» Monuments, Museums
Nel centro storico della città sorge la Cattedrale di Tortolì, the Church of Sant'Andrea, Protector of the city,that in 1832 was hit by the flooding of the rio Foddeddu, a small stream in the area. This church dates from the eighteenth century and the predominant style is Baroque. Inside, divided into 3 naves, si [...]
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» Cultural-historical overview
The first historical Tortolì (Although its foundation date back to 3000 BC) go back to dominate during the Roman Empire by foreign populations, at first the Carthaginians, then the Goths, to pass under Arab rule and finally Spanish. In 1100 circa entra a far parte del Giudicato di Cagliari [...]
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» Territory beaches and Hinterland
The territory around the typical Sardinian Tortolì is, very diverse with beautiful beaches, l’entroterra selvaggio e lo sfondo montuoso del Gennargentu. Tortolì has always been defined as a country between the sea and the pond and perhaps this feature the proved favourable. Il paese è [...]
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» Tortoli, South-Eastern Sardinia
Benvenuti a Tortolì e Arbatax [ siete in Ogliastra ] Tortolì is a small country of just over Sardinia 10000 in, provincial capital with the country's so-called Lanusei province of Ogliastra. Questa provincia si trova nella zona centrale della Sardegna, tra le province di Nuoro e Cagliari ed [...]
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» The origin of the name
The origin of the name is quite Tortolì discussed by experts of toponymy, but primarily it thinks that may derive from the name of an ancient port, then crippled by the Pisans in Tortohelie.
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