All news about Leather In Sardinia

In Sassari the leather was already worked in the Middle Age

Sassari boasts a great tradition in the leather-working, since the Medieval period, when the horse was the main mean of transport. Today, bags and belts are mostly produced, but also (...)

Quality boots and leggings made in Dorgali

Dorgali is the Nuorese centre where can be found very good craftsmen specialized in the production of hand-made leather items: boots, climbing boots, bags and rucksacks, but also (...)

Goceano: Pattada is the sector leader

In Pattada (Monte Acuto/Goceano) the leather-working is still an important tradition: bags and belts, but also bridles, saddle and other items for the horse-raiders, quite numerous in this territory. (...)

Desulo and Tonara keep the Barbaricine tradition

In some centers of the Barbagie (especially in Tonara and Desulo) the working of hides is still an important tradition to be kept alive. The most common products are: bags and belts, but also bridles, saddle (...)

Leather working and the horse culture

The horse is one of the animals, that from centuries characterizes the agro pastoral culture of Sardinia, especially the inner areas: it was employed as a mean of transport and also to work in the fields. (...)