Places to see in ( Sardinia - Italy ) Arbatax
Places to see in ( Sardinia - Italy ) Arbatax
Arbatax is the largest hamlet of Tortolì, Sardinia, in Italy. With almost 5,000 inhabitants, it is also the third largest town in its province by population, after Lanusei municipality and Tortolì proper. The origin of the name Arbatax is uncertain; according to tradition it derived from the Arabic for 14th Tower and refers, probably, to the nearby watchtower built by the Spaniards to protect the territory from the incursion of Arab pirates.
The founders of Arbatax were Campanian fishermen from the island of Ponza, located in Lazio, close to the coast of the Italian Peninsula. The location assumed importance in the 1960s after the construction of the main Sardinian paper mill.
The town is situated by the Tyrrhenian Sea, 5 km west of Tortolì. The port is used by ferries from Civitavecchia and Olbia and is also monopolized by the marine construction company Intermare, which builds gas rigs and vessels. The marina is one of the cheapest in Sardinia.
The town is connected to Lanusei and Cagliari by a narrow gauge railway, today used for touristic purposes, owned by Ferrovie della Sardegna. The closest airport is the Tortolì Airport, about 4 km from the town. Today, the economy is focused on tourism and industry. Arbatax is home to a factory dedicated to the building of oil platforms, controlled by the Italian oil and gas industry contractor Saipem. Mussels are farmed in the nearby lagoon and fresh fish are on sale from the fishing cooperative. The red rocks are a tourist attraction.
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Places to see in ( Sardinia - Italy ) Ulassai
Places to see in ( Sardinia - Italy ) Ulassai
Ulassai, Ulassa in sardinian language, is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 70 kilometres northeast of Cagliari and about 20 kilometres southwest of Tortolì. Ulassai borders the following municipalities: Esterzili, Gairo, Jerzu, Osini, Perdasdefogu, Seui, Tertenia, Ussassai, Villaputzu.
Ulassai is a small mountain town in the heart of Ogliastra, Sardinia’s most unspoiled and authentic region. Surrounded by high limestone cliffs and at an altitude of 700 m amsl, it attracts visitors for the combination of inland Sardinia’s uncontaminated nature and authentic traditions with the beauty of the coastline, only 20 minutes away by car.
Ulassai offers, in just a few km from the village centre, a wide variety of attractions: from the distinctive limestone “tacchi”, so-called because they resemble upturned shoe heels (“tacco” means “heel” in Italian), very popular with climbers from al lover the world, to the “Su Marmuri” cavern, one of Sardinia’s most famous; from the high, foaming Lecorci and Lequarci waterfalls, which form after the autumn rains, to the Taccu plateau with its woods of centuries-old oaks and strawberry trees, through which various paths weave to offer walks with breathtaking views. In the town centre of Ulassai you can still find, almost intact, the typical architecture of the ancient Sard villages. You can admire traditional arches ( the Arco di “Barigau”, the actual entrance gate to the heart of the town and a majestic monument, what’s left ofan old town wall), cloisters and other buildings from the past which exude, still today, the odour of our forebear’s times.
Memories of ancient crafts live on among the people of Ulassai, the best example of which are the fine works of the women of the Cooperativa tessile di Su Marmuri (weaving cooperative) who, as in the past, skilfully weave their wools to create unique woven designs of important artistic and handicraft value. For a few years now, in Ulassai a process of developing this extraordinary natural heritage made of rocks, waterfalls and woods has been underway. This heritage, which for thousands of years was regarded by the Ulassai community as “merely where they worked”, is now an important resource for tourism.
Hundreds of rock climbing routes have been created along with walking paths for nature lovers, so that, over the course of about 10 years, Ulassai has become an important centre in Sardinia for outdoor sport lovers. Today Ulassai boasts some of Sardinia and Europe’s finest climbing. This, together with the works of art scattered across the area. the hiking trails, the caves and the handicrafts, make Ulassai a “must-visit” for all those who love art and nature.
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Top 10 Siti Nuragici di tutta la Sardegna
Una lista personale dei siti nuragici più affascinanti, che mi hanno più colpito ed entusiasmato. Da considerare che questo è solo il 3% di quello che gli antichi sardi hanno prodotto e costruito!
BMW R1200GSA through local market in Sardinia
After we woke up in Seui - Sardinia, we realized that the B&B we were staying in is located right in the middle of local market. They obviously knew that there was a fully loaded Adventure in town and because they surely and precisely knew the width of the bike, including Alu paniers, we somehow managed to get out of it :D or maybe this is not the first time it happened to them and they knew how much space is needed between stands for the Adv to get through, hehehe
Cantonese Slang Challenge
Poon Choi challenge
[Locavel is an app that facilitating interaction between exchange and local students. You, either an exchange student or a local one, can host or participate different kinds of activities here. Now, we are focusing in HKUST!
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Cantonese are the language that Hong Kong people speak, and with the mix culture of Chinese and Western, Hong Kong invented many Cantonese slang and spread in the Internet and in daily life. Let's check out some Hong Kong people usually use in daily life and Internet!
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Seulo - Piscina 'e Licona
Le cascate di Piscina 'e Licona si trovano nel mezzo dell'immensa foresta di Addolì. Il territorio è quello di Seulo. E questa è una Sardegna che non tutti conoscono, eppure perfettamente alla portata di qualunque escursionista nemmeno troppo appassionato. Non dico che la risalita sia delle più agevoli - soprattutto nell'ultimo pezzo -, le cascate si trovano a valle e bisogna risalire lungo il tacco scistoso, ma per fortuna i percorsi sono ben tracciati e curati. Il filmato è fatto con l'unica cosa a disposizione nel momento, cioè il mio cellulare, quindi non è dei migliori... però serve almeno a dare un'idea. Insomma, vederle di persona è tutta un'altra cosa!!
Snow in Sardinia
Snow in the middle of Sardinia island, march 21, 2007: Spring!!
Nuraghe Losa and Bosa
The nuraghe Losa (in Sardinia, close to the village of Abbasanta) is a complex prehistoric building in the shape of a tholos tomb. Its central structure has a triangular shape.
On the west side, a turreted wall is linked to it. The whole built complex is surrounded by a wider wall, which encloses the settlement of the original village of huts and other additional buildings constructed in the late-Punic, imperial Roman, late Roman and high Middle Ages periods. The central tower was built in the 14th century bc while the surrounding walls and towers were built in the 13th century bc.
Bosa is a town and comune in the province of Oristano (until May 2005 it was in the province of Nuoro), part of the Sardinia region of Italy. Bosa is situated about two-thirds of the way up the west coast of Sardinia, on a small hill, about 3 kilometres (2 miles) inland on the north bank of the Temo River. The town has maintained a population of around 8,000 people for a significant amount of time, but has an urban character that has differentiated it from other locations in Sardinia. Agriculture and fishing play an important part in the city economy, thanks to the river valley near the coast surrounded by hills and highland plateaus.
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