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Winds and beaches in Sant’Antioco island

Winds and beaches in Sant’Antioco island

Sant’Antioco is quite a big and windy island and offers a big variety of beaches and hidden coves. Depending on the winds, you would learn what side of the island to choose to enjoy your day at the beach.

Today and for the next few days blows mistral wind. Do you know which beach to choose to be sheltered from this wind?

I would recommend Maladroxia beach and Coaquaddus (second beach). Even…

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Visit Sant'Antioco turned 5 today!

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Advent Calendar 2017

Advent Calendar 2017: discover everything day a new image of our beautiful Island #santantioco #adventcalendar #visitsantantioco

Advent Calendar 2017 with images from Sant’Antioco Island. Discover every day a different side of Sant’Antìoco island. Have fun on Visit Sant’Antioco and have the greatest Christmas time! [advent-calendar year=”2017″]

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Sardinia's top 10 beaches

#Sardinia's top 10 #beaches #ranking #summerholidays #summerishere #sardiniaisclose

On such a beautiful sunny day, my mind dreams of Sardinia and its amazing beaches with white sands and turquoise waters. I know it sounds as Caribbean islands and beaches, but Sardinia ones could be even better and certainly closer! As many of my followers already know, my adventure and love for South Sardinia started about 10 years ago with the discovery of Sant’Antioco island and us buying our…

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Holy Week in Sant'Antìoco

Holy Week in Sant’Antìoco

I just came back from my Holy Week in Sant’Antìoco. It was amazing for the warm and sunny weather, the good food we ate and the solemn processions we followed. Since it took me a while to understand what was going on in town on that week, I decided to sum everything up in a post. Way of the Cross : the Holy Week in Sant’Antìoco starts on Wednesday with the way of the Cross in the area of Bonaria…

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Holy Week in Sant'Antìoco: way of the Cross 

#holyweek in #santantioco : way of the Cross #viacrucis #easter #sardinia #visitsulcis #visitsantantioco

The Holy Week in Sant’Antìoco starts on Wednesday with the way of the Cross. The painful procession stops at the stations located in the area of Bonaria church in Sant’Antìoco village. 

Way of the Cross station in the area of Bonaria church in Sant’Antìoco village

Way of the Cross station in the area of Bonaria church

This way of the Cross starts at dusk and it is very suggestive and peculiar.…

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Our Easter in Sant'Antìoco 

Our Easter in Sant’Antìoco 

Tonight we are headed to Sant’Antìoco. We are travelling by ferryboat with our two little kids. 

We chose Moby lines because they are designed with all Looney Tunes characters and they have many activities to entertain them on board. 

Besides their cabins are very comfortable as we’ll be spending the night on the boat.  You might also be interested in reading my post on How to get to Sant’ Antioco

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Saint Antiochus' local feast

Saint Antiochus' local festival: the programme #sagradisantantioco #sardinia #easter #santantioco

The local feast “Sagra di Sant’Antioco” takes place in Sant’Antioco every year, 15 days after Easter. Sant’Antioco is the protector and patron saint of the island of Sardinia. It is the oldest religious festival attested in Sardinia. It is a very suggestive occasion, which involves local people and pilgrims devoted to Sant’Antioco coming from all over the island of Sardinia, wearing their local…

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Let's light Christmas up🎄 

Let’s light Christmas up🎄 

Sant’Antìoco 8th December 2016: the Christmas tree 🎄 in piazza Umberto lit up accompanied by the local band music.

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From now till 6th January #christmastogetherinsantantioco starts. Here’s the detailed programme of the local events. Enjoy it! ​

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"The Cyclops" swimming pool, Sant'Antioco island

"The Cyclops" swimming pool, #SantAntiocoisland #santantioco #southsardinia #sardinia #sulcis #travelideas #traveltuesday #traveltips

Last summer I had the chance to spend a beautiful day at “The Cyclops” swimming pool. It is set in an ancient volcanic crater and it is of seawater; there is also a small swimming pool for younger guests (for more information please visit http://www.iciclopi.net/servizi.php).

The pool is amazing and the view from there is breathtaking: it is located directly on the sea, on Cala Sapone side.

It…

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Sant'Antioco hidden coves: Cala Grotta

#Santantioco hidden #coves: #CalaGrotta #sardinia #traveltips #travel #traveltuesday

Far away from the throngs of sun worshippers and tourists that clutter the upper reaches of Sardinia, Sant’Antioco offers a haven of peace and tranquillity, with unspoilt sandy beaches, hidden coves and historical towns and villages. If you want to capture a glimpse of the real Sardinia, then here it is! (Sunday World, Secret Sardinia: The Hidden Beaches and Coves on Sant’Antioco Island).

Last…

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Get mommy to send you buy some milk in Sant’Antioco island

Who doesn’t know the for ever young italian singer and actor Gianni Morandi and his song “get mommy to send you buy some milk”? These days he is shooting a tv series “P…

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Get mommy to send you buy some milk in Sant'Antioco island

Get mommy to send you buy some milk in Sant’Antioco island

Who doesn’t know the for ever young italian singer and actor Gianni Morandi and his song “get mommy to send you buy some milk”? These days he is shooting a tv series “Pietro’s island” in Sant’Antioco island and Carloforte plus other location of sulcis area. The purpose of this tv series is to show people the beauty of this area of Sardinia still not very common on touristic routes. For Gianni…

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Sant'Antioco summer events 

Sant’Antioco summer events 

Summer is here, the Sun is shining  and the beautiful and unspoilt Sant’Antioco island is waiting for you all to enjoy every minute.

Here’s the programme of the summer events organised locally. Have a look and enjoy it because…Sant’Antioco is magic!

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657th festival of Sant'Antioco - the programme

657th #festival of #santantioco - the #programme #events #religioustourism

The local festival “Sagra di Sant’Antioco” takes place every year, 15 days after Easter. It is one of the oldest religious celebrations in Sardinia, this year recurring its 657th edition.

Here follows the programme manifesto (in Italian) of the celebrations, from 8th to 12th April.

Here’s a brief summary of the main events (in english) :

8th April Presentation of the book “Annali di Storia e…

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Capo Sperone - view, wild nature and crystalline water

#Santantioco's best view: #Capo Sperone wild nature and crystalline #water #rockybeaches

  If you’re a traveller who will go anywhere to experience a truly astonishing view, then drive to Capo Sperone. Located on the southern tip of the island, the clifftop offers unrivaled views of the little volcanic islands that lie a little further out to sea, including Vitellino and Toro. On a really good day, you can even see the distant shores of Africa. (Source: Secret Sardinia: the hidden…

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#santantiocogoestoNettuno - the video

#santantiocogoestoNettuno – the video

For those who weren’t able to make it in Nettuno, here’s a nice video on the opening event of Sant’Antioco’s itinerant art exhibit, stop number 3.

If you want to know more on the project of the art exhibit, on Saint Anthiocus martyr and on where you can visit the exhibit now please read:

Sant’Antioco’s itinerant art exhibit goes to Nettuno

Sant’Antioco’s itinerant exhibit goes to Ozieri

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