Sardinia

Sardinia

Su Mannau - extraordinary cave in Sardinia

The rock has been standing there for some 570 million years.

Immigrant landings in Sardinia

Around 80 illegal immigrants arrived in several small boats on the southwest coast of Sardinia on Thursday after crossing from Algeria.

Festa di Sant’Efisio in Cagliari, Sardinia

The first of May is La Festa dei Lavoratori (Labor Day) throughout Italy, but in Cagliari, the day marks the beginning of the Festa di Sant’Efisio to honour the martyred saint who saved the city from the Plague in the 17th century.

Sardinia G8 works to remain, Frattini

Building and infrastructure work being done in Sardinia ahead of the Group of Eight summit that had been scheduled to take place on the island of La Maddalena ''will remain'', Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said Friday.

La Maddalena revealed

The next G8 summit will take place on the La Maddalena archipelago, a cluster of tiny island off the Sardinian coast. We went to explore them and discovered turquoise waters, heavenly scented gorse, rare seagulls and a slice of Italian history

Easter Holy Week in Italy

Pasqua (Easter) is perhaps the most celebrated holiday in Italy, with Settimana Santa (Holy Week) rites starting on Palm Sunday and ending on Easter Sunday.

Anti-globalisation activists to stage naval siege of G8

Anti-globalisation activists will lay siege to the Sardinian island of La Maddalena when it hosts the Group of Eight (G8) summit in July, a top Italian activist said Thursday.

Sardinia to axe luxury tax

The new governor of Sardinia said Tuesday he will repeal a so-called 'luxury tax' regime that has been the bane of the millionaires and yacht-owners who use the island as a summer playground.

What you can buy with…up to €130,000

If you scour agents listings carefully, you’ll find many interesting homes, often in historic buildings, at genuinely affordable prices.

Sa Sartiglia in Oristano, Sardinia

From the last Sunday of Carnevale to the following Tuesday, the city of Oristano in Sardinia takes on a pagan, medieval, mystical feel with “Sa Sartiglia,” a three-day feast that culminates in a joust for which the entire festival is named.