Thanks for the info. It seems that some Sardinians have retained a considerable amount of WHG. Btw, would you say that Sardinians look on the whole rather homogenous or heterogonous, thus appearance-wise differ from region to region? There are not a few Sardinians who have a particular look. What I've noticed (at least when going by pictures that show them in traditional clothing) is that a fair amount of Sardinian women are easy on the eyes. Anyway, how can you, for example, tell a Sardinian from a typical Mainland Italian apart? Some Italians assert that there is a typical Neapolitan, Sicilian or Venetian look, etc. What do you think?
Sardinian women are renowned in Italy for their beauty, but with all due respect to them, I didn't see many of them in some of the villages, like Gairo, and Arzana.
It's the villages further down the slope and off the Massif altogether which to my eyes contain more lovely women.
Villagrande: I don't see any difference between her and a woman from the mainland.
Also from Villagrande, and I'd say the same about her.
Villagrande again. She's a bit different looking:
Lanusei: Not my favorite look. A lot of the men have these snub noses too. I don't know if it's from WHG, but that's what I always thought.
The Sardinian showgirls and actresses who have made it "big" in Italy:
Elisabeta Canalis-model and old flame of George Clooney. She just looks Italian to me.
I'm particularly partial to the Sardinian actress who was in a James Bond movie, as is Dienekes. He once posted a picture of her. She has a very "Greek" look to me, but certainly looks Italian as well, just not Northern or Central.
Caterina Murino: Minimalist make up and ravishing; I adore her smile,
I also adore her facial bone structure, her mouth, eyes, nose, you name it.
In the Bond movie:
I also think Luisa Ranieri (Neapolitan) is stunning.
Sophia Loren is also Neapolitan, but a different type:
Alessandra Mastronardi:
Male actor from Napoli:
Gianpaolo Morelli
Cannavaro is also Neapolitan
And Massimo Ranieri
Gigi d'Alessio
His wife, Anna Tatangelo:
Napoli has more than its fair share of really beautiful people.
Famous Italian chef Antonino Cannavacciulo:
Bernini-famous sculptor and architect
Actor-Federico Castelluccio
Caruso-Campania, if not Napoli itself.
The gorgeous Allesandro Preziosi
Antonio DiNatale:
The great maestro conductor (he may be part Apulian)
So, you tell me. Which one is "THE" typical Neapolitan, because I honestly couldn't tell you, although I might guess some of them are Neapolitan, especially
the ones who are more fair and have those "boneless" noses. It does show up in Napoli, but so does Caruso's type and Tatangelo.
Nabule a dialect hymn to the city. I think the three of them look completely different.
