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Setting & Accommodations in Sardinia
We will be staying Santu Lussurgiu in the mountains on the central west coast of Italy. The nearest town is Bosa Marina.
The agriturismo where we will be staying are comfortable & cool, housed within the thick walls of a converted old family home. Summers are very warm here, but in the mountains where we will be staying the higher elevation helps keep it cooler than in some of the low lying areas. Siesta is definitely part of the culture of Sardinia and at midday the pace slows and people retreat for a few hours.
About Santu Lussurgiu: this is a small town located in the hills in central Sardinia with few tourists. The town has two lovely restaurants, artisan saddle and leather shops, a pharmacy, post office, artifact museum and cafes. There is a piazza with a cooling fountain in the shade to sit and paint or merely watch the local interactions. On the outskirts of town lie rolling hills with grazing sheep and cattle, olive trees and Mediterranean flora.
Rooftops of Santu
Lussurgiu, photo by Bill Woolf
Sardinia is known for the ancient nuraghe, prehistoric tower dwellings that were built in the shape of truncated cones, out of rough unmortared blocks of stone. They appear to have played a role in defense and date from the Bronze Age. There are about 7,000 of them scattered around the island.
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The Food: Food in Sardinia represents the healthiest of the Mediterranean cuisines. Introducing guests to the food of Sardinia will be a focus of the experience there. Traditional Sardinian cooking uses all local products and wine, with a particular emphasis on vegetables and fruits. Some samples of Sardinian cooking; spaghetti with clams and bottarga, fish grilled over rosemary branches, roasted potatoes from the garden, and many types of grilled vegetables; eggplant, peppers, onions, zucchini, and fennel. The interior of Sardinia is known for the quality of their meats. The pecorino cheese is also famous, made from the milk of the prized Razza sheep. The local produce and meats are produced naturally without chemicals or growth hormones. Most families make their own wine. The fruits are varied and abundant in the summertime, including cherries, melons, grapes, apples, pears, watermelon, cantaloupe, summer squashes, and little yellow plums called susine.
Language: Italian is spoken, as well as a language called Sardo that shares similarities with Latin. Having been occupied by many cultures throughout the ages, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Spaniards, Greeks, Piemontese, Genovese, Pisani and Romans, Sardinians do not speak a wholly uniform language. In recent years, the regional language, Sardo, has been recognized as an established and legitimate language, and has become a source of pride.
Climate: The weather in Sardinia in the summer is beautiful. It almost never rains during the summer months. The days are long, hot and sunny, with the shade offering coolness. For clothing, we recommend casual summer wear, with at least one pair of long pants, and a sweater or jacket for the evenings, and a bathing suit for visiting the lovely beaches.
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