Sorso (Sassarese: Sòssu) is a comune (municipality) of c. 14,700 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Sassari.
Sorso (Sassarese: Sòssu) is a comune (municipality) of c. 14,700 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Sassari.
Sassarese (natively sassaresu [sasːaˈrezu] or turritanu; Sardinian: tataresu [tataˈɾezu]) is an Italo-Dalmatian language spoken in coastal areas of northwestern Sardinia, Italy. Closely related to Gallurese and Corsican, it has its roots in medieval Tuscan because of Sassari's historic ties with Tuscany and geographical proximity to Corsica, despite the robust Sardinian influences (in terms of vocabulary and phonology, as well as syntax). Due to its origins, Sassarese has several similarities to the Italian language.
Sassarese is spoken by approximately 100,000 people, out of a total population of 175,000 in its area. Large Sassarese-speaking communities are present in Sassari, Stintino, Sorso, and Porto Torres. The Sassarese varieties transitioning to Gallurese, known as the Castellanesi dialects, can be heard in Castelsardo, Tergu, and Sedini.
The Gulf of Asinara is a sea sector included between the Asinara Island, Cape Falcone and the town of Castelsardo, in northern Sardinia, Italy. The communes facing its coast include also Stintino, Porto Torres, Sassari, Sorso, Valledoria and Badesi.
The littoral features several beaches, some kilometers long, such as La Pelosa, le Saline Ezzi Mannu and Fiume Santo, those near Porto Torres, Platamona, the beaches of Castelsardo, Valledoria, Badesi, Trinità d'Agultu, Vignola and Isola Rossa.
Platamona (Sassarese: "Pratamona or Prattamona") is a coastal area in northern Sardinia, Italy, located along the Gulf of Asinara, in the municipality of Sassari, between the commune of Sorso and Porto Torres.
The name Platamona comes from the Greek platamon-onos, that means flat surface.