Gallura
Proper noun
Meaning
Gallura
A historical region in Sardinia, once an independent state
Examples
Agugliastra was early on absorbed by Cagliari and Arborea and Logudoro (and perhaps Gallura) were united for a time in the 11th century.
Comparing the documents from the Giudicato of Cagliari to those from the Torres ' and Gallura 's one, Sardinian language displays already a certain range of dialectal variation.
Between 1500 and 1700 there was a big emigration of people from the nearby French island of Corsica to Gallura.
Founded in 1961 by the prince Karim Aga Khan, Costa Smeralda represents the most exclusive tourist area of Gallura.
The Giudicato of Gallura ended in the year 1288, when the last giudice, Nino Visconti (a friend of Dante Alighieri ), was driven out by the Pisans, who occupied the territory.
Economy The economy of Gallura is based mostly on tourism and hospitality due to the presence of Costa Smeralda and other world-famous sea sites.