Called Sardegna (Italian) Sardigna (Sardinian) Saldigna (Gallurese) Sardenya (Catalan) or Sardinia (German), I am always amazed by the beautiful plant I discover there. And I even took a 4-hour train trip across the whole island to visit the Botanical Garden in Cagliari.
The island, in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, is home to some exotic species that represent an integral part of the Sardinian territory, an ideal place for an adventurous vacation to explore the unspoiled nature, embraced by the winds that dominate the land called Icnussa by the ancient Greeks.
A green open-air paradise that the Mediterranean climate contributes to make unique, where endemic species are coupled with plants from Africa, Asia, and some parts of South America.
The Sardegna island is blessed by a great range and variety of plant species, a mild climate, and beautiful wild scenery. This heritage is enriched by another element: a popular tradition dating back thousands of years in natural remedies and food preparation.
On my bucket list are visits of the seven historical gardens of Sardinia. It will tour the whole island in a week or in several short breaks. It starts in the north-west, in Sassari's park of Monserrato, then moves to the north-east, to Caprera and the garden-island of Garibaldi. From here the tour moves on to the center, in the Nuorese region with the English park of Villa Piercy of Bolotana. Then I'll visit the Oristano area, in San Leonardo di Siete Fuentes (Santu Lussurgiu), the Pernis-Vacca citrus garden, the Vega of Palazzo Boyl (Milis) and the Italian garden of Aymerich Park in Laconi. The grand finale is the 'green' route to the Patrizio Gennari botanical gardens in Cagliari - which I visited already.
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