The island of Sardinia thanks to its rich and ancient past, ancestral cultures, pristine traditions, high quality food and wines and of course to its hospitable people, is a good destination for a culture holiday.
Every year a lot of tourists decide to plan an holiday in Sardinia considering only its wonderful coasts that make it one of the more suggestive islands of the Mediterranean sea. When they are spending their beach holidays there, they discover there are other features that deserve to be known.
Cagliari, the capital city, is one of the more interesting places of the whole southern Sardinia. The richness of its history, testified by several archaeological sites of the Roman era, the historical districts in the city center of the Medieval age, the seafront with its unique limestone cliff called La Sella del Diavolo (The saddle of the devil), the salt ponds with their spectacular flamingo population and declared protected areas, create an unique and fascinating ensemble.
The popular and religious traditions reach their top with the festival to honour Sant'Efisio, the Patron Saint, and every 1st May the Saint effigy is carried in procession through the streets of the city center respecting a very ancient vote.
The food tradition is based on simple recipes mostly inspired by the sea. The restaurants and taverns of the Marina district, close to the harbour, preserve and offer still today the old fishermen recipes such as "la minestra di fregola con arselle" (a soup made with a typical Sardinian pasta and clams), "la burrida" (made with local fresh fishes marinated in a nuts sauce), "lo scabecciu" (made with fried mullets marinated with tomato sauce and vinegar).
During the winter months is particularly appreciated the tasting of the sea urchins, served raw in the small taverns of the seafront with fresh white wine and home-made bread. It is a pleasant interlude during the winter walks on the sea shore.
Cagliari mostly offers to its visitors small accommodations such as mini-hotels on the seafront or nice Bed & Breakfasts in the historic districts of the city center. This kind of accommodations have a good quality, budget rates and a warm atmosphere.
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