news & curiosities

Open-air markets

where to find fruit, vegetables, local cheeses and cold cuts:

Monday in Luogosanto (5 km)
Wednesday in Arzachena (24 km)
Thursday in Santa Teresa (21 km)
Friday in Palau (22 km)
Saturday in Tempio (25 km)

calendar of events:

Capo Testa in Spring time

We drove with Leo and Marzia to the northernmost tip of Sardinia, Capo Testa, a point jutting into the Mediterranean adjacent to the town of Santa Teresa. Parking the car at a trailhead, we set off on a wide, paved track through flowering bushes. Capo Testa is a protected natural area with a sizeable population of tortoises, and as we paused to take a photo, one of them ambled onto the path.
We ascended to a spot overlooking a turquoise bay. Granite outcrops towered in front of us.

Walls that speak – Sardinian street art

Today the art of drawing, painting or writing on walls is known as 'street art'. In the past it was called graffiti or murals. Whatever name we use,

Open-air markets

where to find fruit, vegetables, local cheeses and cold cuts: