intimacy is part of any...

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This book was written by Italian novelist Michela Murgia (1972 – 2023) and published in 2009. She was born in Sardinia and was very fond of her origin and the region she came from, in fact in 2006 she published a blog in which she described the less known places in Sardinia. Michela Murgia received a catholic education and before undertaking her li...

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Sardinia, beloved by tourists from around the world for its crystal blue, turquoise and aquamarine sea, is a wild and untamed landscape full of wonder and surprise, particularly due to its unique environmental characteristics that favor an immense variety of animal species, birds above all. With approximately 330 bird species nesting on the island...

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Martha and I took a little stroll over to a place called Biscotto a few days ago for gelato. Biscotto is a bar in the town of Aulla that serves coffee, wine and other booze, breakfast pastries, home-made gelato, and more. And there in the front row of the freezer we found a tray of gelato labeled “Sapori di Sardegna — ricotta, miele, and mirto. Tha...

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Cagliari, the city that just surprises at every juncture, didn’t disappoint. Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli launched the boat that every Italian fan, the sailing-mad ‘Tifosi’, hopes will win the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup and bring the trophy to the magnificent Island of Sardinia. In front of Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli, the new boat was un...

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When: Thursday, May 2 at 6:30 PM - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco @INNOVIT, 710 Sansome St Beyond its fabled beaches, reconsidering how its unique history and ways have shaped Italy and Europe today, Jeff Biggers, in conversation with Valeria Orani, explores how travelers must first understand Sardinia and its ancient and modern...

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