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In the Sulcis Archipelago, in the far southwest of Sardinia, stands a village that will fascinate you for its history, traditions, seafood cuisine, and dream beaches… and much more.

“Art to know, Art to learn, Art to communicate, Art to grow, Art where the Self becomes Us.”

Together to build
the magical bridge to the Heart
Together to know, share
the wonderful space of our Creativity
Together to discover
that painting, playing, dancing brings Love, knowledge, Awareness in family life Together to find again
through painting a forgotten language
Together to live
with the five senses a unique and precious moment in Joy and Beauty immersed in Nature
… sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste.

Liliana Angela Grassi

Speaker, East wind, Master, and Grecale,

Take my soul and

Throw it into the abyss

So that my life may be, pray and weave

For every person who goes and comes from me

Timeless. Nameless. Colorless. Without boundaries. Without money.

In the name of the Lion of my Soul and the Eternal Spirit, so it shall be…

Here is the OATH, through which the passage and delivery of the laws of Mastery take place, which prohibits its use for personal enrichment: Bisso is and must remain everyone’s property like the sea.

Bisso has a history that is lost in the mists of time. The Bible speaks of it as King Solomon’s fabric, of Queen Ecuba, and even Aristotle tells of it. For Master Chiara Vigo, Bisso has been a part of her life and will be as long as she lives, keeping faith with the water oath that accompanies it.

For Master Chiara Vigo, Bisso is an art to be preserved and given to the whole world, and indeed she does so. You just have to enter her Museum where she displays her creations and where she still spins and subsequently weaves the precious fiber with the help of an ancient loom, to breathe in the passion for an ancient art. She will show you all the phases of the spinning and weaving process, and you will be ecstatic in observing with how much love she spins and weaves the “gold of the sea”, of which she gives away a strand to those who come to visit her. It is impossible to fathom the secrets of this art that has been strictly passed down from generation to generation, but even more challenging is to match the love that Chiara has for her art and for Bisso.

Bisso is a particularly valuable animal fiber. It is produced by a large bivalve mollusk, called “Nacchera” (Pinna Nobilis) found in the depths of the Mediterranean sea. Its amber and dark color changes if exposed to light, where it becomes golden due to the effect of the sun’s rays.

Visit her Museum, free admission, only 10 minutes by car from the Hotel.. only then can you grasp the greatness that we have tried to describe in words!

Museum of Bisso

Via Regina Margherita n. 111

09017 – Sant’Antioco (CI)

Opening hours:

Morning: from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Evening: from 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Free admission. Groups and school groups are welcome (upon reservation).

Contacts of the Bisso Master – Chiara Vigo

Cell.+393473302237 Mail: chiaravigo@hotmail.it

Calasetta represents the second settlement nucleus – in chronological order – established in Sardinia by the will of the Savoy government. In 1754, the State Secretariat of the Kingdom of Sardinia designed the first colonization of the island of Sant’Antioco, near the Calasera inlet and the mouth of the Rio Topei, but due to controversies with the archbishop of Cagliari, who claimed exploitation rights of the island, the project did not take place. Only a few years later, in September 1770, a community of Tabarchini (people of Ligurian origin who had moved to the locality of Tabarka, near Tunis, since the 16th century to practice coral fishing in the surrounding waters) arrived on the Sulcitana island after having requested two years before to the Sardinian government to be able to move to the island.

The Order of the Sacred Religion of Saints Maurice and Lazarus was entrusted with the transfer and settlement of the colonists, to which King Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy granted the island as a fief in 1758 with the task of repopulating it. The project of the new foundation, elaborated by the artillery lieutenant Belly, foresaw a settlement that would develop according to the grid layout that still characterizes it today. Once the center of the settlement had been identified (corresponding to the current Municipio square), Belly traced the main axis (current Via Roma), oriented N/E-S/O, on which the other roads would intersect at right angles. Each housing unit, to be built with stone and mixed earth, would have had a courtyard, stable, barn, and vegetable garden. The common water reserve would have been located in the center of the square, while the parish church would have been built on the north side of the same square. The protection of the territory was ensured by the mighty tower that still dominates the historic center of the settlement.

Built in 1756 according to the project of the military engineer Vallin, it was garrisoned by a four-soldier garrison and allowed the surveillance of the sea and coasts between the islands of Sant’Antioco and San Pietro and the mainland, with a visibility of 20 km. Made of volcanic stone blocks on a rocky base at the top of the promontory towards Carloforte, it has the classic truncated cone shape with a base diameter of over 16 m and a height of 11 m at the terrace. It consists of two superimposed rooms, the lower one being the ancient cistern, the only water resource for the tower keepers, recently widened and equipped with a large external entrance. The entrance at 4 m above sea level leads into a circular room with a diameter of 10 m, covered with a dome supported by a pillar. The room is divided into several areas by some terraces. From the staircase open on the right of the entrance, and obtained in the wall thickness, one reaches the courtyard, now unrecognizable after various interventions that have transformed merlons, cannoniers, and guardhouses. Currently, the tower hosts temporary exhibitions and cultural activities. The parish church, dedicated to San Maurizio, was only built in 1838 and in a different location from the one envisaged in Belly’s project, to avoid that its bulk would disturb the view from the tower.

With a central plan, a pedimented façade, and two small cupola bell towers, it is attributed to a first design by Belgrano di Famolasco, then to a classicistic transformation curated by Carlo Pilo Boyl in the early 19th century. History of studies The tower is included in the works on coastal fortifications in Sardinia.

From a place of blood to a tranquil cradle of contemporary art. The Museum of Contemporary Art of Calasetta (MACC), on the island of Sant’Antioco, is housed in the former municipal slaughterhouse, abandoned for over forty years, and recently renovated and converted to art. The “conversion” bears the imprint of Ermanno Leinardi (1933-2006), its founder (1966), together with Italo Utzeri, Ugo Ugo, and Tonino Casula, a Sardinian artist of the Transazionale Group, who experimented with and united Sardinian artistic research with that taking place in the rest of Europe.

The collection, assembled by Leinardi through exchanges with other artists, summarizes the trends that developed in Europe between 1960 and 1970. Other works were added later. The exhibition is spread over two floors. The tour begins in a room that contains the collection of constructivist art, while an adjacent room contains works of abstract art. The balcony that runs longitudinally along the museum allows for the admiration of a series of large-format works that unfold about six meters above the ground. A skylight floods the entire complex with light, allowing for the reading of the works from different perspectives. The constructivist works are of great value, especially the French ones. Among the artists are Charles Bezie, Sonia Delaunay, J.F. Dubreuil, Jean Leppien, Aurelie Nemours, Claude Pasquer, Yves Popet, Henri Prosi, and Michel Seuphor. Among the Italians are Giuseppe Capogrossi, Piero Dorazio, Lucio Fontana, Bice Lazzari, Paolo Minoli, Achille Pace, Mario Radice, Mauro Reggiani, and Luigi Veronesi.

A dive into contemporary art will be the perfect conclusion to a splendid day spent in the sea of Calasetta, among wonderful places like the cove of Cala Lunga or the nearby and fascinating Mangiabarche, with its rock topped by a famous lighthouse, or even in the beautiful beaches near the city: Le Saline, Sottotorre, and Spiaggia Grande.

Further information: MACC Foundation.

Calasetta is pleased to invite you to discover the flavors, music, and fragrances of our land. Starting from Friday, July 10th, every Friday on Via Roma.