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Places to see in ( Sardinia - Italy ) Macomer
Places to see in ( Sardinia - Italy ) Macomer
Macomer is a town and comune of Sardinia in the province of Nuoro. It is situated on the southern ascent to the central plateau of this part of Sardinia, at the junction of narrow-gauge lines branching from the main railroad line running east to Nuoro and west to Bosa.
The district, especially the Campeda, is well suited for grazing and horse and cattle breeding, which is carried on to a considerable extent. Macomer, known to the Greek geographer Ptolemy as Macopsissa, has been inhabited since antiquity. In 1478 was the scene of the historical battle between the Sardinians and the Aragonese, which ended the independence of Sardinia. In 1767, under the Kingdom of Sardinia, it became the capital of the Marquisate of Marghine. The Marquisate included the nearby villages of Birori, Bolotana, Borore, Bortigali, Dualchi, Lei, Mulargia, Noragugume and Silanus.
In 1949, a statue called The Venus of Macomer was discovered in a cave located in Marras area, in a gorge of the river S'Adde. The artifact depicts a Goddess Mother dating back to the Palaeolithic period. It is about 14 centimetres (5.5 in) high and was built with local basalt. It is currently kept in the National Archaeological Museum of Cagliari. Nowadays, Macomer is a destination for tourists who want to admire the beautiful landscape around the city.
The region is richer in the bronze-age towers known as nuraghi than any other part of Sardinia. The old parish church of San Pantaleone has three Roman mile-stones in front of it, belonging to the Roman high-road from Carales to Turris Libisonis. A modern road now follows the ancient one. Recently an ethnographic museum called Le Arti Antiche (The ancient Arts) has been opened, where it is possible to see tools traditionally used for agriculture and livestock, folk costumes, and photographs. The Monte di Sant'Antonio (St. Anthony's Mountain) has a great historical and naturalistic importance; on 13 June of every year the anniversary of the Saint of Padua is celebrated there.
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Places to see in ( Sardinia - Italy ) Nuoro
Places to see in ( Sardinia - Italy ) Nuoro
Nuoro is a city and comune in central-eastern Sardinia, Italy, situated on the slopes of the Monte Ortobene. It is the capital of the province of Nuoro. With a population of 36,347, it is the sixth-largest city in Sardinia. Birthplace of several renowned artists, including writers, poets, painters, and sculptors, Nuoro hosts some of the most important museums in Sardinia. It is considered an important cultural center of the region and it has been referred as the Atene sarda (Sardinian Athens). Nuoro is the hometown of Grazia Deledda, the first and only Italian woman to win (1926) the Nobel Prize in Literature.
The earliest traces of human settlement in the Nuoro area (called the Nuorese) are the so-called Domus de janas, rock-cut tombs dated at the third millennium BC. However, fragments of ceramics of the Ozieri culture have also been discovered and dated at c. 3500 BC. he Nuorese was crossed by a Roman road which connected Karalis (Cagliari) to Ulbia (Olbia). The legacy of the Roman colonization can especially be found in the variety of the Sardinian language which is still spoken today in Nuoro: Sardu nugoresu is considered the most conservative lect of the Romance family.
Nuoro is served by the SS 131 DCN (Olbia-Abbasanta), the SS 129 (Orosei-Macomer), and the SS 389 (Monti-Lanusei). ARST, Azienda Regionale Sarda Trasporti provide regular connections to Cagliari, Sassari, Olbia, and to several minor centres in the province and the region. Other private operators (including Deplano Autolinee, Turmotravel, Redentours) connects Nuoro to various cities and airports in the island. Nuoro is connected by train to Macomer via Ferrovie della Sardegna.
Alot to see in Nuoro such as :
Sardinian Ethnographic Museum (Museo Etnografico Sardo).
Grazia Deledda's Museum (Museo Deleddiano).
M.A.N., Museo d’Arte Provincia di Nuoro (Modern Art Museum of the Nuoro Province).
National Archeological Museum Nuoro (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Nuoro).
Museo Ciusa, Museum dedicated to Francesco Ciusa and other artists
Cattedrale della Madonna della Neve
Piazza Sebastiano Satta
Chiesa di Nostra Signora delle Grazie
Chiesa della Solitudine
The Redeemer's statue, Monte Ortobene, the 7 meters tall Vincenzo Gerace's bronze statue installed the 29th August 1901.
Nuraghe Ugolio
Chiesa di San Carlo, church built in the 17th century containing a copy of Francesco Ciusa's masterpiece La madre dell'ucciso.
Sas Birghines, Domus de Janas located in Monte Ortobene
Sanctuary Madonna of Montenero, Monte Ortobene
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Places to see in ( Sardinia - Italy ) Oristano
Places to see in ( Sardinia - Italy ) Oristano
Oristano is an Italian city and comune, and capital of the Province of Oristano in the central-western part of the island of Sardinia. It is located on the northern part of the Campidano plain. It was established as the provincial capital on 16 July 1974. As of December 2010, the city had 32,165 inhabitants. The economy of Oristano is based mainly on services, agriculture, tourism and small industries.
Oristano was previously known by the Byzantines as Aristanis (in Byzantine Greek: Αριστάνις), and founded close to the ancient Phoenician settlement of Othoca (now Santa Giusta). It acquired importance in 1070, when, as a result of the frequent Saracen attacks, Archbishop Torcotorio made it the seat of the bishopric, which was previously in the nearby coastal town of Tharros. It also became the capital of the giudicato (judiciary, equivalent to a Duchy or Kingdom) of Arborea. Consequently, fortifications were designed, but the building thereof went on until judge Mariano II rose to power.
In medieval times Oristano vied for power over the whole island of Sardinia, and therefore waged wars against the other Sardinian kingdoms which culminated in the attempt to conquer the whole island during the reign (1347–75) of Mariano IV and that of his son Hugh III (1376–1383) and his daughter Eleanor (1383–1404). The giudicato of Arborea held out to be the last Sardinian kingdom (Giudicato) to cease to exist in 1420, about 10 years after the battle of Sanluri. It was transformed in Marchesato by the Aragonese and conquered, following a revolt by the last marquess Leonardo Alagon, by the Catalan troops of the Kingdom of Aragon, in 1478 after the battle of Macomer.
Thereafter, Oristano's history was that of the island of Sardinia, characterised by the Aragonese-Spanish (until 1708) and Piedmontese (from 1720) dominations, and then the unification of Italy. In April 1921, David Cova, Emilio Lussu, Camillo Bellieni and other Sardinian veterans of World War I founded in the city the Sardinian Action Party.
The Tower of St. Christophoros, otherwise known as Tower of Mariano II, was built in 1290, is 19 metres (62 ft) tall and the most striking remaining evidence of the old walls built at the time of the Giudicato, as it was one of the main gates thereof.
St. Mary's Cathedral (1130) was rebuilt during the reign of Mariano II after being destroyed in a siege. Of the original structure of Mariano, only parts of the apse and base of the campanile are left, as well as the Gothic Chapel of the Rimedio, which houses some medieval sculptures.
Oristano can be reached by train from Sardinia's ports of Olbia and Porto Torres, and the island's main cities Cagliari and Sassari. From Oristano all villages of the province can be reached by buses departing the bus station close to centrally-located Piazza Mannu. Moreover, a private concern provides a twice-daily bus service to and from Cagliari Elmas Airport. The journey takes approximately 2 hours.
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Alghero, Town in Italy - Best Travel Destination
Alghero, is a town of about 44,000 inhabitants in Italy. It lies in the province of Sassari in northwestern Sardinia, next to the Mediterranean Sea. The name Alghero comes from the medieval Latin Aleguerium, meaning stagnation of algae on the coast.
Tamuli, un luogo che sembra fuori dal comune - Macomer
Quando dicono che in Sardegna c'è solo il mare, quando sento persone che fanno la fila per vedere 4 pietre in altri luoghi del mondo, quando non si apprezza o non ci si rende conto di quello che si ha.
In quel momento bisognerebbe smettere di dare la colpa agli altri ed andare a visitare questi luoghi magici.
Dolceacqua (Italy) Travel - Doria Castle
Take a tour of Dolceaque Doria Castle in Dolceaque, Italy - part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
Lying amidst the lush greenery and architectural heritage of Dolceacqua is an alluring castle.
The glorious Doria castle was first mentioned in the 12th century in an ancient text, and stands on the site of a previous feudal domicile.
In the year 1270, Oberto Doria, a Genoese captain bought the property and it was owned by this family for nearly 300 years.
The castle was besieged and damaged in the 14th century by a neighboring king seeking to rule the Doria estate.
In the 16th century one of the last members of the Doria family to own the castle, expanded its structure to include a stronghold and two identical towers.
Since the mid 20th century, the castle has been owned by the Town Hall of Dolceacqua, and is now used by the government and locals for private functions.
SARDINIA | SARDYNIA – BOSA - ORISTANO
Bosa położona jest nad Themo, jedyną rzeką na Sardynii nadającą się do żeglugi. Okolice zamieszkiwane były już od czasów prehistorycznych, o czym świadczą znajdujące się tam grobowce zwane domus de janas oraz kamienne budowle – nuraghe. W czasach fenickich było to jedno z najważniejszych miejsc na wyspie. Do XII wieku n.e. jej „centrum” znajdowało się po lewej stronie rzeki, 2 kilometry dalej w głąb lądu niż w tej chwili. Jedynym zachowanym z tamtych czasów budynkiem jest kościół San Pietro Extra Muros (świętego Piotra za Murami).
W 1112 roku szlachecka rodzina Malaspina („Złe kolce”), do której Bosa wtedy należała, zbudowała zamek na wzgórzu Serravalle i od tej pory zabudowania zaczęły się przenosić na prawy brzeg Themo. Przy fortecy utworzyła się osada (a dziś dzielnica) Sa Costa, która przyciąga turystów swoimi średniowiecznymi, kolorowymi domkami przy uliczkach tak wąskich, że ciężko przejechać nimi samochodem.
W czasach gdy Sardynia należała do Hiszpanii (od 1479 roku), Bosa przeżywała swój rozkwit, stając się jednym z najważniejszych, i najbogatszych, miast. W tej chwili głównym deptakiem Bosy jest Corso Vittorio Emanuele II – to tam znajdują się sklepy, restauracje, bary i muzeum.
Do dzisiejszych czasów z zamku Malaspina pozostały jedynie otaczające go mury (o długości 300 metrów) wraz z siedmioma wieżami. W środku jest jeszcze niewielki kościółek Nostra Signora de Sos Regnos Altos z zachowanymi malowidłami z XIII wieku. Nam niestety nie udaje się wejść do środka, bo cały kompleks jest czynny od godziny 10, a musimy ruszać już dalej.
Torralba, Nuraghe St. Antine, Sardinia, Italy
Nuraghe St. Antine, Torralba, Sardinia, Italy 2006
Santu Antine (in Torralba) is one of the largest nuraghe (ancient megalithic edifice) in Sardinia. The main structure was built around the 19-18th century BC, and the other parts of the nuraghe date back to the 17-15th century BC. The main tower originally reached a height of 23-24 metres.
One day in Sardinia
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