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Sardinia. Sardinia (/ s ɑːr ˈ d ɪ n i ə / sar-DIN-ee-ə; Italian: Sardegna [sarˈdeɲɲa]; Sardinian: Sardigna [saɾˈdiɲːa]) [a] [b] is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the twenty regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia and 16.45 km [5] south of the ...
The recorded history of Sardinia begins with its contacts with the various people who sought to dominate western Mediterranean trade in classical antiquity: Phoenicians, Punics and Romans. Initially under the political and economic alliance with the Phoenician cities, it was partly conquered by Carthage in the late 6th century BC and then ...
This is a list of the most famous tourist destinations of Sardinia. Minor islands are included from Olbia , clockwise — industrial sites are not included. Main towns
Tourism in Sardinia is one of the fastest growing sectors of the regional economy. The island attracts more than a million tourists from both Italy (particularly from Lombardy , Piedmont , and Lazio ), from the rest of Europe (especially from Germany and France), and, to a lesser degree, from the rest of the world.
About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute Help; Learn to edit; Community portal; ... This is a list of selected cities in Sardinia with local names. Metropolitan areas
The Kingdom of Sardinia, also referred to as the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica among other names, [nb 1] was a country in Southern Europe from the late 13th until the mid-19th century, and from 1297 to 1768 for the Corsican part of this kingdom. [7]
Uncooked fregula. Typical dishes of Cagliari are the fregula cun còciula ("fregula with clams"); the còciula e cotza a sa schiscionera ("clams and mussels cooked in a pan"), and then the burrida a sa casteddaja (based on dogfish, vinegar and walnuts), the cassòla, a soup combining various kinds of fish, crustaceans and mollusks; s'aligusta a sa casteddaja ("Cagliaritan-style lobster"); the ...
Sardinia (Sardegna) is a large island in the Mediterranean Sea, and is home to dozens of endemic species and subspecies of plants. [1] Although it is politically part of Italy , the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions treats Sardinia as distinct botanical country.