Sardinia

the calendar

Sardinian students return to class on September 16th (second to last). Here are all the holidays and long weekends for the next school year.

Students from Bolzano will be the first to return, while those from Puglia will be the last. Many holidays will fall on Saturdays and Sundays, meaning little chance of catching up with the weekend.
Roads

Car overturns several times and ends up off the road, one injured in the emergency room

The accident occurred around 11:30 am on provincial road 10 in the Anela area.
Il quartiere di Sant'Agostino in festa (foto concessa)
Il quartiere di Sant'Agostino in festa (foto concessa)
Alghero

"Return to the Present," St. Augustine Celebrates for Three Days

The program includes inflatables, local craft stands, food & drink and a busy calendar of events.
Caldo a Cagliari (foto Giuseppe Ungari)
Caldo a Cagliari (foto Giuseppe Ungari)
weather forecast

Sardinia, the heat returns: highs over 40 degrees this week.

Summer weather today and tomorrow but without major peaks, from Wednesday the return of the subtropical anticyclone
Nel riquadro Giovanni Orani
Nel riquadro Giovanni Orani
The tragedy

Sassari: Businessman dies after car plunges 30 meters into embankment

The victim is Giovanni Orani, 44 years old.
house of Mary

The girl who was hit by a migrant boat in Su Giudeu is doing better: the video confirms her friend's version.

The 17-year-old girl is seen outside the intensive care unit. Video filmed by swimmers shows the boat traveling at full speed and coming to a stop after the impact.
the event

Fassonis: History Relives in the Lagoon at Santa Giusta

The podium is a family affair with Davide, Matteo and Marco Pili
Parte della discarica nella strada vicinale Murruzzulu
Parte della discarica nella strada vicinale Murruzzulu
waste

Yet another landfill in the Sassari countryside, residents say, "We want camera traps."

In the Li Punti neighborhood, near an Enel pylon, there is everything: construction waste, refrigerators, clothes, dolls, toys
“rude summer”

Tourist fined for motorboating in Asinara waters

Caught by the Carabinieri in the waters of Cala Barche Napoletane, where there is an absolute ban on transit to preserve marine fauna.
the investigation

Double homicide in Quartu and Solanas: Phones reveal the truth about the motive.

Around ten cell phones have been seized by the Carabinieri, consultant Andrea Cappai is working to extract any useful information.
Il cantiere di un impianto a Ittiri
Il cantiere di un impianto a Ittiri
energy

Urban planning is the only barrier to the wind energy assault. Mayors say, "Let's stop speculators with planning."

The recent ruling by the Constitutional Court could protect 370,000 hectares of Sardinian territory.
The intervention

Cardedu, 50 baby turtles "betrayed" by the kiosk's lights: saved by the facility's owner, tourists, and the Forestry Commission.

Disoriented by artificial lights, the little Caretta caretta turtles took a different path from the sea after hatching: timely rescue allowed them to be directed towards the correct path
Olbia

Head-on collision on the Olbia-Arzachena road, victim leaves behind two children

Alessandra Sabba was 49 years old and originally from a town in the province of Rimini. She leaves behind her husband and two children, ages 13 and 7.
common

Sinnai's ring road is in disrepair: a minority motion in the City Council

A motion, signed by seven councilors, denounces dips and subsidence on the roadway. Mayor Barbara Pusceddu has been asked to take immediate action.
Carabinieri (foto Ansa)
Carabinieri (foto Ansa)
The investigations

Porto Torres, cyclists hit on Provincial Road 25: no trace of the hit-and-run driver.

The accident on the curves leading to Monte Rasu left the two friends struck with broken bones and bruises. Carabinieri are working to identify the driver.
I nuovi percorsi dell'Anfiteatro romano
I nuovi percorsi dell'Anfiteatro romano
the monument

New pathways and a halt to degradation: this is how Cagliari's Roman Amphitheater is being reborn.

The Municipality's plan for the complete reopening of the archaeological site. The cats will be removed: the feline colony will be relocated.
the protest

Quartu, rat emergency in Santo Stefano: rats on walls and in homes

Residents of Via Boito and Via Palestrina were forced to barricade themselves in their homes. Brothers of Italy called for urgent action: "The work on the former nursery school has dislodged the burrows, and a new disinfection program is needed."
Le strisce in via Porcu (foto Daga)
Le strisce in via Porcu (foto Daga)
The alarm

Quartu, residents report: "Pedestrian crossings at risk in the city center."

Between Via Porcu and Via Marconi, the crosswalks are in an area with reduced visibility for motorists, causing fear for those crossing also on Viale Colombo and Via Giotto.
Le palme in piazza Azuni (foto Daga)
Le palme in piazza Azuni (foto Daga)
Environment

Quartu: Azuni Square's decline amid diseased trees and waste.

Palm trees are dry and yellowed, not only because of the heat of this scorching summer, and at night the area becomes a destination for groups of wild kids who leave beer and pizza boxes scattered everywhere.
Insularità
(foto Ansa)
(foto Ansa)

"Pediatric eye emergency, no service in Campidano on weekends?"

"My son spent 48 hours with a suspected foreign body in his eye because no local hospital could guarantee an appointment."