The last 20 years of the 19th century were for the Old Continent years of apparent political stability accompanied by a growing economic welfare, fruits of capitalist expansionism …
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Folklore and tradition is often considered disparate from the contemporary. Antonio Marras disproves this notion. Sardinian craftsmen create handicrafts that give tourists a taste of …
Iglesias is a commune and city in the province of South Sardinia in Italy. During the period of Spanish control, the city had a princely status. It was also …
“Tell the towers” also means talking about Tonnare. Sardinia has always been a center of passage for the tuna, and tuna is fished since eons …
Food is a strong element of cultural identity and in Sardinia, Italy, one of the main causes of longevity. Food is considered an element that …
At the local #makeheritagefun event I decided to present the neo-gothic Church of San Domenico, located in the historical center of the city of Iglesias. …
History of the first Italian female Olympic gold The first Italian woman to win an Olympic gold medal was Ondina Valla. On August 6, 1936 in …
Morra ( sa murra in sardinian language ) is a popular game well known in antiquity. The first news that we have of the game, date back to ancient Egypt, whose origin was historically documented in 700 b.c. La morra is spread along all areas bordering the Mediterranean, arriving in Greece and Rome where it had a large spread.
The collection of stories has been translated and transcribed in Italian by the author, faithfully respecting the simple and spontaneous style and the Sardinian language used by the protagonists of the stories. The stories narrated are stories of humble town life that take place during the war, they are the stories of those who have been able to come back and who speak in the name of the missing and victims of this barbaric conflict.