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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 ...
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.
Sardinia is marketed as a sea and sun summer destination, which not only means beach regulations have become necessary but also that much of the island’s ‘out-of-season’ potential is overlooked.
Sardinia was always ruled by a praefectus (provinciae) Sardiniae and from Claudius on, the main and official title was enriched by the attribute procurator Augusti. [8] [9] [10] The provinces of Corsica and Sardinia were incorporated into the Diocese of Italy by Diocletian in 292 AD, along with Sicily and Malta.
It is the seat of the Superintendency of Cultural and Environmental Heritage, [99] of the Sardinia Archival Superintendency [100] and of the Archeological Superintendency [101] of the Cultural Heritage Ministry, [102] of the Sardinia and Provincial seat of the Employment and Social Policies Ministry, of the regional offices of the Finance and ...
Sardinia, an Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea, was the first designated "Blue Zone." The term refers to a region where people live longer and healthier lives than average.
The Judicates (judicadus, logus or rennus in Sardinian, judicati in Latin, regni or giudicati sardi in Italian), in English also referred to as Sardinian Kingdoms, Sardinian Judgedoms or Judicatures, were independent states that took power in Sardinia in the Middle Ages, between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries.
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