Cadogan Sardinia

by Facaros, Dana; Pauls, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781860119675
• ISBN10: 1860119670
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr

Summary

Sardinia has long been a favorite of the Italians; discover why with Cadogan' s insightful and fascinating guide. From the famous Costa Smeralda, playground of the titled and wealthy, to Sardinia' s intriguing Bronze Age heritage, Cadogan offers thoughtful commentary on all aspects of this wild, unaffected island.""

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(1)
A Guide to the Guide	2	(2)
A Little Geography	4	(1)
Travel	5	(10)
Getting There	6	(1)
By Air	6	(2)
By Rail from the UK and Europe	8	(1)
By Car	9	(1)
By Ferry	9	(1)
Entry Formalities	10	(1)
Tour Operators and Special-interest Holidays	10	(1)
Getting Around	11	(1)
By Coach and Bus	11	(1)
By Train	12	(1)
By Car	12	(2)
Hitchhiking	14	(1)
By Motorcycle or Bicycle	14	(1)
Pratical A-Z	15	(22)
Climate and When to Go	16	(1)
Crime	16	(1)
Disabled Travellers	16	(1)
Embassies and Consulates	17	(1)
Festivals	17	(2)
Food and Drink	19	(8)
Health and Emergencies	27	(1)
Maps	27	(1)
Money	28	(1)
National Holidays	28	(1)
Opening Hours and Museums	28	(1)
Packing	29	(1)
Post Offices	29	(1)
Shopping and Sardinian Handcrafts	30	(1)
Sports and Activities	30	(2)
Telephones	32	(1)
Time	32	(1)
Toilets	33	(1)
Tourist Information	33	(1)
Where to Stay	33	(4)
History	37	(16)
6000-1500 BC: Neolithic Era	38	(1)
1500-1000 BC: Bronze Age	39	(1)
1000-264 BC: Phoenicians and Carthaginians	40	(2)
264 BC-AD 456: Romans	42	(1)
456-1015: Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs	43	(1)
1015-1294: Pisans and Genoese	44	(2)
1294-1417: Arborea	46	(1)
1417-1700: Aragon and Spain	47	(1)
1700-1792: A Kingdom of Sardinia	48	(1)
1792-1815: The French Revolution	49	(1)
1816-1900: The Unhappy Kingdom	50	(1)
1900-present: Modern Times	51	(2)
Aspects of Sardita	53	(12)
Essential Differences	54	(1)
A Sound Sardinian Soul	55	(2)
Say it in Sardo	57	(1)
Politics Inside the Walls, and Politics On Them	58	(2)
Nuraghe Mysteries	60	(5)
Cagliari and the South	65	(56)
Cagliari	68	(15)
The Sarrabus	83	(3)
North of Cagliari	86	(1)
The Gerrei, Trexenta and Marmilla	86	(10)
The Campidano Plain	96	(3)
Southwest of Cagliari: The Coast and the Sulcis	99	(6)
Carbonia	105	(1)
Isola di Sant' Antioco	106	(3)
Isola di San Pietro	109	(4)
The Iglesiente	113	(1)
Iglesias	114	(3)
North of Iglesias: Abandoned Mines and the Costa Verde	117	(4)
Oristano	121	(26)
Oristano	123	(5)
The Sinis	128	(3)
Ancient Tharros	131	(3)
South of Oristano: Arborea, Terralba and Uras	134	(1)
North of Oristano	135	(1)
Up the Tirso	136	(4)
Macomer	140	(2)
Up the Coast: The Sinis to Alghero	142	(2)
Bosa	144	(2)
The Falesia: The Coastal Road from Bosa to Alghero	146	(1)
Western Sassari	147	(44)
Sassari	150	(12)
West of Sassari: The Nurra	162	(1)
Alghero	162	(7)
The Riviera del Corallo	169	(3)
North of Capo Caccia to Stintino and Asinara Island	172	(2)
Porto Torres	174	(4)
East of Sassari: Castelsardo and the Anglona	178	(4)
Southwest of Sassari: The Logudoro and Goceano	182	(1)
The Way of the Churches	182	(4)
The Nuraghe Santu Antine	186	(2)
Bonorva and the Grotte di Sant' Andrea Priu	188	(1)
The Goceano	189	(2)
Eastern Sassari: The Gallura	191	(36)
Olbia	194	(3)
The Gulf of Olbia	197	(5)
The Costa Smeralda	202	(4)
Arzachena and Around	206	(4)
Palau and the Coast Around	210	(2)
L'Arcipelago della Maddalena	212	(6)
Santa Teresa di Gallura	218	(3)
The Interior of the Gallura	221	(1)
Tempio Pausania	221	(3)
Monte Acuto	224	(3)
Nuoro	227	(36)
Down the Nuorese Coast	230	(2)
Golfo di Orosei	232	(8)
The Ogliastra	240	(4)
Nuoro and the Supramonte	244	(1)
Nuoro	245	(3)
North of Nuoro	248	(2)
South of Nuoro: Oliena	250	(2)
Orgosolo: Village of Murals	252	(1)
The Barbagia and the Gennargentu	253	(2)
The Barbagia Ollolai	255	(5)
The Mandrolisai and Barbagia di Belvi	260	(3)
Artistic, Architectural and Historical Terms	263	(2)
Language	265	(7)
Further Reading	272	(1)
Index	273