The vegetation almost reaches the water, as if the myrtle and helichrysum bushes were tempted to dive into it, enchanted by the turquoise reflections of the sea. The greenery behind it surrounds a lagoon, while in front, it covers a small island. This...
In the lower Coghinas valley, Valledoria accompanies the third river of the island to its mouth and faces the heart of the Gulf of Asinara, surrounded by lush landscapes. Valledoria is an agricultural and...
A calm emerald green sea, speckled with turquoise reflections and a few rocks emerging from the water, caresses the shoreline, giving way to soft, white, almost impalpable sand. All around, stunning pink granite cliffs, covered with fragrant junipers...
“Ghosts of the ancient Barons came down from the Castle ruins above Galte”. This is how Grazia Deledda made the ruins of the castle of Pontes eternally famous, in the pages of her masterpiece ‘Canna al Vento’. Today, it is an integral part of...
“The calculation of the volumes, the mathematics of the lights and the astronomical orientation makes the liturgical room a perfect time machine". In the guidebook entitled ‘The Templars and Sardinia’, the church of San Pietro del Crocefisso is a sort...
A part of the Tepilora oasis regional park, one of Sardinia’s most verdant areas, falls under the jurisdiction of Torpè. In it are some 8,000 hectares of pristine woods dotted with springs and boulders shaped by time, streams and...
The name of this town dates to 1862, when King Vittorio Emanuele added ‘Sardo’ to what was then simply Barì to avoid confusing it with the capital of Apulia of the same name. Bari Sardo sits surrounded by hills covered by vineyards and orchards on the...
It is a natural open-air museum that embellishes the coast of Golfo Aranci, in Gallura. The promontory of Capo Figari, along with the islet of Figarolo in front of it, have been declared a Site of...
Three nuraghi, a dolmen, a Giants’ Tomb and a sacred well that is still ‘alive’, all contained within a few hundred square metres, in an area that has always inspired a mystical atmosphere, as its name suggests: ‘Monte di Dio’ (Mountain of God). The...
The ancient Greeks called it olbìa, ‘happiness’. It is the gateway to the island and the driving force behind the economy of the Gallura area. Vestiges of the past dot the city. Many of the relics...
