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iandsmith Says: There's a veritable feast to be had here during the three days of the festival in October, as clearly shown in these pictures.I'd never seen pigs roasted over an open fire before, as I'm sure many of you will never see and it was only my second time for chestnut roasting as...
iandsmith Says: Of course, Orgosolo has more to offer. As mentioned previously, just getting there is worth the drive alone and the view from the balcony when you get there is a bit more than merely pleasant.The culinary "delights" (pics 2 and 3) were interesting. At our meal in the Petit...
iandsmith Says: Little did we know that our trip coincided with their annual three day festival in October when local goods are proudly displayed.This oversize village hangs its fame on its murals and there are plenty to see. Though many originally were done in Picasso style and echoed the...
iandsmith Says: The day we were there it was simply humming. In addition to cars there were motorhomes, a biker club based in Rome, buses of many hues and even cyclists (from Germany, where else).Apparently the festival runs for three days with the accent on home grown or manufactured...
RitchiS1 Says: and see the MURALES
RitchiS1 Says: and see the MURALES
RitchiS1 Says: and see the MURALES
RitchiS1 Says: and see the MURALES
giampiero6 Says: Orgosolo is famous for its accomplished tradition of Murales. Large creative murals that you'll find all over town. Usually the murals are of a social and political nature and usually focus on class struggle. This part of Sardinia has a long history of struggle against...
iandsmith Says: Even the area around Orgosolo is worth allocating some time to. As is my wont, I saw a sign that looked like it indicated a lookout so off I went. Eventually it became dirt and we were driving past open range farm animals (pic 5) and getting wonderful views over the...
iandsmith Says: There we were, ensconced in our air conditioned accommodation by the sea and our hosts are telling us to head off to some place we'd never heard of (read most of Sardinia) in the backblocks of the interior to look at some paintings on a few walls.How could we ignore them?I'm...
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In Sardinian: 'It's time to eradicate these people from the Earth; their abuse of the land, their misuse of the land, their despotism." Orgosolo is the heart land of a fiercely independant Sardinia....
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MAY BE THE HEART OF SARDEGNA . WELL KNOWN FOR THE WALLPAINTINGS -- MURALES ---
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Orgosolo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 110 km north of Cagliari and about 13 km south of Nuoro. The municipality is famous for its...
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Orgosolo: c`mon, no bandits any more...
This little town used to be a really scary place in seventies. Kidnapps happened many times as well as shooting but now it has relaxed. Still if you walk in this little town you feel always in the...
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