| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
288 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 20 cm + 1 color map (54 x 39 cm folded to 18 x 10 cm). |
| Series |
Insight guides |
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Insight guides.
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Insight touring map.
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| Note |
"New edition, fully updated, new photography"--Cover. |
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Previous edition: 2004. |
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Includes index. |
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Accompanied by map: Sardinia (Insight guides touring map). |
| Contents |
The best of Sardinia : top sights ; editor's choice -- The rugged jewel -- The Sardinian character -- History. Decisive dates ; From prehistory to the 12th century ; The struggle for identity ; The shaping of Sardinia today -- Features. A wild landscape ; Festivals, folklore, and music ; Food and drink -- Places. Cagliari ; Cagliari to Arbatax ; Golfo di Orosei to Olbia ; Costa Smeralda ; Gallura and the north ; Sassari ; Alghero to Oristano ; The southwest ; The Barbagia -- Insights. Mini features. The Sardinian language ; Traditional arts and craftwork ; Shepherds and pecorino ; The cork oak ; Rock of ages : Sardinia's karst caves ; Mining ; La festa, or, La sagra -- Photo features. Sardinian wildlife ; Costume and jewellery ; The art of the Murales -- Travel tips. Transport ; Accommodation ; Activities ; A-Z -- Language. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Sardinia (Italy) -- Guidebooks.
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Italy -- Sardinia.
(OCoLC)fst01205266
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Resehandböcker.
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Sardinien -- guideböcker.
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| Genre/Form |
Guidebooks. (OCoLC)fst01423871
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Guidebooks.
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| Added Author |
Lezard, Siân.
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| ISBN |
9789812821638 (pbk.) |
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9812821635 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
027793821636 |
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