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 Sardinia
Photos (c) Silvia Fabbri,
David Herbert Lawrence, the famous English writer, loved Italy. He traveled
through it far and wide, often on foot. Sardinia inspired him and he dedicated
his fine book to it, "Sea and Sardinia", where he wrote: "Sardinia is left
outside of time and history". Of course, nowhere is left outside of time and
history.
But Lawrence's affirmation has a certain "poetic" truth, which captures
and sums up a sensation which unites everyone who goes to Sardinia: the
sensation of finding oneself in a region where the stunning beauty of nature,
the limpid waters of the sea, the reserved and genuine character of the people,
the exquisiteness of the many typical dishes, the ancient traditions, and the
various expressions of Sardinian culture, will never change.
In spite of the
twists and turns of history, and in spite of the passing of time. The
Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Arabs, Byzantines and Spanish all
arrived in this splendid island: Sardinia assimilated and reinterpreted all
these different influences, integrated them into its own culture, but did not
allow its heart, its own profound way of feeling, to be touched or changed.
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as the physical heart of Sardinia, the area of Gennargentu (now a
splendid National Park), has always been inaccessible to foreigners. All this
gives a unique and original flavor to a holiday in Sardinia. The visitor feels
reassured, "guaranteed" by this sensation of exchangeability: as if here, even
in the most modern and built-up areas of the island, everything continues to be
more authentic, more genuine than elsewhere.
It is so at Cagliari as it
is at Nuoro, at Sassari as it is at Oristano, at Alghero
as it is on the Emerald Coast: wherever the tourist chooses to enjoy the
magnificent sea or visit museums, to study the mystery of the "nuraghi" or to
try a delicious typical dish. Wherever you are, you will feel that you are doing
the right thing, at the right time, in the right place.
By
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