Summer has finally arrived and Villasimius turns into a continuous coming and going of tourists. Foreigners and Italians spend their days visiting the characteristic beaches with crystal clear water and then moving to the restaurants, pubs, and bars of the city center to experience the night. And then there is the moment of pause to spend at the marina, in the heart of the Marine Protected Area of Capo Carbonara, a destination for boats and yachts but also a meeting point for a coffee with friends. Walking along the docks we met Nicola, owner of Les Chic Fruit, intent on delivering his products to a boat moored at the pier.

Attracted by the thousand colors and the scent of fruit and vegetables delivered, we decide to go to his shop to learn more. The aromatic herbs release sweet and delicate aromas inside the room. Immediately we are “kidnapped” by the scent of thyme and lemon basil.

The fruit counter is a mosaic of colors and among watermelon, melon, bananas, cherries, grapes, plums and kiwis we also notice the fruits of the territory, sardinian strawberries, and different varieties of melon and peaches including the pesc platinet, a variety of flat nectarine with white pulp and a very sweet taste.

While we continue our tour inside the shop, we decide to taste something and we have some “pineapple for walking” prepared, cut at the moment it is ideal to cool off during this hot summer day.

We are intrigued by the particular colors and shapes of exotic fruits, among all the carambole – also known as Fruit Star for their star shape – and the Dragon Fruit or Pitaya, typical of South America, in two versions: red and yellow. There is no shortage of the most famous tropical fruits such as mango and avocado, all imported “by air”, as we can read on the label – they reach the island in a few hours so that they can retain all their freshness.

From fruit we move on to vegetables and Nicola explains that many vegetables, as well as fruits, are local and are grown on the Saboris Sardus family farm, managed by his wife Michela.
Looking at the counter, full of colors, that we have before our eyes, we imagine the thousand salads and the many side dishes that we could prepare in our kitchens.  The varieties of vegetables on display are many and we are not even sure we know them all.

Corn cobs for BBQ, yellow, red, orange and green datterini tomatoes, different varieties of zucchini, potatoes, onions, cabbage and peppers. From purple Sardinian potatoes to those special to prepare super crispy chips, from highly digestible peppers to yellow and purple ones.

In the end we decide to be surprised by the Facussa, a vegetable that has spread from the union of the Arab and Ligurian civilizations in Carloforte, and precisely because of its origins and its appearance is also called “Carloforte cucumber”. Tasting it we discover that its flavor is not comparable to that of the cucumber we know but rather to that of a zucchini, but more salty and seedless.

The last part of the shop is dedicated to typical products, excellences with a very short supply chain, produced and packaged in the territory: pasta, jams, olive oil, cheeses, bottarga, artichokes in oil, local wines and many others.

After experiencing this tour to discover the flavors of fruit and vegetables from Les Chic Fruit, we understand why this shop after three generations is still chosen by locals, tourists and VIPs who return every year on holiday in Villasimius.

Once back home we thought that tasting other products from Les Chic Fruit we would not mind, so we took a look at their website and after seeing that shipments are made, domestic and international, we made our first order.

Notte di terrore a Maracalagonis: auto precipita per cinque metri in un cantiere stradale.

Un impatto violento, il rumore della recinzione sradicata e poi il vuoto improvviso nel buio di una mezzanotte che si è trasformata in dramma lungo la Sp15.

Il bilancio dell’incidente avvenuto a Maracalagonis parla di una coppia di trentunenni del paese, Giuseppe Zicca e Giuseppina Coro, feriti gravemente dopo che il loro veicolo è letteralmente finito dentro una voragine di un cantiere stradale.

Secondo le prime ricostruzioni effettuate dalle autorità, la vettura stava percorrendo la strada provinciale in direzione della 125 quando, per cause ancora in fase di accertamento, ha proseguito la marcia senza arrestarsi davanti alle segnalazioni, abbattendo le recinzioni poste a protezione dell’area lavori. Dopo aver sfondato le barriere, il mezzo è precipitato nello scavo, un fossato profondo circa cinque metri che era stato scavato per la posa di un cavo. La caduta è terminata nel fondo della buca, dove l’auto è rimasta incastrata all’interno, trasformandosi in una trappola di lamiere per i due occupanti.

L’allarme è scattato immediatamente e ha messo in moto una complessa macchina di soccorsi, rendendo necessario l’intervento dei vigili del fuoco per estrarre la coppia dall’abitacolo deformato e recuperare i due feriti dalle profondità dello scavo. Una volta riportati in superficie, i giovani sono stati affidati alle cure degli operatori del 118, accorsi con diverse ambulanze per prestare i primi aiuti d’urgenza. I medici hanno disposto il trasporto in codice rosso presso le strutture ospedaliere del Santissima Trinità e del Policlinico; nonostante la dinamica spaventosa e le ferite riportate, i trentunenni per fortuna non sono in pericolo di vita.

Mentre i sanitari si occupavano dei pazienti, i carabinieri del Nucleo radiomobile di Quartu e della stazione di Maracalagonis si sono messi al lavoro sul luogo del sinistro per eseguire i rilievi necessari a fare luce sulle responsabilità e sull’esatta dinamica dell’accaduto. Resta da capire come il conducente abbia potuto mancare la deviazione, finendo per travolgere le delimitazioni del cantiere in un tratto stradale che, in quel momento, è diventato lo scenario di un salvataggio miracoloso.