Nuoro & the East

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Nuoro & the East

Includes  Why Go? Nuoro...... 180 Nowhere else in Sardinia is nature such an overwhelming Barbagia...... 184 force as in the wild, wild east, where the Supramonte’s Sarcidano...... 190 imperious limestone mountains roll down to the Golfo di Laconi...... 190 Orosei’s cliffs and startling aquamarine waters. Who knows where that winding country road might lead you? Perhaps Golfo di Orosei...... 191 to deep valleys concealing prehistoric caves and Bronze Age Orosei...... 194 nuraghi, to the lonesome villages of the Barbagia steeped Supramonte...... 196 in bandit legends, or to forests where wild pigs snuffle amid Ogliastra...... 203 centuries-old holm oaks. Neither time nor trend obsessed, this region is refreshingly authentic. Outdoor action is everywhere: along the coast where you can drop anchor in a string of pearly white bays, upon the Best Places to cliffs where you can multi-pitch climb above the sea, on old Eat mule trails best explored by mountain bike, and atop peaks and ravines only reachable on foot. True, the Costa Smeralda ¨¨Il Portico (p182) attracts more celebrities, but the real rock stars and rolling ¨¨Su Bullicciu (p206) stones are right here. ¨¨Santa Rughe (p188) ¨ ¨Ristorante Ispinigoli (p201) When to Go ¨¨Agriturismo Testone ¨¨Bonfires and masked dancers fill Mamoiada’s streets (p183) during the Festa di Sant’Antonio Abate in January. ¨¨In June, explore the magnificent cliffs and coves of Golfo di Best Places to Orosei before temperatures and prices soar. Sleep ¨¨Tackle the classic Selvaggio Blu trek or ride the trenino verde through Sorgono’s vineyards in September. ¨¨Agriturismo Guthiddai (p223) ¨¨Casa Solotti (p221) ¨¨Albergo Diffuso Mannois (p223) ¨¨Agriturismo Codula Fuili (p222) ¨¨Su Gologone (p223)

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