Our friend Francesca never ceases to amaze us showing wonderful corners of her island.
Now she presents Bosa with its colored houses on the bank of the river Temo, towered by the austere castle of Serravalle.

The town is renowned for the processing of coral, of cloths, of the filet embroideries and of woven baskets.
It also boasts a wine and food tradition especially for its olive oils and the wines as the “Malvasia” (a DOC wine) valuable for the fine aroma and the bitter aftertaste which very well accompanies the lobsters, another typical product of this area.

A bit of history:
This area was inhabited since prehistorical times and Copper Age as attested by many findings, while there are few findings relating to the Bronze Age and the Nuraghic Age.
Little is known about the Phoenician period: it is supposed that the built-up area was on the left bank of the river.
During the Middle Age it was frequently attacked by Saracens.
In the mid-13th century, after the building of the castle on the Serravalle hill, the population gradually moved to the right bank at the foot of the fortress for a better defense against the Saracens.
It was ruled by the Malaspina family (1232-1317) and then by the House of Aragon (1317-1409). For a short period in between it was part of the Giudicato d’Arborea.
It was governed by the Spanish until 1708 when the Anglo-Dutch army, allied with Charles VI Archduke of Austria, put an end to the Spanish dominion over the island.

A note:
The Temo is the only one Sardinian river navigable for about 3.6 mi.

For more info:
wikipedia: Bosa
www.sardegnaturismo.it bosa

Thank to our friend Francesca for the beautiful photographs