whom he conceived the "Selvaggio Blu" in 1987. He also published books about his trips. In addition he received prestigious international awards and two special mentions at the Banff Mountain Film Festival in Canada. He was also chosen for the Biennale Internazionale d'Arte in Venice of 2011. He is helped by his wife Giulia Castelli Gattinara, an Italian reporter specialized in alpinism and archeologist. Peppino Cicalò: he studied architecture in Florence, where he met Mario Verin. He was named the president of the Nuoro sector of the Italian Alpine Club. Flora and fauna In the first stage of Selvaggio Blu, oleanders find their ideal habitat and a limestone plateau characterise all the area. True natural monuments as holm oaks can be easily found. The path is coloured by the bushy euphorbias (Euphorbia dendroides). Snakes are integral parts of the fauna, as for example biacco (coluber viridiflavus). In the second stage the cistus (rockrose) can be found in numerous pink and white varieties. Ferula is a plant of the family Apiaceae that are in the third stage of Selvaggio Blu. During the fourth part of the path the possibility to find shepherds is very high because of the great number of ovili. Goats are basic animals of the fauna. Sardinian mouflon can also be seen. Books There are many books and guides about Selvaggio Blu. These include: Baunei Sentieri. Carta Escursionistica, Parco Naturale di Baunei, by Peppino Ciccalò and Mario Verin, 1989: gives, in brief, some information about the trek. Guida ai Sentieri di Selvaggio Blu, by Mario Verin, Giulia Castelli and Antonio Cabras, 2016: information about 41 paths located in Sardinia. The book of Selvaggio Blu, by Mario Verin and Giulia Castelli, 2013: detailed guide to the entire trekking route, with supporting images. The map of Selvaggio Blu, by Mario Verin and Giulia Castelli, 2014: this map reproduces in a scale 1:15.000 the geographic area crossed by Selvaggio Blu, and presents the GPS waypoints of the entire path. Explorando Supramonte, Guide and Services for hiking in Sardinia, by Manu Ti, 2018: a guide for hiking in Sardinia. Il Sentiero Selvaggio Blu, by Corrado Conca, 2007: a detailed description of the four stages, illustrated by coloured pictures. Gallery . Similar treks Selvaggio Blu is not the only trekking route that you can find in Sardinia. There are 5 more trekking routes called: "Traversata del Golfo di Orosei" "Grande Traversata del Supramonte"