Monti (
Gallurese
Gallurese () is a Romance language from the Italo-Dalmatian family spoken in the region of Gallura, northeastern Sardinia. It is sometimes considered a dialect of southern Corsican or a transitional language between Corsican and Sardinian. ...
: ''Mònti'', sc, Monte) is a ''
comune'' and small town of
Gallura
Gallura ( sdn, Gaddura or ; sc, Caddura ) is a region in North-Eastern Sardinia, Italy.
The name ''Gallùra'' is allegedly supposed to mean "stony area".
Geography
Gallùra has a surface of and it is situated between 40°55'20"64 latitude ...
, northern
Sardinia,
Italy, in the
province of Sassari. The town is surrounded by the
cork oak
''Quercus suber'', commonly called the cork oak, is a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree in the section ''Quercus'' sect. ''Cerris''. It is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, such as cork flooring and as the core ...
forests and
vineyards which form the twin bases of its economy. The
vermentino
Vermentino is a light-skinned wine grape variety, primarily found in Italian wine. It is widely planted in both Sardinia and Liguria, to some extent in Corsica, in Piedmont under the name Favorita, and in increasing amounts in Languedoc-Roussillo ...
grape, once known as "arratelau", has been cultivated here since the 14th century. In 1996 its Vermentino di Gallura
wine was awarded
DOCG status.
Monti borders on the following communes:
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Alà dei Sardi
*
Berchidda
*
Calangianus
*
Loiri Porto San Paolo
Loiri Porto San Paolo (Gallurese: ''Lòiri–Poltu Santu Paulu'', sc, Lòiri–Portu Santu Paulu) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about south of Olbia ...
*
Olbia
*
Telti
Telti (Gallurese: ''Tèlti'', sc, Telti) is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Sassari, northern Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian language, Italian, Corsican language, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, ...
* Su Canal
Noted Person
* Elvira Curci (1900-1984) - actress: known for: ''
The Case Against Mrs. Ames''; ''
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond'',('Earthquake', 1959)
References
* http://www.comunas.it/monti/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20060814213501/http://www.comune.monti.ss.it/utente/index.asp
* http://demo.istat.it/
* http://www.comuni-italiani.it/090/041/
Wine regions of Italy
Cities and towns in Sardinia
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