David Herbert Lawrence, the famous English writer, loved
Italy. He travelled through it far and wide, often on
foot. Sardinia inspired him and he dedicated his fine
book to it, "Sea and Sardinia", where he wrote:
"Sardinia is left outside of time and history".
Of course, nowhere is left outside of time and history.
But Lawrence's affirmation has a certain "poetic"
Sardegnatruth, which captures and sums up a sensation
which unites everyone who goes to Sardinia: the sensation
of finding oneself in a region where the stunning beauty
of nature, the limpid waters of the sea, the reserved
and genuine character of the people, the exquisiteness
of the many typical dishes, the ancient traditions, and
the various expressions of Sardinian culture, will never
change. In spite of the twists and turns of history, and
in spite of the passing of time.
The Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Arabs, Byzantines
and Spanish all arrived in this splendid island: Sardinia
assimilated and reinterpreted all 
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different influences, integrated them into its own culture,
but did not allow its heart, its own profound way of feeling,
to be touched or changed. Just as the physical heart of
Sardinia, the area of Gennargentu (now a splendid National
Park), has always been inaccessible to foreigners. All
this gives a unique and original flavour to a holiday
in Sardinia. The visitor feels reassured, "guaranteed"
by this sensation of unchangeability: as if here, even
in the most modern and built-up areas of the island, everything
continues to be more authentic, more genuine than elsewhere.
It is so at Cagliari as it is at Nuoro, at Sassari as
it is at Oristano, at Alghero as it is on the Emerald
Coast: wherever the tourist chooses to enjoy the magnificent
sea or visit museums, to study the mystery of the "nuraghi"
or to try a delicious typical dish. Wherever you are,
you will feel that you are doing the right thing, at the
right time, in the right place
Sardinia - some links to this region:
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