There’s a last lingering look at the amazing murals of Orgosolo now before we head onwards. I love the combination of faded pastel portraits of people with the flaking, peeling paint of old doors and metal work. Below Mahatma Gandhi ministers to the poor and dwells on the plight of the impoverished. This colourful houseContinue reading “Plethora of paint”
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Multitude of murals
As we continue our exploration of Orgosolo’s outdoor art gallery we come across everything from political and historical paintings to cubist style works. Below is a painted reproduction of a movie poster for the famous Bandits of Orgosolo, a 1960 Italian film drama directed by Vittorio De Seta that featured local shepherds as some ofContinue reading “Multitude of murals”
Ogling Orgosolo
Moving away from beaches for a while we’re heading to the isolated town of Orgosolo. Hidden in the midst of 1,000-metre-high mountains, surrounded by wild pine forests and a byword for lawlessness and kidnappers, Orgosolo is also an open air art gallery thanks to hundreds of murals that cover every wall, house and shop. PaintingsContinue reading “Ogling Orgosolo”
Captivating Capriccioli
We’re heading to the last of the stunning Costa S’meralda beaches now – the lovely Capriccioli. It’s a small beach with a length of 200 meters is surrounded by an abundance of lush Mediterranean brush, with olive and pine trees. The beach is divided into two parts by enormous granite rocks and is a gorgeous stretchContinue reading “Captivating Capriccioli”
Spiaggia del Principe
Next on our coastal trip around the Costa S’meralda is the gorgeous little sandy spot of Spiaggia del Principe. Spiaggia del Principe, also known as Portu Li Coggi, is one of the best beaches of Costa Smeralda. The Prince’s Beach is aptly named as it was the favourite beach of Karim Aga Khan IV, theContinue reading “Spiaggia del Principe”
Romantic Romazzino
Romazzino beach is the next sandy spot to be bagged on our Costa S’meralda coastal tour and it’s a beauty. In the middle of the beach you’ll find a pier that stretches out into the warm(ish) waters! While bizarrely shaped, weather beaten rocks appear haphazardly dotted along the sands. The wind has abated somewhat butContinue reading “Romantic Romazzino”
Rough seas and windswept sands
Onwards with our tour of the Costa Smeralda coastline and this time we’re treated to the sea at its windswept best. The water has transformed into a boiling, seething mass of navy fury topped with foamy white horses at Cala Liccia. To get to this empty, wind whipped shingle beach we have to do aContinue reading “Rough seas and windswept sands”
Costa S’meralda
We’ve settled into our little hotel – the gorgeous Dolce Vita close to the celeb’s hangout of Porto Cervo. Now we are all set to explore the stunning beaches of the Costa Smeralda, one of the highlights of this gem of an island. Costa Smeralda is around 20km of jaw droppingly stunning beaches and coastline toContinue reading “Costa S’meralda”
Cracking Castlesardo
The enchanting town of Castlesardo clings to the wind battered hillside above a pretty little beach. With its pastel coloured houses, winding up the hillside it makes another pretty sight. At the very top is the pretty old town, fortified with a castle, which makes for an interesting and atmospheric trip. As the windContinue reading “Cracking Castlesardo”
Abandoned Argentiera
A completely different Sardinian trip this time is to Argentiera. Full of ghostly derelict mining buildings and empty, staring windows. This eerie place is a former mining town and its name comes from the Italian argento -silver. It feels like a former gold rush town in the Mid West. Silver has been mined here sinceContinue reading “Abandoned Argentiera”