
L’Ardia di San Costantino
One of the biggest festivals in Sardinia is L’ardia di San Costantino. It commemorates Constantine’s victory over Maxentious at Rome’s Mulvian Bridge in 312, in which Constantine is reported to have seen a flaming cross inscribed with the words “in this sign thou shall conquer”. The highlight of the festival is a race on the grounds of the Santuario di...