Paradise comes at a price
Pictures shot at “La pelosa” beach, on the Stintino peninsula.
This photo series is part of the reportage Ichnusa. Click each picture to zoom in.
Prominent
Man made structures stick out of the panorama. It seems they could stand time for thousand years more. Like the two columns of the Phoenician ruins of Tharros … if only archeologist did not build them in the XXth century to obtain grants at support of the archeological site…
The fake columns (but original capital on one top) at Tharros, Sinis peninsula
The foundry furnace, Montevecchio mine, where the mining tools were forged.
Vintage petrol station from the Italian petrol agency Agip, Montevecchio
The Spanish gagliarda (armed with cannon) tower of San Giovanni, Sinis peninsula
The mine shaft Sartori in Montevecchio mine. This is the lift entrance to the mine
The Sullivan air compressor, from early XXth century, Montevecchio mine.
This photo series is part of the reportage Ichnusa. Click each picture to zoom in.
Cross over to the other side
Passages allow entering the unknown, but not always they lead to somewhere else. This is the case of Sardegna sacred water wells, built by natives around 3,0000 years ago at protection of water sources. Passages can also split what is aside, like San Marco cape: on one side the always calm Mare Morto (dead sea), on the other side the waves of the open sea. Or passages may indeed lead to the other side, but just to let you enjoy the panorama in between. Click each picture to zoom in.
Sacred water well, Santa Cristina
The path through San Marco cape, Sinis peninsula
Entrance to the mine shafts, Montevecchio mining area
Natural limestone arch, S’archittu di Cuglieri
Bridge to the white quartz beach of Mari Ermi
Town gate through the thick, Medieval Spanish walls, Alghero
Bridge across the Tanui river towards Mare Morto, Cabras
This photo series is part of the reportage Ichnusa.
Ichnusa
Ichnusa was the Latin name for Sardegna, the second-largest Mediterranean island after Sicily. For its position in Mare nostrum and for the thousands of prehistoric towers adorning its shores and flat-lands (aka nuraghe), Sardegna was suggested to be home to the mythical civilization of Atlantis.
Today Sardegna is one of the most attractive summer destinations in Europe. But there is more than waves and sand. Sardegna was the crossroad for Nuragic, Phoenician (Punic) and Latin civilizations: remains of these times are well preserved through the island. Spanish (Catalan) influences are still strong in the architecture of west-coast cities. Marine sanctuaries are rich in flora and fauna biodiversity (as already documented here, here and here). Last but not least, industrial and megalithic archeology sites invite the exploration of this island also far from the coastal line.
Ichnusa is the title of this new ARTBorghi photo-reportage, after the positive experience of Japan of mine previously on this blog. Enjoy Ichnusa and its treasures in the upcoming weeks! Pictures shot by Lorenzo Borghi, edited together with Maria Francesca.
- Cross over to the other side
- Prominent
- Paradise comes at a price
- Paraiso
- Ichnusa tones
- Mare nostrum
- Remains
Aquascapes
Marinescapes shot off shore between Pistis bay and Porto Conte, Sardegna, Italy.
Pictures shot with Olympus TG-1. Click to zoom in and appreciate every scale and tentacle.
