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Catania Reopens, But Etna's Ash Leaves Sardinian Travellers Wary
Catania airport reopened Saturday after Mount Etna's ash forced a week-long closure, but the disruption has left travellers and tour operators across Sardinia on edge.
Gavino Sanna · 412 words
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Geography & climate
Mediterranean, windy, increasingly dry.
A large, ancient, granite island — mountains, the Costa Smeralda, sparse interior, long coasts.
Economy & culture
Tourism, agriculture and pastoralism, energy and petrochemicals, a fragile interior economy.
The nuraghi and a pre-Roman past, the Sardinian language, shepherding, a strong island identity.