Sardinian knives, sharp tradition that cuts through history. Knife making; once a vital trade, now artisan crafts at its best. The knife museum in Arbus is where legacy, heritage and craftsmanship come together. On a very warm autumn Sunday we headed for the little town of Arbus. Kind of half up into the mountains at…
History/traditions
The Castle in the Woods – Parco Aymerich in Laconi
An enchanted forest, a zen den and a medieval castle. Magical plants and maybe even a princess and a dragon. Parco Aymerich is a park with more treasures than what is given away from the outside When you enter the park it is like stepping into a different world. Away from the hustle and bustle…
Pozzo Sella – Gothic Industrial Gem & A Mining Past
Pozzo Sella, stepping into an industrial past, with hidden gems and items you’d not expect to find in a workshop. An elaborate cast iron staircase and a surprising timepiece, spectacular and sophisticated windows. Elements and pieces that would look more at home in a grand building or a town hall – not among pumps, metals…
Cittadella dei Musei – Cagliari’s museum complex
Horror pigeons, silver toothpicks, bones in a box and gold paintings. These are just some of the things that can be experienced on the castle hill of Sardinia’s capital Cagliari in the Cittadella dei Musei On this last Saturday of August the weather forecast was less than favourable and it was decided that a museum…
Rainbow Hues – Multicoloured Bosa
Colours and winding lanes, tall narrow houses, gorgeous ice cream and a small angel with a water bowl. Bosa is, among other things, a town with a delightful medieval centre. It is filled with multicoloured houses, nestling at the foot of an old castle towering on the hill on one side and a quiet flowing…
Fontanamare beach – more than a holiday brochure
One long beach, four points – one place of fun – all year around ‘Sardinia’ to most people means white, sandy beaches, warm sun and clear, pleasant shallow water. The kind you see on holiday posters and in travel agent brochures. The beach of Fontanamare (made up of these points starting from the North: Fontanamare …
San Salvatore – Spaghetti Western and a church with a secret
Behind a row of what looks like old, rickety garage doors lies a hidden, little gem of a place. Complete with friendly kitties, a saloon and underground chambers The little village of San Salvatore is another of the hidden gems on Sardinia. Again as so many other places there are no good sign posts indicating…
The sacred well of Santa Cristina (Pozzo di Santa Cristina)
The magic and bewilderment of an ancient place. The well of Santa Cristina turned out to be a rather puzzling kind of place There is a slightly hidden gem close to one of the busy main roads on Sardinia. Only a small and rather faded sign points to ‘Pozzo di Santa Cristina’. As many other attractions…
Unsuspecting visitor to the Sardinian Carnival
A visit to a little mountain town in mid January – the festival of Saint Antonio and, unbeknownst to me, the beginning of the Sardinian carnival. To the ignorant traveller, it has hints to something that looks more like worshipping of another kind than anything related to a celebration on a catholic island Here I…
The village of Nebida – love at first sight
The little village of Nebida nestled on the hillside between the sea and the mountains is one of my favourite places in this area. At the heart of the village is another favourite, the bar/cafè/pizzeria Oasi. Not much to look at from the outside, a sign over the door saying ‘Oasi’ on it and 3…