"A situation of dense complexity" it is the definition of heritage in Sardinia by the anthropologist Alberto Maria Cirese. And it is true indeed. Vital traditions, now lost in other parts of the Mediterranean, still survive in Sardinia: feasts, popular believes, of wisdom and respect for the elderly, hospitality and solidarity towards all.
Fortunately, the passing of time has made people realize the extreme fragility of what has been kept for millenniums: language, identity, but also music, chants and dances, handicrafts and the preparation of food and wine.
By looking around, people have felt the need to protect the immense cultural heritage they have under their feet: thus numerous museums have been opened which have diversified the object to protect, libraries and archives have increased in number, archaeological sites of incomparable beauty have been rediscovered, ancient monuments have been restored and opened to the public, peasant festivals have been revived and invented in order to implement local productivity.
Sardinia is, thus, an open-air universe that has not stood still, but has been able to turn Time into its ally.