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    Default Facts and Trivias about Sardinia

    I'm going to copy and past from another site.

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    Default Sardinia has got one of the highest concentration of sheep flocks in the world



    Sardinia is home to nearly 4 million sheep, almost half of the entire Italian assets and that makes the island one of the areas of the world with the highest density of sheep along with some parts of UK and New Zealand (135 sheep every square kilometer versus 129 in UK and 116 in New Zealand).

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    Default Sardinia is the only region in Italy without seismic risk


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    Default In the italian version of the Simpsons Groundskeeper Willie is Sardinian, not Scottish



    Willie is the groundskeeper of Springfield Elementary School. In the original series, he comes from Scotland: the public can understand it both from his accent (which is really different from the one used by Springfield inhabitants) and from the kilt he often wears. Willie is solitary and aggressive and often talks about his Scottish rural life and childhood; he is “diverse”, he acts and speaks differently from the Springfield community and this fact is often highlighted.

    It was difficult to recreate all the features of this character in the Italian version of the show: in fact, the translators had to recreate Willie’s solitary and aggressive nature, which in the U.S. version correspond to the stereotype of Scottish people. “The fundamental difficulty that the Italian translator and dialogue writer encountered was the fact that the Scottish stereotype in Italy does not correspond to the characteristics that Willie presents.” In fact, Italians think that the Scottish people are red-headed, avid people who drink a lot; therefore, the Italian stereotype cannot correspond to Willie’s nature and his constant reference to rural childhood. The solution adopted by the translators was drastic: they completely changed Willie’s country of origin. In the Italian version, in fact, he comes from Italy or, more precisely, from Sardinia!

    Why did they choose this solution? The translators and dialogue writers decided to transfer Willie’s Scottish stereotype to another country (region, in this case) whose stereotype fits the same characteristics for the Italian audience.

    “Today Sardinia is one of the most exclusive and expensive locations for tourism in Italy, but in the stereotypical view of Italians it still remains isolated and it is seen as very rural; traditional representation of people from this region figures a rustic lifestyle and people usually working as shepherds.” Therefore, Willie’s origins from Sardinia correspond to his nature more than his origins from Scotland for the Italian public, because Sardinians are viewed as rural and solitary (the region is the most isolated one from the peninsula) which actually are Willie’s most important characteristics.

    This process of drastic modification is an example of domestication and re-territorialization of a character. In fact in the Italian show, Willie is literally transferred to Italy: he speaks with a Sardinian accent and always says that he comes from Sardinia. When in the American show Willie talks about his Scottish origin, in the Italian version this is always changed by talking about Sardinia.

    The major problem faced by the dialogue writers has been the fact that Willie often wears a kilt, which is a typical and undeniable reference to Scotland. Sometimes this element is simply ignored in the Italian translation, while sometimes it is considered as a skirt; it is actually used as an element that adds oddity, strangeness and diversity to the character.

    Just two episodes translated for the Italian audience presented insurmountable difficulties and ambiguity, because there were specific visual and linguistic references to Willie’s Scottish origins. The episodes are “Lard of the Dance” (“Tanto va Homer al lardo che…”) and “Monty Can’t Buy Me Love” (“Monty non può comprare amore”).

    The first episode is more easily translatable because every piece of information or joke about Willie is based on language. In the episode Homer decides to enter the grease-recycling business and make money in this way; so he tries to steal Springfield’s Elementary school waste with Bart, but Willie discovers them. In order to defend himself and fool Willie, Homer pretend to be an exchange student from Scotland, so he starts talking with a marked Scottish accent. When he hears that Homer is also Scottish, Willie becomes excited and asks Homer where he comes from, and Homer answers that he comes from “North Kilt Town” and Willie is extremely happy because he says this is the same town he comes from and asks Homer if he knows Angus McLeod. The dialogue is funny because Willie talks with a marked Scottish accent and Homer tries to talk like him.

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    The entire dialogue is translated and transferred to the Italian context by substituting every reference to Scotland with a reference to Sardinia. Therefore, Homer affirms he comes from “Nord Pecurone” (an invented town, which literally means “North Big Sheep Town”) and Willie asks if he knows Salvatore Udda, which is a typical Sardinian name; the whole dialogue is characterized by a strong Sardinian accent. “The correspondence between North Kilt Town and Nord Pecurone, between Angus McLeod and Salvatore Udda and between the accents is accurate and very creative. In the first case the name of Willie’s hometown is based on very stereotypical traits: the kilt from Scotland and the sheep for Sardinia; similarly, the reference to Angus McLeod and Salvatore Udda is comical because the two names respectively sound undeniably from Scotland and Sardinia.” Therefore, the conversation is completely transferred into the Italian context by using a stereotype about Sardinia, which corresponds to the stereotype that Americans have about Scotland: this is a typical example of re-territorialization. Moreover the conversation has the same consequences both for the American and the Italian audience: confirming Willie’s origins from Scotland (in the U.S. version) and Sardinia (in the Italian version).

    The other episode, “Monty Can’t Buy Me Love”, was more difficult for the translators and is ambiguous for the Italian audience.

    It talks about a travel that Mr. Burns wants to do in Scotland: he is looking for the Loch Ness monster and wants to capture it and take it to Springfield. Mr. Burns forces Homer, Willie and Professor Frink to go and help him.

    When they arrive at the lake, Homer sees an older couple that really looks like the groundskeeper Willie. The latter, in fact, says that those are his parents who own a tavern nearby and that he was “conceived, born and educated” there. For the American audience there is nothing strange or different from the previous episodes in this sentence, because they already know that Willie comes from Scotland.

    But it’s not like that for the Italian audience. The Italian adaptation presents many difficulties for the translators, because the visual elements completely contradict what the audience previously learned about the character. First of all, the episode has plenty of references to Scotland, which are very explicit; secondly, the couple undoubtedly resembles Willie, so the Italian audience could wonder why Willie’s parents are from Scotland if he speaks Sardinian.

    Instead of clarifying information about the character, the Italian dialogue increases the ambiguity about Willie. Only in this episode, in fact, his origin is changed to Scotland, but the translators made every person in the crowd speak with a Sardinian accent. In addition, after revealing that he was born in Scotland, Willie makes two “precise references to Sardinia that immediately transfer him back to the Italian context.”First, when Homer goes underwater and does not reappear on the surface for a while, Willie claims that Homer shows more “stubbornness” than a “goat from Gennargentu”; later in the episode, after Mr. Burns manages to capture the monster by himself, Willie says he is “stronger than Gigi Riva”.

    Throughout these elements, then, Willie is immediately re-transferred into the Italian context.

    All in all, we can say that the translators have been able to re-territorialize Willie’s character, especially at a linguistic level. The reason is that Sardinian is the only idiom in Italy which is not only a dialect, but a real different language, incomprehensible to other Italians. Therefore, Willie’s Sardinian origin and accents place him as an “outsider” and “diverse” from the Springfield community, which is the same role he plays in the U.S. version as a Scotsman.

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    Default Sardinia is the italian region with the fastest internet connection

    Sardinia is the italian region with the fastest internet connection and the best internet performance.

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    The Holy patroness of Sardinia gives the name to the capital of Argentina



    Basilica of Bonaria in cagliari, Sardinia.


    In the first foundation of Buenos Aires Pedro de Mendoza called the city "Holy Mary of the Fair Winds", a name chosen by the chaplain of Mendoza's expedition, a devotee of the Virgin of Buen Ayre, whose statue is kept in the Basilica of Bonaria, in Sardinia. Mendoza’s settlement soon came under attack by indigenous people, and was abandoned in 1541. But the sailors who had brought him there were Sardinians and they wanted the city to be called City of Our Lady of Bonaria. They argued, but in the end they compromised. So, the city's name turned out to be rather long. They named it the City of the Most Holy Trinity and Port of Our Lady of Bonaria'. Since it was so long, only the last word remained: Bonaria, meaning Buenos Aires, in memory of Our Lady of Bonaria.

    Our Lady of Bonaria is the Holy patroness of Sardinia.

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    Default Sardinian siblings aged 818 officially the world's oldest

    Nine brothers and sisters in Sardinia who have a combined age of 818 years have been officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest siblings, cementing the Mediterranean island's reputation for longevity.

    Experts attribute the ripe old age of the Melis family to a combination of good genetics, a healthy diet and an active lifestyle.
    They come from the village of Perdasdefogu in a mountainous region of Sardinia called the Barbagia, which was known to the ancient Romans as ‘Barbaria’, or land of the barbarians.
    The ruggedness of the region has repelled invaders for centuries, helping to maintain a distinct gene pool.
    The oldest of the siblings, Consolata, will celebrate her 105th birthday today/on Wednesday, while the “baby” of the family, Mafalda, is a comparatively spry 78 years old.
    The siblings say part of the secret of their longevity is being surrounded by their 150 children, grand children and great-grand children.

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    Sa Isthrumpa, also known as Sardinian Wrestling, is a traditional Sardinian sport, officially recognized by the Italian National Olympic Committee and the Federation of Celtic wrestling.

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    Default Five of the World Top 10 expensive hotels are located in Sardinia

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    In 2013 also the most expensive hotel in the world is in Sardinia.


    1. The Le Dune, Forte Village Resort Le Dune, Forte Village Resort is Most expensive hotel in the world, located on the Mediterranean Island of Sardinia scored the top spot in the list with an average rate of $2539 per Day



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    2. Royal Mansour Location:Marrakech Country:Morocco Cost per Day:$2060 —————————————————————————————————


    3. Hotel Pitrizza Location:Sardinia Country:Italy Cost per Day:$2041


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    4. Villa del Parco Location:Sardinia Country:Italy Cost per Day:$2031
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    5. Amankora & Spa Locationaro Country:Bhutan Cost per Day:$1910 —————————————————————————————————

    6. Hotel Cala di Volpe Location:Sardinia Country:Italy Cost per Day:$1904

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    7. Hotel Romazzino Location:Sardinia Country:Italy Cost per Day:$1850


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    8. Maia Luxury Resort and Spa Location:Anse Louis Country:Seychelles Cost per Day:$1692 —————————————————————————————————

    9. Southern Ocean Lodge Location:Kangaroo Island Country:Australia Cost per Day:$1665 —————————————————————————————————

    10. Lizard Island Location:Great Barrier Reef Country:Australia Cost per Day:$1651

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    Default Europe’s most expensive address: Romazzino Bay on Sardinia



    The highest-priced residential address in Europe is situated on the exclusive Mediterranean island of Sardinia. This is according to the new ranking of Europe’s most expensive addresses, which Engel & Völkers has just published. It is based on the residential real estate brokered or registered by Engel & Völkers in 2012. In comparison to 2011, prices in most locations remained at record highs and at an incredibly high level compared to other residential locations on the overall property market.

    The Bay of Romazzino in the exclusive resort of Porto Cervo is currently the highest-priced residential location in Europe, with house prices reaching up to €300,000 per square metre.

    In second place ranks the Avenue d’Ostende, which boasts direct views overlooking the marina in Monaco. Prices of up to €100,000 per square metre are paid for residential real estate in this sought-after location. London once again ranks in third place on the list, led by Knightsbridge.
    Here, purchase prices per square metre can reach up to €93,000.



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