Sardinia
By: [project editor, Siân Lezard]
Edition: 4th ed.
Series: Insight guides; Insight guides
Publisher: APA Publications; Langenscheidt Publishers [distributor]
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Singapore; Long Island City, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9789812821638
Subjects: Guidebooks
Other titles: Insight guides Sardinia
Notes: At head of title: Insight guides.

"New edition, fully updated, new photography"--Cover.

Previous ed.: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 278) and index.
Table of contents: title: The best of Sardinia : top sights ; editor's choice; title: The rugged jewel; title: The Sardinian character; title: History. Decisive dates ; From prehistory to the 12th century ; The struggle for identity ; The shaping of Sardinia today; title: Features. A wild landscape ; Festivals, folklore, and music ; Food and drink; title: Places. Cagliari ; Cagliari to Arbatax ; Golfo di Orosei to Olbia ; Costa Smeralda ; Gallura and the north ; Sassari ; Alghero to Oristano ; The southwest ; The Barbagia; title: Insights. Mini features. The Sardinian language ; Traditional arts and craftwork ; Shepherds and pecorino ; The cork oak ; Rock of ages : Sardinia's karst caves ; Mining ; La festa, or, La sagra; title: Photo features. Sardinian wildlife ; Costume and jewellery ; The art of the Murales; title: Travel tips. Transport ; Accommodation ; Activities ; A-Z - Language.