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Sardinia
The great island of Sardinia
is one of Italy’s jewels. It’s well known all
around the world owing to its wonderful
landscapes, to its clean and unforgettable sea
and also to its tasty and simple typical dishes.
Sardinia is situated in the middle of the
mediterranean sea and during the centuries it
was mastered by different peoples: Phoenicians,
Romans, and so on. The island has numerous
natural beauties: long fine grained sandy
beaches, calcareous cliffs on a deeply azure sea.
Grottos are another picturesque element of the
island’s natural environment. Over 600000
hectares of Sardinia’s territory are under
environmental protection, in fact there are on
the island 3 national parks, 8 regional parks
and many natural reserves with show the high
degree of protection public entities give to
this matchless land. The natural sardinian
wealth joins historical and cultural one
represented by many archaelogical sites.
Sardinian people are known for their spontaneous
hospitality and their warmth to everyone.
Nature
Sardinia’s natural richness is proverbial: the
island owns true treasures: the sea is one of
the cleanest of the world, and as we said there
are many stupendous grottos which enchant
visitors. The natural landscape alternates
mountains with a suggestive shape with places
covered by macchia mediterranea (mediterranean
maquis), which is the place’s vegetation.
Regional cuisine
Sardinia’s kitchen is based on very simple
ingredients coming from pastoral and peasant
tradition and from fisherman’s one on the coasts.
Wild boar’s hams and Irgoli’s sausages (made of
pig meat) are very appreciated as “antipasti” (hors-d’oeuvre).
The sardinian pecorino (made of sheep’s milk)
cheese is one of the most popular specialities .
Also wines are worthy of note: the strong red
ones such as Cannonau, Monica, Carignano and
Girò and the grateful white ones: Malvasia,
Torbato, Vernaccia, etc.+
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