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Article: Sardinia unspoilt; Leave the beaches and explore the island's proud inland history.
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 26, 2003
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Byline: NORMAN MILLER
TREADING gently in the dappled shade beneath the cork trees I got within 20 metres of the wild horses before, with a chorus of snorts, they ambled away through the Sardinian maquis. The scent of wild herbs rose as I scrunched back towards the dusty road, happy, but as far from the beach as you get on Sardinia The Parco de la Giara in the foothills of the Gennargentu mountains is Sardinian wilderness - even the Romans gave up trying to conquer it due to the ferocity of locals who still have a reputation as Italy's toughest. They were friendly enough, however, as I sat beneath the awning of a ramshackle hut and drank mirtu, the local ...
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