Discovering Sardinia is discovering a world connected to an ancient culture, kept alive also by the feast and festivals which visitors can enjoy all year round. Festivals connected to religion such as "Il Lunissanti" in Castelsardo, village which was built as if it is climbing around a rock on the sea, "S'Ardia" in Sedilo, race of devotion for this village saint-patron, the "Discesa dei Candelieri" in Sassari where enormous candles are carried by the town unions of craftsmen, which mix with the more leisurely carnival celebrations such as "La Sartiglia" in Oristano, "S'Attidu" in Bosa or the parades of the "Mammuthones" in Mamoiada, the "Merdules" in Ottana and the "Thurpos" in Orotelli, all Sardinian Traditional masks of central-Sardinia.
Going through the endless festivals it is possible to meet a Sardinia in its roots, where music and traditional dance have the flavour of the antiquity, easy to taste during gastro-enologic festivals (many of which also dedicated  to fish dishes) or at craft fairs such as the fair of Carpets in  Mogoro or S'arresojas (traditional Sardinian knives), in Montevecchio. >>>>

Fairs & Festivals Calendar 2007