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| A Woman's Directory For Travel and Life. WAVE Journey is your one stop online resource for women oriented businesses and services around the world. WAVE Journey is for every woman to enjoy. If you love to travel, cook, read or revel in outdoor activities this website is for you. If you are looking to connect with other like-minded women or if you are interested in finding businesses or services that cater to women, WAVE Journey is your number one online resource. Sardinian Sunshine: The Most Undiscovered Part of Italy ~ article by Linda Oatman High, photo courtesy of WAVEJourney Continued next page. |
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I’m at the Convent of San
Giuseppe, devouring a sinfully
delicious meal, candlelight
flickering upon castle-like marble
and stone and beams. This is
Sardinia, Italy, and today is my
50th birthday. It’s a luminous
starry night in late April, and
smells of simmering seafood,
fresh bread, wine, garlic, and
juniper mingle as a woman
outside the open convent door
twists dough into traditional
ceremonial ornaments before an
open fire. The Convent was
Giuseppe, devouring a sinfully
delicious meal, candlelight
flickering upon castle-like marble
and stone and beams. This is
Sardinia, Italy, and today is my
50th birthday. It’s a luminous
starry night in late April, and
smells of simmering seafood,
fresh bread, wine, garlic, and
juniper mingle as a woman
outside the open convent door
twists dough into traditional
ceremonial ornaments before an
open fire. The Convent was
The meal is wickedly divine, and I’m thinking that it just doesn’t get any better than this, but
then the waiter brings a surprise: tall candles sparkling on a fresh-from-the-oven pear cake.
I make a wish (as if it hasn’t already come true!), and blow out all of the candles with one
big puff.
then the waiter brings a surprise: tall candles sparkling on a fresh-from-the-oven pear cake.
I make a wish (as if it hasn’t already come true!), and blow out all of the candles with one
big puff.
I eat every bite of the cake, and then polish off the meal with limoncello: a lemon liqueur
made right here in Sardinia. Not a bad way to celebrate half a hundred years of life: in Italy,
in Sardinia, in the ancient capital city of Cagliari.
One of Italy’s best secrets, the island of Sardinia has not yet been discovered by the hordes
of tourists swarming Rome. A superb side trip or a delightful destination, this magical place is
one of peace and purity. An easy flight (Meridiana is one of several budget airlines that can
get you there) from Rome, travelers can choose to land either at the south’s Cagliari-Elmas
Airport or the Olbia-Costa Smeralda Airport of the north.
made right here in Sardinia. Not a bad way to celebrate half a hundred years of life: in Italy,
in Sardinia, in the ancient capital city of Cagliari.
One of Italy’s best secrets, the island of Sardinia has not yet been discovered by the hordes
of tourists swarming Rome. A superb side trip or a delightful destination, this magical place is
one of peace and purity. An easy flight (Meridiana is one of several budget airlines that can
get you there) from Rome, travelers can choose to land either at the south’s Cagliari-Elmas
Airport or the Olbia-Costa Smeralda Airport of the north.
The most known part of Sardinia (Sardegna to the Italians) is Costa Smeralda: the Emerald
Coast of the island’s northeast. Glittering with lavish luxury yachts and opulent private villas,
Costa Smeralda is one of the most renowned high-end destinations of the world. This
Mediterranean mystique has drawn international jet-setters and celebrities like Rob Lowe,
Courtney Cox, and Bruce Willis.
“Putin even has a house here,” a local cheese maker stated.
Coast of the island’s northeast. Glittering with lavish luxury yachts and opulent private villas,
Costa Smeralda is one of the most renowned high-end destinations of the world. This
Mediterranean mystique has drawn international jet-setters and celebrities like Rob Lowe,
Courtney Cox, and Bruce Willis.
“Putin even has a house here,” a local cheese maker stated.
In Costa Smeralda, there is not only the enchantment of white sand and gleaming green
sea, jagged rocks and cliffs and archaeological sites and pink flamingos, but there is also
Pevero: considered to be one of the most beautiful golf courses in the world. Surrounded by
rocks, lakes, and trees of juniper and myrtle, Pevero is not only a golf course; it’s an
experience.
Another wonderful experience to be had in Costa Smeralda is that of polo. And here, this
prestigious sport isn’t just for rich people. Families and other travelers can enter the
grandstands at the Costa Smeralda Polo Club and watch the match free-of-charge.
I’m sitting in the Sardinian sunshine, watching gorgeous horses gallop across the greenest
of fields.
“Is this Paradise?” asks a visitor sitting beside me.
It is.
sea, jagged rocks and cliffs and archaeological sites and pink flamingos, but there is also
Pevero: considered to be one of the most beautiful golf courses in the world. Surrounded by
rocks, lakes, and trees of juniper and myrtle, Pevero is not only a golf course; it’s an
experience.
Another wonderful experience to be had in Costa Smeralda is that of polo. And here, this
prestigious sport isn’t just for rich people. Families and other travelers can enter the
grandstands at the Costa Smeralda Polo Club and watch the match free-of-charge.
I’m sitting in the Sardinian sunshine, watching gorgeous horses gallop across the greenest
of fields.
“Is this Paradise?” asks a visitor sitting beside me.
It is.
Sardinia, one of the most culturally diverse areas in Italy, is home to a unique music.
Launeddas, a type of three-reed cane that has achieved international attention, originated
and are still played in Sardinia. Here, too, can be found the art of polyphonic singing: a
guttural form that dates back thousands of years. I don’t know how they do it, but I do
know that it’s a sound that goes straight to the soul and stirs up the heart.
Launeddas, a type of three-reed cane that has achieved international attention, originated
and are still played in Sardinia. Here, too, can be found the art of polyphonic singing: a
guttural form that dates back thousands of years. I don’t know how they do it, but I do
know that it’s a sound that goes straight to the soul and stirs up the heart.
