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Lotzorai
Lotzorai is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about northeast of Tortolì. Lotzorai borders the following municipalities: Baunei, Girasole, Talana, Tortolì, Triei Triei is a ''comune'' (municipality) of about 1,000 inhabitants in the province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about north of Tortolì. Triei borders the following municipalities: Baunei, Lotzo ..., Villagrande Strisaili. The town's economy is based on agriculture and tourism. Lotzorai's territory is home to several walks, including those to Cala Goloritzè and the Gole su Gorroppu Lotzorai, while the Selvaggio Blu starts from Lotzorai in Santa Maria Navarrese. Other sights include a pre- Nuragic necropolis with thirteen Domus de Janas, the Medusa Castle (a medieval fortress built over a pre-existing Phoenician structure, now in ruins) and other pre-Nuragic and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domus De Janas
Domus de Janas ( Sardinian for 'House of the Fairies' or, alternatively, 'House of Witches') are a type of pre-Nuragic rock-cut chamber tomb found in Sardinia. They consist of several chambers quarried out by the people of the San Ciriaco through Ozieri cultures''Domus de Janas'', Portale Sardo and subsequent cultures, resembling houses in their layout. 
Built mostly between 3400 and 2700 BC, they date to the late
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Triei
Triei is a ''comune'' (municipality) of about 1,000 inhabitants in the province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about north of Tortolì. Triei borders the following municipalities: Baunei, Lotzorai, Talana, Urzulei. History The name "Triei" appears for the first time in a 1316 document, when it was part of the Giudicato of Cagliari. Later it was part of the Giudicato of Gallura, and then was under Pisa, the Aragonese (1323), Spain (1479), Austria (1708) and Piedmont Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ... (1720). Vale pero imaginate ser de aquí que locura. In the Osono plateau existed once the village of Osono, known in 1217. Main sights *The Nuraghe Tomb of the Giants (''Tomba dei Giganti''), discovered in 1989. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villagrande Strisaili
Villagrande Strisaili (Biddamanna Istrisàili in Sardinian language) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about northwest of Tortolì. Villagrande Strisaili borders the following municipalities: Arzana, Desulo, Fonni, Girasole, Lotzorai, Orgosolo, Talana, Tortolì Tortolì (; or ; ) is a town and ''comune'' in Sardinia, in the Province of Nuoro. Geography Tortolì is situated on the eastern coast of Sardinia. Its port and greatest hamlet is Arbatax, which has also an airport that once connected it to con .... This area was identified as the first Blue Zone due to its exceptional life expectancy. One study found that, unlike global statistics, males in this region live as long as females. References Cities and towns in Sardinia {{Sardinia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria Navarrese
Santa Maria Navarrese is a coastal and tourist town, frazione ('district') of the municipality of Baunei, in the province of Nuoro, Sardinia. It is located at about 150 km north of Cagliari and 160 km south of Olbia, in the middle of the Gulf of Arbatax. History Santa Maria Navarrese, founded in the 1950s by Baunese settlers, has grown around a medieval church dating back to , consecrated to Santa Maria Assunta. According to tradition, the church was built on behalf of a princess of Navarra, hence the adjective ''Navarrese'' in the village's name. The place is known also for a 17th-century watchtower built on the beach and for the thousand-year-old oleasters in the main square. Geography and economy Santa Maria Navarrese has a typical maquis shrubland seascape. Although it is part of the municipality of Baunei, it can be regarded as a separate town in some respects, mainly because Santa Maria Navarrese lies at 9,1 km (12 minutes by car) from Baunei and has a typ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tortolì
Tortolì (; or ; ) is a town and ''comune'' in Sardinia, in the Province of Nuoro. Geography Tortolì is situated on the eastern coast of Sardinia. Its port and greatest hamlet is Arbatax, which has also an airport that once connected it to continental Italy and the European continent. To the north of it is Girasole and Lotzorai, to the west Villagrande Strisaili and Ilbono, and to the south Barisardo. To the east of the town is the Mediterranean Sea. History Ancient history The area of Tortolì was inhabited since the Neolithic and then frequented by the Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, and the Byzantines. It was part of the giudicato of Cagliari The Judicate of Cagliari (, ) was one of the Sardinian medieval kingdoms, four kingdoms or judicates (''iudicati'', literally "judgeship") into which Sardinia was divided during the Middle Ages. The Judicate of Cagliari occupied the entire southe ... between the 10th and 13th centuries. During the Spanish period the town was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baunei
Baunei is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian island of Sardinia. It is notable for being the location of the multi-day Selvaggio Blu coastal trek. Geography The municipality of Baunei is located about northeast of Cagliari and about north of Tortolì. It contains the ''frazione'' (subdivision) Santa Maria Navarrese, a popular seaside resort. Baunei borders the following municipalities: Dorgali, Lotzorai, Talana, Triei, Urzulei Urzulei (Orthullè in Sardinian language) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about northwest of Tortolì. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population o .... References External links Official websiteTouristic travel guide Cities and towns in Sardinia Seaside resorts in Italy {{Sardinia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girasole
Girasole () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about northwest of Tortolì. Girasole borders the following municipalities: Lotzorai, Tortolì, and Villagrande Strisaili Villagrande Strisaili (Biddamanna Istrisàili in Sardinian language) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about northwest of Tortolì. Villagrande Strisai .... References Cities and towns in Sardinia {{Sardinia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuragic Civilization
The Nuragic civilization, also known as the Nuragic culture, formed in the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, Italy in the Bronze Age. According to the traditional theory put forward by Giovanni Lilliu in 1966, it developed after multiple migrations from the West of people related to the Beaker culture who conquered and disrupted the local Copper Age cultures; other scholars instead hypothesize an autochthonous origin. It lasted from the 18th century BC (Middle Bronze Age), up to the Iron Age or until the Roman colonization in 238 BC. Others date the culture as lasting at least until the 2nd century AD, and in some areas, namely the Barbagia, to the 6th century AD, or possibly even to the 11th century AD. Although it must be remarked that the construction of new nuraghi had already stopped by the 12th-11th century BC, during the Final Bronze Age. It was contemporary with, among others, the Mycenaean civilization in Greece, the Apennine and Terramare culture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selvaggio Blu
Selvaggio is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Antonio Selvaggio (born 1958), Italian long-distance runner * Giulio Lorenzo Selvaggio (1728–1772), Italian canonist and archaeologist * Piero Selvaggio Piero Selvaggio (born 1 January 1958 in Palermo) is a retired male long-distance runner from Italy. Biography He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He is the twin brother of Antonio Selvaggio, ... (born 1958), Italian long-distance runner It may also refer to; * '' Il Selvaggio'', discontinued Italian magazine (1924–1943) {{surname Italian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gole Su Gorroppu
Gole may refer to: * Gole, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland * Gole, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland * Gole (surname), a family name (including a list of people with that name) See also * Göle, small city and surrounding district in Turkey * Budy-Gole, village in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland * Goal (other) A goal is an objective that a person or a system plans or intends to achieve. Goal may also refer to: Sport * Goal (sports), a method of scoring in many sports, or the physical structure or area where scoring occurs ** Goals, the goal frame in ... * Gol (other) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cala Goloritzè
Cala (or CALA) may refer to: Geography * Cala, Eastern Cape, a town in South Africa * Cala, Huelva, a town and municipality in Huelva province, Spain * Cala Gonone, a civil parish of Dorgali municipality, Sardinia, Italy Acronym * Club Atlético Los Andes, an alternative name for Argentinean sports club ''Los Andes de Lomas de Zamora'' * A business acronym for the Caribbean and Latin America or Central America and Latin America; see List of country groupings * Chinese American Librarians Association * Railroad reporting mark for the Carolina Southern Railroad People * Cala (footballer, born 1989), Spanish football defender * Cala (footballer, born 1990), Spanish football midfielder * Aristóbulo Cala (born 1990), Colombian cyclist * Ugo Calà (1904–1983), Italian chess player Other uses * Cala Foods, a supermarket chain predominantly located in San Francisco * Cala Homes, a British housebuilding company * Lamborghini Calà, a concept car * Cañón 155 mm L 45 CALA 30, an A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; ; ) is the Mediterranean islands#By area, second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia and 16.45 km south of the French island of Corsica. It has over 1.5 million inhabitants as of 2025. It is one of the five Italian regions with some degree of Autonomous administrative division, domestic autonomy being granted by a Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, special statute. Its official name, Autonomous Region of Sardinia, is bilingual in Italian language, Italian and Sardinian language, Sardinian: / . It is divided into four provinces of Italy, provinces and a Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city. Its capital (and largest city) is Cagliari. Sardinia's indigenous language and Algherese dialect, Algherese Catalan language, Catalan are referred to by both the regional and national law as two of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
