Local COAST DAY
culture and landscape around the coastal wetlands of the Gulf of Oristano and the Sinis Peninsula
from 29-30 September 2018 and throughout October
Coast Day is an international event dedicated to the promotion of a sustainable use of coastal resources, to raise Mediterranean population awareness for the value of the coasts, of their conservation and of their protection for sustainable development.
Created in 2008 as part of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) campaign, it is coordinated by PAP/RAC, United Nations Agency, and promoted by the European Union's SMAP program and the World Bank's METAP project. In its previous editions, Coast Day has involved in Montenegro, Tunisia, Algeria, Croatia, Morocco, Spain, Slovenia, France, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Cyprus and Jordan.
This year the host of the International Coast Day will be Split, while in Sardinia the event will take place in Arborea and will involve all the municipalities of the Gulf of Oristano and the Sinis Peninsula, which participate in the project Maristanis: Arborea, Arbus, Cabras, Cuglieri, Guspini, Narbolia, Nurachi, Oristano, Palmas Arborea, Riola Sardo, San Vero Milis, Santa Giusta, Terralba.
The activities and events for the Coast Day will take place over the weekend of 29 and 30 September and will continue over the weekends of October. Coast Day aims to promote sustainable development, the enhancement of the Sardinian coast and to raise public awareness of environmental protection issues, cultural enhancement and sustainable development, regarding coastal wetlands.
The Local Coast Day will start on September 29th at the Ex-GIL space in Arborea with a public talk entitled LA COSTA CHE VORREI / nelle nostre biografie c'è di mezzo il mare, in which writers, architects, directors, sociologists, writers and journalists will discuss the theme of the protection and enhancement of the coastal landscape. The evening will continue immediately with the PECHAKUCHA NIGHT (PKN), an event dedicated to the dynamic and informal presentation of innovative projects. PKN aims to offer an opportunity for meeting, knowledge, dissemination and exchange between experts from different creative subjects, for example design, architecture, photography, art, social promotion and entrepreneurship.
Throughout the weekends of October, the Local Coast Day will continue with workshops, exhibitions, guided tours, walks, conferences, tastings, birdwatching by bike and kayak, activities dedicated to discovering the coastal wetlands of the Gulf of Oristano and the Sinis Peninsula.
In Sardinia, the Local Coast Day is organized and managed by the MEDSEA Mediterranean Sea and Coast Foundation and carried out as part of the MARISTANIS project.
PROGRAM
Saturday 29 September
Hours: 11.00 WHERE: Arborea / Primary School
WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN // FANTASTIC BIRDS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
Illustrated workshop for young nature lovers: bee-eaters, pink flamingos and nitticores. How many birds inhabit the coasts and wetlands!
Naturalists task is to discover how they live, what they eat, where they nest.
But what is the favourite colour of the osprey? And does the little brother know how to dance break-dance?
All that experts will never discover these animals will be the theme of the workshop, where young nature lovers will get to know the secret life of coastal birds with the help of sheets and markers.
by: Riccardo Atzeni
with the participation of: first classes of the Primary Schools of Arborea.
16:00 hours>18.00 // Arborea / Ex-Gil Space
TALK
THE COAST THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE
the sea is part of our biographies
a public dialogue on the protection and enhancement of the coastal landscape
intervening:
Giacomo Mameli, writer
Sandro Roggio, architect
Enrico Pau, director
Lilli Pruna, sociologist and professor at UniCa
Milena Agus, writer
Bastiana Madau, literary editor-criticism
Introduces:
Manuela Pintus, Mayor of Arborea
Asks and receives questions:
Cosimo Filigheddu, Pablo Sole, Paola Pintus journalists
DOWNLOAD ABSTRACTS OF THE SPEECHES
19:00 // Arborea / Ex-Gil Space
PRESENTATION COAST DAY
THE COAST DAY AND THE MARISTANIS PROJECT
by: MEDSEA Mediterranean Sea and Coast Foundation
19:30 // Arboreal / Ex-Gil Space
TASTE
OPENING
in collaboration with Pro Loco Arborea
hours 20:00 > 22:00 // Arborea / Ex-Gil Space
PECHAKUCHA NIGHT: CELEBRATING THE COAST DAY!
Art, photography, science, architecture, design, music, illustration...
Presentation of projects and creative ideas dedicated to the protection and enhancement of coastal areas, with a focus on the Wetlands of the Sinis Peninsula and the Gulf of Oristano.
by: PechaKucha Night / powered by Open Campus
Free event, to register click here
22:00 hours > 24:00 // Arborea / Ex-Gil Space
DJ Set
Would you like to participate in the evening and enjoy the DJ set without the thought driving?
The PECHA KUCHA NIGHT team offers the Ajò service by bus
Departure from Cagliari, Piazza dei Centomila, at 17:00 and return at midnight. The service is free, and places are limited, so we ask you to register only if you participate
Sunday 30 September
17:00>19:00 // Museum of the Sea of Marceddì (Municipality of Terralba)
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS
STORIES OF SEA / A TUESDAY IN PHOTOGRAPHY
A small workshop of amateur photography with the possibility photograph the village!
by: 3DNA Association
free participation
info and reservations: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Saturday 6 October | Friday 12 October | Saturday 20 October | Friday 26 October
9:30am>12:30pm // Tower of San Giovanni di Sinis and Capo San Marco
WALKING
ARCHAEOLOGY AND NATURE ALONG THE COAST OF THE SINIS
The half-day itinerary will allow you to observe the lagoons and the territory from above, through a visit to the Spanish Tower of San Giovanni di Sinis
During the walk to Cape San Marco you will have the opportunity to observe the coastal environment and human presence from the Middle Bronze.
by: Peninsula of Sinis Cooperative Society
info and reservations: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / tel. 3286432805
website: www.penisoladelsinis.it
NB:
- The activity is suitable for adult users;
- Minimum n°10 people
Sunday 21 October | Saturday 27 October | Sunday 28 October
hours 16:00>20:00 // Municipality of San Vero Milis
VISITS / CONFERENCE / EXHIBITION / DEMONSTRATIONS / TASTING
WEAVING OF SAN VERO
Weaving sanveresi is an activity that brings wetlands and the art of weaving together by using the marsh grasses of the wetlands sanveresi.
Three appointments:
- 21 October: the salt of man, visit and story tells the story of the salt of Sa Salina Manna (SCI area)
- 27 October: conference on wetlands and the art of weaving;
- 28 October: exhibition on wetlands and the art of weaving in the visitors' centre, practical demonstration by the craftswomen. On the occasion will be held the event Mandiaris with exhibition and tasting in the streets of the town of local specialties.
by: Municipality of San Vero Milis
info and reservations: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / tel. 0783.53611, 345.6415094
website: www.comune.sanveromilis.or.it
Saturday 6 October | Saturday 20 October
hours 15:00>17:00 // Cabras
BIKE & BIRDWATCHING
BIKE & BIRDWATCHING IN THE SINIS
Birdwatching activities by bike between Cabras pond and wetlands satellites, where you can observe the different species of aquatic avifauna
by: ALEA Cooperative Society
participation fee: 25 € with bike provided by the organization / 15 € with own bike
info and reservations: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / 0783 299033 / 349 215 2577
website: www.aleambiente.it
NB:
- Reservations for the different activities must be made by 1 p.m. on Friday;
Participants in birdwatching activities will be provided with binoculars for observations by the organisation.
Sunday 7 October |Sunday 14 October
10:00 am>12:00 pm // Cabras
KAYAKING & BIRDWATCHING
KAYAKING & BIRDWATCHING IN THE POND OF CABRAS
Birdwatching activities by kayak, inside the pond of Cabras with the possibility to observe the different species of present aquatic birds
by: ALEA Cooperative Society
cost of participation: 30 €
info and reservations: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / 0783 299033 / 349 215 2577
website: www.aleambiente.it
NB:
- Reservations for the different activities must be made by 1 p.m. on Friday;
Participants in birdwatching activities will be provided with binoculars for observations by the organisation.
Saturday 13 October | Saturday 27 October
hours 15:00>17:00 // Cabras
BIRDWATCHING
BIRDWATCHING IN THE SINIS
Birdwatching activities in the wetlands of Sinis di Cabras where you can observe the different species of aquatic avifauna that frequents them
by: ALEA Cooperative Society
cost of participation: 20 €
info and reservations: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / 0783 299033 / 349 215 2577
website: www.aleambiente.it
NB:
- Reservations for the different activities must be made by 1 p.m. on Friday;
Participants in birdwatching activities will be provided with binoculars for observations by the organisation.
Sunday 21 October | Sunday 28 October
hours 15:00>17:00 // Cabras / Pauli Maiori Pond
GUIDED TOUR
ON THE WATER SURFACE
Guided tour of the pond of Pauli Majori with the traditional flat-bottomed boats called "cius" used by the fishermen of Santa Giusta.
by: ALEA Cooperative Society
cost of participation: 15 €
info and reservations: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / 0783 299033 / 349 215 2577
website: www.aleambiente.it
NB:
- Reservations for the various activities must be made by 1 p.m. on Friday;
- For the guided tour of the pond of Pauli Majori must be a minimum of 5 participants;
- After the guided tour of the pond of Pauli Majori you can have lunch at the fish tourism "Su Fassoi" managed by the Cooperativa Pescatori Santa Giusta;
Participants in birdwatching activities will be provided by the organization with binoculars for observations.
from 30 September to 31 October
12:00 > 15:00 // San Giovanni di Sinis / Vento Maestro Lido - Bar -Trattoria
TASTE
CABRAS (OR)TASTE/TASTES OF THE LAGOON
A special menu to celebrate the flavors of the wetlands of the Sinis Peninsula and the Gulf of Oristano
- Three starters: flaked bottarga on a bed of carasau / burrida a sa crabarissa / tasting of local products from the Sa Marigosa company
- main courses to choose: pennette a sa crabarissa with smoked mullet and cherry tomatoes / spaghetti, clams and bottarga;
- dessert: ricotta with honey
- glass of white wine Karmis from the Contini Winery and natural water
cost: 22 €
info and reservations: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / +39 348 1815813
website: www.ventomaestro.it
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