The view from my "office"

After a day driving many Sardinian roads, the door to the overnight office didn't look prepossessing:

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But ahhhhh! A converted Villa with gorgeous and serene courtyard

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Nice spot to rest from the dust and the heat

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And welcome drink and snacks, together with a red hot restaurant recommendation for tonight.:)

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Denali said:
Posted this elsewhere but had a great time so posting here as well
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I hope they didn't mistake you for a "silly English pig dog" and tell you to go "boil your bottoms" and worse still, blow their nose at you and fart in your general direction! Oh, and did it rain a general selection of farmyard animals?
 
RooFlyer said:
What do you suppose is surprising about this office view of a 16th Century Spanish villa, in Sardinia? (And if you know, keep it to yourself, please!)
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I know (for once).

But what I do note about Sardina, from you photo's, is that they desperately need someone to start selling pressure cleaners!
 
The owners of our favourite Italian restaurant hail from Sardinia but that doesn't look like their place.
 
RooFlyer said:
Unlike Denali, I give no hints.

What do you suppose is surprising about this office view of a 16th Century Spanish villa, in Sardinia? (And if you know, keep it to yourself, please!)

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Haven't a clue, except for, what is a Spanish villa doing in (French) Sardinia?

Well, actually I do have a little inkling, but sssh....:rolleyes:
 
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Boca68 said:
Haven't a clue, except for, what is a Spanish villa doing in (French) Sardinia?

Well, actually I do have a little inkling, but sssh....:rolleyes:
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Lots of Spanish influences in Sardinia and other parts of Italy.

"In 1469, the heir to Sardinia, Ferdinand II of Aragon, married Isabel of Castile, and the "Kingdom of Sardinia" (which was separated from Corsica) was to be inherited by their Habsburg grandson, Charles I of Spain, with the state symbol of the Four Moors. The successors of Charles I of Spain, in order to defend their Mediterranean territories from raids of the Barbary pirates, fortified the Sardinian shores with a system of coastal lookout towers, allowing the gradual resettlement of some coastal areas.

The Kingdom of Sardinia remained Aragonese-Spanish for about 400 years, from 1323 to 1708, assimilating a number of Spanish traditions, customs and linguistic expressions, nowadays vividly portrayed in the folklore parades of Saint Efisio in Cagliari (1 May), the Cavalcade on Sassari (last but one Sunday in May), and the Redeemer in Nuoro (28 August). To this day Catalan is still spoken in the north-western city of Alghero (l'Alguer)."

Spanish conquest of Sardinia - Wikipedia
 
Boca68 said:
Haven't a clue, except for, what is a Spanish villa doing in (French) Sardinia?
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Italian Sardinia, but TheRealTMA is spot on.

The villa, Palazzo Zapata was built bang on top of a 1,500 BC ( late Stone Age) fort with three round towers, built by the Nuraghic people. I guess the Spaniards thought it would provide a good foundation! The fort was only discovered in the 1990s after the State bought the villa and started restoring it. Oops. So a restoration changed to gutting to reveal the more important thing and ramps etc installed. More in my TR in a day or so.

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RooFlyer said:
Italian Sardinia, but TheRealTMA is spot on.

The villa, Palazzo Zapata was built bang on top of a 1,500 BC ( late Stone Age) fort with three round towers, built by the Nuraghic people. I guess the Spaniards thought it would provide a good foundation! The fort was only discovered in the 1990s after the State bought the villa and started restoring it. Oops. So a restoration changed to gutting to reveal the more important thing and ramps etc installed. More in my TR in a day or so.

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And I have to say, I wish I could +++like the post. I'm fascinated with that place and would dearly love to visit it. In fact I believe they even say it is Nuragic Period or pre-Nuragic period, nonetheless, the Iron or Bronze Age and I believe Sardinia has a number of such places. My +1 asked me what I want to do on our Europe trip next year and so far I've said bareboat the Greek Isles, but I think Sardinia may also rank up there. Looking forward to the TR.
 

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