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(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 08, 2008 ) Sardinia, Italy - TheMoveChannel.com, the leading international property portal, announces a number of new properties in Sardinia:
· Oristano (£236,930, 4 bed villa, recently reconstructured, west coast of Sardinia)
· Residence Sa Ventana (£67,590, 1 bed apartment, fully furnished, pool)
Properties in Italy are unlikely to be an investment opportunity UK investors have considered in the past, so TheMoveChannel.com provides an overview of Sardinia.
Location
Situated to the west of mainland Italy, Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
Surrounded by the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands, Sardinia is solely Italian, granted a special statute of regional autonomy under the Italian Constitution.
History
Equidistant between the Italian and North African mainlands, this idyllic island was once described by DH Lawrence as ‘lost between Europe and Africa and belonging to nowhere.’
Sardinia is an ancient island, rich in history and legends, with traces of human settlements going back to the Neolithic Age.
Inhabited for many thousands of years, human remains were discovered on the island in 1979 that dated back to 150,000 BC. In 2004, in a cave in Logudoro, a human phalanx was found that was dated to 250,000 BC.
Emerald Charms
In more recent years, Sardinia has become a popular tourist destination, particularly for those looking to escape to a luxury island environment.
The island boasts some of the best beaches in the Mediterranean, as well as crystal clear waters and a magnificent mountainous landscape.
During the high season, the island turns into the headquarters of the rich and famous, especially on the Costa Smeralda (Emerald Coast).
Megalithic building structures called nuraghe are scattered in great numbers throughout Sardinia. Su Nuraxi is an important nuraghic site located in Barumini. It was inscribed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1997 as Su Nuraxi di Barumini.
Sardinia has three airports - Olbia on the northeast coast, Alghero on the northwest and Cagliari in the south. Flights from the UK take around two-and-a-half hours.
From top to toe, Sardinia is renowned for its exquisite cuisine, splendid wines and friendly locals and everywhere you go in the Med’s answer to the Caribbean, a thick mantle of aromatic herbs, ‘macchia’ (Mediterranean maquis), covers the land and perfumes the air.
Dan Johnson, Managing Director, comments:
“Local legend has it that Sardinia was created by God stepping on a boulder in the sea with his sandal. This wonderful island boasts miles of coastline, beautiful beaches and stunning landscape.”
For more information on Italian properties and the market in general, please visit http://italy.themovechannel.com/
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Notes to editors:
TheMoveChannel.com is a property website that was founded in 1999 as an online resource for buying, selling and learning about property. It now receives as many as 300,000 visits per month and advertises over 50,000 properties in nearly 90 countries, which are listed by over 500 partner organisations.
For further information as well as images and interview possibilities, please contact:
Dan Johnson
Managing Director
www..themovechannel.com
0207 952 7650
TheMoveChannel.com
Jon Moore
020 7952 7658
j.moore@themovechannel.com 
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