An Infinite Deep Look at Traditional Costumes from Tonara, Sardinia

Posted on October 11 by Jennifer Avventura

Sardinia, Italy is a magical island filled with mysterious charm that is proud to show an infinite detail to each costume representing each town on the island. The island women have for centuries hand stitched their stunning traditional garb to the finest deep detail. Follow me on a photo montage of Sardinia’s traditional costume from Tonara.

Traditional Dress from Tonara, Sardinia

Woman’s Dress from Tonara

Looking deep at the infinite detail

Charms and Jewels from Tonara

Deep into handmade detail

Infinite timeless colours

Striking deep details

Detail of the finest caliber on hand stitched dress

Colourful woven detail on a traditional head scarf

This elderly woman just left a church mass.

This is my response to two photo challenges:

Travel Theme: Deep
Weekly Photo Challenge: Infinite

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Tantalizing Torrone from Tonara (laavventura.wordpress.com)
Inside the heart of Sardinia – Toneri, Tonara (laavventura.wordpress.com)

Tantalizing Torrone from Tonara

Posted on October 8 by Jennifer Avventura

Torrone from Tonara is Sardinia’s supreme sweet; made exclusively with local honey, egg whites and almonds. It is the first-rate nougat bar that the islanders reach for to satisfy their sweet tooth. Every corner of the island knows the best torrone comes from Tonara.

This past weekend I was fortunate enough to drive 200 kilometers to the heart of Sardinia. I roamed ancient streets and grazed on the abundant world-class torrone as locals busied themselves preparing the longest torrone in Sardinia, and they did it! 200 glorious meters stretched and curved along the streets of Tonara.

Traditionally torrone was hand mixed using a long wooden rod and taking up to three hours for the ingredients to harden. Today, machines have taken the place of hard labor but the result is still the same – a lasting sweetness that you can only find in Sardinia’s heart.

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Inside the heart of Sardinia – Toneri, Tonara

Posted on October 7 by Jennifer Avventura

Tonara by Jennifer Avventura My Sardinian Life I caught the bus early Saturday morning to meet up with a friend in Sassari. We filled the car with an expensive tank of gas and headed south down SS131 towards the elusive province of Barbagia in the heart of Sardinia. We headed to an ‘open-house’ in the ancient neighbourhood of Toneri, Tonara in the province of Nuoro.

It is here, in the heart of Sardinia, where you can immerse yourself in a world of historical flavours, ancient traditions, narrow alleyways and spectacular views of the surrounding mountains. It’s also here where they make the world-famous torrone but I’m saving that juicy, delicious bit for another post.