The lands of the bandits without a name

Breathtaking landscapes; shelters hidden into nature

Up there in the mountains some charming villages rise up and they represent the background of numerous legends that state what is the magnificence of Sardinia.
Panorama is unique and the majesty of the mountains is a cover for wonderful landscapes, places for a shelter for the bandits without a name.
The beauty of the granite rock sides and of the holly oaks and oaks woods, into which it is possible to see the first rays of the sun that illuminate the ample and damp land. Silence and serenity are active in these areas crossed by the only noise of the flowing of streams’ waters and by the smell of leaves, mushrooms and mixed berries. 

Photo by A. Saba http://www.sardegnadigitallibrary.it/
Photo by A. Saba http://www.sardegnadigitallibrary.it/

It is exactly here, among these natural pictures, that the bandits without a name find the perfect shelter. No noise disturb them; nothing is absent; everything is at their fingertips. Mediterranean scrub and bordering pasturages, olive groves and vineyards give them a company. Rivers’ waters and adjacent agricultural lands represent a great spring of life and the bandits without a name know to take advantage of this gift of Nature, but without abusing it. A territory characterized also by the presence of numerous species of animals, such as eagles, buzzards, mouflons, deers and boars.


The bandits without a name know well Sardinia and what it offers. They know what is present in those areas, because they are native of those immense areas that are closed behind the shoulders of who live there and they protect them, through long paths that can put to the test people that look for these mythical figures. Impenetrable alleys, covered by branches and leaves fallen on the ground, are difficult to cross, because who is not an expert could confuse them for some labyrinths. Safety is given to them by the height too, but above all by the particular shapes, of the granite rock sides – faces or bodies of animals and human faces - that guarantee a double safety, ideal for hiding.

Photo by A. Saba http://www.sardegnadigitallibrary.it/
Photo by A. Saba http://www.sardegnadigitallibrary.it/

Insurmountable environments in the external side too, because they are surrounded by nuragic villages, tombs of giants and domus de janas, artistic and tourist places, but, at the same time, other barriers suitable to increase the possibility for hiding. Tombs obtained by stones that dominate the territory making it a protagonist of pleasing tourist visits, followed, in its importance, by natural narrow passages dug on the rock. Deep canyons, precipices and majestic calcareous cliffs stand out through their perfection and charm, living an efficient cover for the bandits without a name.


The bandits without a name handle and are some experts of these areas favorable to the human settlement. Who more than them can take advantage of the opportunity of dimming their presence behind or into places that are inaccessible to most of people? The magic of Nature is so confirmed under the abstract level of an enchantment, through which man can hide himself and live in the surrounding world under false pretences.

 

01 September 2015

Sara Atzori
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