Su Coccu

Are you superstitious? Sometimes I am. We discovered a very interesting object in Sardinia that it is sad to protect from evil eye and negative energies. It is called Su Coccu and it is available in some jewelries in Sant’Antioco. I was given by my husband on the occasion of Martina’s birth to remove from […]

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Our Easter in Sant’Antìoco 

Tonight we are headed to Sant’Antìoco. We are travelling by ferryboat with our two little kids.  We chose Moby lines because they are designed with all Looney Tunes characters and they have many activities to entertain them on board.  Besides their cabins are very comfortable as we’ll be spending the night on the boat.  You […]

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Basilica of Sant’Antioco

In Sant’Antioco in the old town is located the Basilica of Sant’Antioco. It is a must see in the island because of its beauty and to understand the story of the place. It is a quite complex building, built around a central core consisting of the primitive martyrium dating back to the fourth century. Here […]

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Sant’Antioco Martyr’s relics back to Sant’Antioco after 400 years

Antiochus of Sulcis ( 95-127 ) was the first Christian martyr in Sardinia and the founder of the first Christian community in Sardinia. He was probably a doctor under the empire of Adriano, working in Cappadocia and Galatia, converting many people to Christianity. For this reason, Antioco was tortured and sentenced to exile in Sardinia, an […]

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