SARDINIA. The cave of the Ispinigoli (25')
telecasted by RAI for GEO &GEO
with the collaboration of:
Leo Fancello
Piero Pollone

Mysterious carthage rites took place 2000 years ago in this cave, considered the sacred residence of the gods and it is not surprising that the longest stalactite in Europe, a giant at 38 metres long, gives the whole place a feeling of the superhuman. Leaving behind the wide open spaces, you meet the stalagmites and “rooms” full of marvellous structures: vaults held up by stalactites of differing dimensions are side by side with “cake-like” structures formed from thin concretions, often hollow, similar to the works of a glass blower. Pure white concretions alternate with others that are yellow.; long stalagmites have formed between drapes and drops. These forms, created over millions of years, are really fascinating, some as thin as a needle, others in gravity defying positions, together forming an inimitable spectacle. The part reserved for the most adventurous pot holer begins with a 60 metre leap in the dark and splits up into three branches, one of which is 7km long. A particularly narrow passage leads to a vast clearing dominated by a gigantic mushroom, at least 8 metres wide at the base and 20 metres high, all of which is rounded by brooks that flow into the rivers far away, later to connect with the sea and the cave of San Giovanni, giving rise to a complex among the greatest and most attractive in Europe.

SARDINIA misterious (52')
telecasted by RAI for GEO &GEO
with the collaboration of:
Provincia di Cagliari
Leo Fancello
Piero Pollone

Eastern Sardinia. The sound of an accordion rises in the warm light of the sunset. In the traditional dances men and women move with short, imperceptible steps, hand in hand, expression of a bond, stronger than any adversity. The disposition in concentric circles seems to remember the round shape (like the nuraghes) is the preferred by this people.

SARDINIA. The Island of San Pietro (23')
telecasted by RAI for GEO &GEO
with the collaboration of:
Provincia di Cagliari
Piero Pollone

Lying a few kilometres from the south west coast of Sardinia, with which it connected by a ferry service, this is a corner of Liguria that was colonised by refugee pegliese people from the Tunisian island of Tabarka. The Ligurian dialect has remained, as have the folklore customs and many traditional culinary dishes. But the land, the rocks, the sea and the smells are unmistakably Sardinian. The tall cliffs that accommodate the Queen falcon, the coursing of the tuna fish in May and the mating ritual, the tuna eggs and the delicious lobsters are unforgettable for whoever visits the island of San Pietro.

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SARDINIA: Dorgali and its caves - Gorroppu (10')
telecasted by RAI for GEO &GEO
with the collaboration of:
Comune Dorgali
Leo Fancello
Piero Pollone

The caves are all the same: the ones here that we see contain earthenware vases left by various civilisations from the Neolithic period up to Mediaeval times; stalagmites and concretions have grown in them. There are also burial grounds of the ancient Romans and the strange forms of the rare and eccentric stalactites, together with enormous limestone crystals. Gorroppu means “the throat” in Sardinian dialect: in reality, it is the deepest gorge in Europe with sides that are sheer drops of 350 metres. It was cut by a river in the heart of the “Supramontes”; we travel through the splendid countryside among ponds where the Sardinian euprotto lives (the only place its found in Europe) and secular lecci. With ropes and harnesses we are able to get across a dried up river bed in a natural environment that is uncontaminated and wild, dotted with flowers that are on occasion very rare, like the mountain carnation. Finally we arrive at the entrance to the gorge, with little water falls and enormous juniper bushes.
SARDINIA. Iglesias and its mines (20')
telecasted by RAI for GEO &GEO
with the collaboration of:
Leo Fancello
Piero Pollone

It is the very interesting story of a sardinian city, that, since the Phoenician times, tied itsself with the digging out of lead and silver. This area is, now, the ”Parco Geominerario dell’Iglesiente”.
SARDINIA. Red and Black (10')

The Sardinia viewd and described trhough the red and black colors: the land, the people and the fire.
SARDINIA. The holy week of Iglesias (15')

At Iglesias, every year, the holy week happens during the Easter holidays. The ceremonies preserve many aspects of the roman, medieval and spanish traditions.
SARDINIA. The Rivers that never see the sun (13')
telecasted by RAI for GEO &GEO
with the collaboration of:
Provincia di Cagliari
Leo Fancello
Piero Pollone

The waters of the Barbagia region disappear mysteriously. They reappear only at Sugologone, the most famous Sardinia source, where we dive to discover the cource of these waters, and we document this enterprise by exclusive images. We scour the coast to find the disappeared water, that we discover in the Fico's cave, the last home of the Monk Seal (monachus monachus), and in the north branch of the Bue Marino, run through for 200 km by rivers, that mix their sweet waters withe the sea.
MILAN. The Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie (20')

This Church is famous above all because its refectory hosts the Leonardo's Cenacolo (The Last Supper). It is the only church of the North of Italy protected by UNESCO, because it is considered a mankind heritage. The cupola was made by Brunelleschi and the wooden sacristy was inlaid by Leonardo. The church build with bricks on the external walls, whereas inside the walls are covered with precious marbles; the colonnade sustains the painting aisles, that host yhe chapels, decorated with paintings, statues and frescos.
ROME. The rocky forest (25')
telecasted by RAI for GEO &GEO in 2005
Thanks to: Fabrizio Capaldo, Massimo D’Alessandro, Franco Evangelisti, dott. Lamberto Ferri Ricchi, ing. Leonardo Ferri Ricchi, dott.sa Laura Ferri Ricchi, dott. Denis Koop, dott.sa Michela Manzi, Nicoletta Massardi, dott. Mario Mazzoli, Sandro Mengucci, Teresa Pilloni, dott.sa Nicoletta Retico, Bernardino Rocchi, Marco Vitelli, dott. Francesco Vitucci.

Near Rome the little lake of Martignano lies in the extinguished crater of an ancient volcano. In 1970 the doctor Ferri Ricchi made a discovery: on the depth, at about eight meters in the deep, he saw some tree trunks. They seem very old. The analysis with radiocarbonio confirmed his theory: these trees dated back to the roman age. They were the evidence of the dramatic vicissitudes of the climate of that period. For the first time the collaboration between a geologist and an equipe of divers, specialized in underwater broadcasts.
LOMBARDY. Imagine the mountain (15', 15' e 15')

Know the mountain. Three videos examine as many aspects of the living in the mountain: the art and the churches, the ancient art of the mauls, for the processing of the iron, some cultural journeys in Valcamonica (Brescia Province).