Sardinia is a large island (second largest in the Mediterranean after Sicily) with very distinct regions, mountainous to plains, rocky coastline to miles of sandy beaches . Not so densely populated. Several urban centers, each with its own particular history like Alghero: a commercial and cultural center of the Aragonese when the King of Aragon (later Spain itself) ruled a large part of Sardinia for nearly 400 years, beginning in the early 1300's.
Algherese, one of the island's officially recognized languages, blends Catalan with Old Latin ...enough so to clearly distinguish it from its Latin-based language cousins.
Arrived in the early evening, walked along the seaside promenade to the old town for a taste of local culinary fare...quite good. Next day repeated the exercise with a little more deliberation. Huge fleet of pleasure craft moored in the bay.....tourism is an important economic driver all over Sardinia....mainland Italians, Brits and Germans. Very few Americans.
Algherese, one of the island's officially recognized languages, blends Catalan with Old Latin ...enough so to clearly distinguish it from its Latin-based language cousins.
Arrived in the early evening, walked along the seaside promenade to the old town for a taste of local culinary fare...quite good. Next day repeated the exercise with a little more deliberation. Huge fleet of pleasure craft moored in the bay.....tourism is an important economic driver all over Sardinia....mainland Italians, Brits and Germans. Very few Americans.
No comments:
Post a Comment