SARDINIA
island of Italy
in the Mediterraneum

This site talks about Sardinia and its values.

A great variety of information will be available for you soon.
Meantime please navigate in this reduced edition and do not forget to come back to visit us in the near future.
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Photo: Women by traditional dresses cooking Su Succu in Busachi - ©2000 Ketty Grasso

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Map of the site in English language
(417 pages)
Atlas:
Maps (37 pages) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
Photos from the satellite (26 pages) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Beaches in the South East Coastline (33 pages) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

Traditions:
The Horse in Sardinia
The Fonnese Sheepdog

Mamuthones of Mamoida
Pinnettos: sheep-folds of Sardinia

Sardinian Music
Sardinian Songs
Sardinian Dances
Sardinian Singers
Musical Instruments

Calendar of Feasts

Monuments and archaeologic sites:
Necropolis of Montessu
Prehistoric temple Mount d' Accoddi
Mount Sirai
Necropolis Anghelu Ruju
Necropolis Li Muri
Domus de Janas Saint Andrea Priu
Nuraghe Santu Antine
Sacred well Saint Christina
Prehistoric Sanctuary Saint Victoria
Tomb of giants Coddu Vecchiu

Traditional Dresses :
Traditional Costumes - Male dresses - Female dresses
Alà dei Sardi - Aritzo - Assemini - Belvì - Bitti - Busachi - Cabras - Capoterra - Castiadas - Escalaplano - Florinas - Gadoni - Gavoi - Ghilarza - Giba - Iglesias - Ittiri - Mamoiada - Milis - Muros - Nurallao - Nuoro - Oliena - Orgosolo - Oristano - Ossi - Pabillonis - Padru - Pirri - Ploaghe - Pula - Quartu Sant'Elena - Quartucciu - Samugheo - Sanluri - San Nicolò di Arcidano - Santadi - San Antioco - Sarule - Sestu - Settimo San Pietro - Teulada - Tuili - Urzulei - Ussassai - Villaputzu -


Fauna:
Endemic Butterflies
A butterfly was born (7 pages)
Field Guide 1 (10 pages)
Field Guide 2 (10 pages)
Field Guide 3 (9 pages)
Field Guide 4 (9 pages)

Churches
Cagliari Cathedral
Sanctuary Our Lady of Bonaria
Basilica Our Lady of Bonaria
Our Lady Bubalis Siligo
Our Lady of Castro Oschiri
Our Lady of Cea Banari
St Antony Briai Ossi
St Laurence Rebeccu Bonorva
Saint Sabina Silanus


Grapes:
Sardinian Bovale
Cannonau of Sardinia
Carignano of Sulcis
Girò of Cagliari
Malvasia of Sardinia
Monica
Moscato of Sardinia
Nasco
Sangiovese
Trebbiano Romagnolo
Trebbiano Toscano
Vermentino of Sardinia
Vernaccia of Oristano

History
Culture of Ozieri
Culture Abealzu & Filigosa
Culture Mount Claro
Culture of Bonnannaro
Nuragic Civilisation
Nuragic Society & Cults
The Nuraghi

Prominent Figures
Literature: Grazia Deledda
Painting: Mario Delitala
Painting: Giuseppe Biasi
Sculpt.: Costantino Nivola
Politics: Antonio Gramsci

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Handicrafts of Sardinia:
Woven
Ceramics and Pottery
Wood
Baskets weaving
Knife forging
Wrought Iron
Copper articles

Bronze objects
Jewellery
Brooches
Necklaces
Rings and Buttons

Earrings

Chains, Hooks and Clasps
Amulets and Talismans
Bird-life in Sardinia:
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Cory's Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
Storm Petrel
Great Cormorant
Shag
Little Bittern
Night Heron
Squacco Heron
Cattle Egret
Little Egret
Purple Heron
Glossy Ibis
Greater Flamingo
Shelduck
Teal
Mallard
Garganey
Shoveler
Red-crested Pochard
Pochard
Ferruginous Duck

Red Kite
Griffon Vulture

Marsh Harrier
Montagu's Harrier
Goshawk
Sparrowhawk
Buzzard
Golden Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle
Osprey
Lesser Kestrel
Kestrel
Hobby
Eleonora's Falcon
Peregrine
Barbary Partridge
Quail
Water Rail
Moorhen
Purple Gallinule
Coot
Little Bustard
Black-winged Stilt

Avocet
Stone Curlew
Collared Pratincole
Little Ringed Plover
Kentish Plover

Redshank
Common Sandpiper
Black-headed Gull
Slender-billed Gull
Audouin's Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Common Tern
Little Tern
Rock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Turtle Dove
Cuckoo
Barn Owl
Barn Owl
Scops Owl
Little Owl

Nightjar
Swift
Pallid Swift
Alpine Swift
Kingfisher
Bee-eater
Roller
Hoopoe

Wryneck
G.Spotted Woodpecker
Calandra Lark
Short-toed Lark
Woodlark
Skylark
Crag Martin
Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow
House Martin
Tawny Pipit
Water Pipit
Yellow Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Wren
Robin
Nightingale
Stonechat
Northern Wheatear
Rock Thrush
Blue Rock Thrush
Blackbird
Mistle Thrush
Cetti's Warbler
Fan-tailed Warbler
Reed Warbler
Great Reed Warbler
Marmora's Warbler
Dartford Warbler



Spectacled Warbler
Subalpine Warbler
Sardinian Warbler
Blackcap
Firecrest
Spotted Flycatcher
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Red-backed Shrike
Woodchat Shrike
Jay
Magpie
Chough
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow
Raven
Spotless Starling
Tree Sparrow
Rock Sparrow
Chaffinch
Serin
Citril Finch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Linnet
Hawfinch
Cirl Bunting
Corn Bunting