NUORO
Nuoro (Nùgoro) is a
town situated in the
central-eastern part
of Sardinia (Italy), at
the foot of the
Ortobene Mountain.
The Nuoro countryside was
one of the centre of the
Nuragic Civilization (which
developed in Sardinia from c.
1500 BC to c. 250 BC).
This is the main street of Nuoro
where there are the best shops!
This is Grazia Deledda’s house.
She is a famous writer born in Nuoro in 1871. She was The
first italian woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.
This is the Church of Santa Maria delle
Grazie, situated in the heart of Nuoro
This fountain is located in a square called
“I Giardinetti” (i.e. the little gardens).
This is the upper part of the "Giardinetti".
Young people usually meet in this square
This is the lower part of the
"Giardinetti" where children often play.
This is Crispi square
This is Santa Maria della Neve Cathedral
This is the market square
The sporting playgrounds of the city
In Ottana there are also many traditional masks:
“boes”, “merdules” and “sa filonzana”, that represents
the toil in the fields and the fragility of human life
Siniscola is a little city near the sea in the East cost of Sardinia: there are
12.010 inhabitants.
It lies at the foot of the mount “Albo” which is an important touristic resort.
The most important square is the “Square of the market”.
The most important churches are San Giovanni, Sant’Efisio, San Giuseppe and
San Giacomo.
Near Siniscola
there are
wonderful
beaches such as
La Caletta.