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INSPIRATION<\/h4>\n
\"Donori\"
View on Donori<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From Sant\u2019Andrea Frius<\/a>, on a sunny autumn day, I fly downhill on a beautiful panoramic road towards the olive groves and vineyards of Parteolla<\/strong>, one of the last historical Sardinian regions to visit on this trip.<\/p>\n

I enter Donori<\/strong>, on the slopes of Mount Zurru<\/strong>, and arrive at the central square where, at the entrance to the Town Hall, the deputy mayor Gigi, the councilor Antonio and my friends Francesco and Silvana who will host me for this day are waiting for me.<\/p>\n

\"Donori\"
Building in the historic centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The mild climate that characterises these areas allows us to spend a beautiful morning walking through the streets of the historic centre. I notice the elegant buildings, several stone portals, before arriving at the beautiful nineteenth-century building that once served as Monte Granatico <\/strong>(wheat bank). At the entrance there is a marble plaque engraved with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The building now houses an exhibition of minerals and tools from the nearby S\u2019ortu becciu mine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A little further on is the old Town Hall, in Art Nouveau style. On the walls of some buildings there are panels with phrases by literary authors, politicians, philosophers, and even singers. An open-air book, which can be consulted at any time by everyone, and hopefully by the new generations in particular.<\/p>\n

\"Donori\"
Mud bricks on granite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Donori is part of the National Association of Raw Earth Cities<\/strong>. Here in the historic center there are still some walls in ladiri<\/em>, the mud brick. Sometimes these walls have the lower part in stone and the upper one in ladiri<\/em>. And in addition to a clear sandstone, here you can also see the granite that partially crops out in this area. An old Enel cabin is made entirely of red granite ashlars, which in the past were carved by skilled local stonemasons.<\/p>\n

\"Donori\"
Granite tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Towards the exit of the village there was a wash house and a mill, which have now disappeared, and a large square remains in their place. We go up towards a panoramic road that dominates the houses of the village and from which you can see the land planted with vines and olive trees that reach the foot of the mountains. The administrators tell me about the Donori TerrAccogliente<\/strong> event that takes place immediately after the harvest to promote and enhance local products, and about the Cantina Sa Defenza<\/strong>, which takes the name of a country church dedicated to the Madonna “of the defense”.<\/p>\n

\"Donori\"
Inguttosu Mannu giants tomb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For lunch we go back to Francesco and Silvana’s house, in the countryside outside the town, where a nice hot soup and a little rest await me! Later, Francesco and I drive through the vineyards to visit the tomb of the giants of Inguttosu Mannu<\/strong>. Along the way we have to stop to let a flock of sheep and newborn lambs pass through, and we manage to chat with the shepherd. We arrive at the archaeological site when the sun has already set and there is a magical atmosphere and a silence broken only by the sound of the light wind. Not far from here are the remains of a Roman bath complex.<\/p>\n

\"Donori\"
Parteolla vineyards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We go back home, to what Francesco calls his “worker’s farm” and we talk about music and art.<\/p>\n

SOUND FRAGMENTS<\/h4>\n\n