Angoli Nascosti alla Sella del Diavolo di Cagliari ~ 05 Maggio 2016 | Vivere a Cagliari

The Sella del Diavolo (Sedd'e on Diaulu in Sardinian) is the enchanting and picturesque promontory that rises in the south of Cagliari and separates the great Poetto beach from the Cala Mosca cove. A panoramic path runs along the promontory; the ascent is possible only from the side of Cala Mosca of Capo Sant'Elia, being a military area on the north side, looking towards Marina Piccola and the Poetto. The track starts about 100 meters past the entrance to the Hotel Cala Mosca, on the left. You climb up a small but steep path that branches off into more tracks, easily visible and marked with spots of paint on the rocks. The low vegetation makes it possible to follow one of the many paths traced by hikers without fear of getting lost. In the last stretch, after a half hour of ascent, you go along the military zone network and the climb ends on a cliff directly above the small port of Marina Piccola. It opens a unique panorama across the city of Cagliari, which ranges from Viale Poetto up to Capo Carbonara and the open sea. Proceeding in the perimeter of the saddle along the cliffs, we observe the "pomo" of the promontory and in the spur we catch a glimpse of the ruined Poetto Tower. Looking south, below the cliffs are several rocky coves surrounded by crystal clear and pristine waters, accessible only by sea. The area near the knob, a few meters from the cliff, was frequented since antiquity There are the Phoenician temple of Astarte Ericina currently undergoing excavation, 2 cisterns for collecting water, one of which is Roman and one Punic, as well as the remains of the church of Sant'Elia, which collapsed in the 18th century. The thing that stands out most is the old tower of Sant'Elia, almost completely collapsed, with next to the small military fort of Capo Sant'Elia, best preserved, surrounded by large agaves in bloom. Many tourists stop here, but we went further along the cliffs and discovered other enchanting locations such as the Capo Sant'Elia cove and the Colombi cave (seen from above) Legend of the Devil's Saddle: At the origin of the name there is a legend of biblical derivation according to which the demons, led by Lucifer, were impressed by the beauty of the Gulf of Cagliari and tried to seize it. To oppose them, God sent his militias under the command of the Archangel Michael to drive out Lucifer, from here on the legend follows two paths. A version of the legend says that during the battle, fought in the skies above the gulf, Lucifer was thrown from the horse and lost his saddle that settled on the waters of the gulf and, petrified, gave rise to the promontory; the other tells that the demon, during the battle, fell on the promontory giving it the current form. On the other hand, the stretch of sea in front of the Sella del Diavolo is called the Gulf of the Angels. SOURCE: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sella_d... SUBSCRIBE ➜ http://bit.ly/2C0hHdE FACEBOOK ➜ https://goo.gl/yGqbhv INSTAGRAM ➜ https://goo.gl/YeL2LY TWITTER ➜ https://goo.gl/7NdnXE VIDEO MAP ➜ https://goo.gl/mnDdUQ BLOG SARDINIA ➜ https://goo.gl/KnNZge SUPPORT US ➜ https://goo.gl/jJCpXL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #selladeldiavolo #sardegna #thesilentube83 🎵 Track Info: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Infinite Perspective by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty... Artist: https://incompetech.com/ ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––