Page 156 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Sardinia

154  SARDINIA AREA B Y AREA

town, situated on a rocky spur,
is a small, archaeo logical park,
known for its intricate landscape
of wind sculpted rocks. This same
site was inhabited in prehistoric
times. During the first week of
September, the feast days of
Sant’Antonio, San Michele and
Sant’Isidoro are cele brated with
a procession. Decorated oxen
and tractors follow the statues
of the saints through the streets.
Environs
Two kilometres (1 mile) away
San Trano, a 12th-century hermitage near Luogosanto is the artificial lake of Liscia,
capable of holding 150,000,000
9 Luogosanto at 410 m (1,345 ft), dominating cubic m (5 billion cubic ft)
the landscape towards the of water.
Road map C1. * 1,900. n Town
Hall (079 65 790). _ first Sun in Aug: north of the town. This small
San Quirico’s feast day. ∑ comune church was built in the 12th q Calangianus
luogosanto.gov.it century in memory of the
hermit saints San Nicola and Road map C2. * 4,800. @ n Town
The small village of Luogosanto San Trano, who, according to Hall (079 66 02 00). _ third Sun in
is surrounded by maquis, and is the legend, lived in the small Sep: Sant’Isidoro’s feast day.
well known for the pro duction cave to the rear of the altar. ∑ comune.calangianus.ot.it
of bitter honey, often served Nearby is the Filetta spring,
with sebadas (see p183). The the waters of which are famous In the forests around the town
village is typical of the Gallura throughout the island. Squares, of Calangianus you can see
region, backed by greenery and steps and street lamps have evidence of cork harvesting
wind-eroded pinkish-grey rocks. been set around the spring. everywhere: the barked cork
Every seven years a colourful and oaks have that characteristic
solemn ceremony celebrates 0 Sant’Antonio reddish colour that will remain
the opening of the Porta Santa until the bark grows again, while
(holy door) of the church of di Gallura the cork strips themselves are
Nostra Signora di Luogosanto. Road map D1. * 1,700. @ heaped up in large piles to dry.
San Quirico’s feast day ends n Town Hall (079 66 90 13). Calangianus is the cork
with a dinner for all of the _ last weekend in Sep: Sant’Antonio. production centre of the Gallura
villagers. The traditional dish ∑ comunesantantoniodi region and there are numbers
carr’e cogghju, made with pork gallura.ot.it of workshops and factories for
and cabbage, is served. processing the material. There is
About 1 km (half a mile) to This village has always been an also an important trade school
the east of Luogosanto is the important farming and sheep- whose curriculum focuses on
San Trano hermitage, perched raising centre. In the heart of the cultivation of cork oaks and

The artificial lake of Liscia near Calangianus
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp178–9 and p189

154-155_EW_Sardinia.indd 154 11/2/16 12:03 PM
Eyewitness Travel LAYERS PRINTED:
Catalogue template “UK” LAYER
(Source v2.4)
Date 25th April 2013
Size 125mm x 217mm