Events and festivals in Sardinia
Tight Cuts. (Background) Girotonno. (Carloforte) The Redeemer. (Nuoro) the Madonna de Naufrago (Villasimius) The Candelieri parade (Sassari) Mascara (Muravera) Review of new wines. (Sweet) Sa die sa Sardinia Citrus Festival (Muravera) Artichoke festival. (The same) Nougat festival. (To the ton) Vermentino festival. (Monti) Snail Festival (Gesico) Chestnut festival. (Aritzo) Festival [...] Sports and excursions
Tortolì and the entire Ogliastra province in general offer various opportunities for sports lovers, especially in the open air in contact with nature. First of all, excursions on foot or with the little green train should be mentioned, for example towards the Baunei gorge or towards Mandas. In the vicinity of the town you will find places from […]
Useful information
Useful information about Tortolì is certainly the indication to get there: If you come from the sea or by plane, The port and the airport will welcome you, While coming by car from Nuoro (which is exactly 78 kilometers) Just walk the Nuoro-Lantii road for about 70 km and turn left for Villagrande Strisaili. However Tortolì is […]
Ports, Airports and transport
It has already been said that Tortolì is geographically in an important position for exchanges from Sardinia towards the rest of the Italian peninsula and in general towards the whole European community. Both airport that porto take their name from the Arbatax hamlet of the town and both were born in the 60s of the last century, […]
Monuments, Museums
In the historic center of the city stands the Tortolì Cathedral, the Church of Sant'Andrea, protector of the city,which in 1832 was hit by the flooding of the Foddeddu river, a small river in the area. This church dates back to the eighteenth century and the predominant style is Baroque. Inside it, divided into 3 naves, there are numerous works of art, beyond […]
Historical-cultural notes
The first historical notes of Tortolì (Although its foundation dates back to 3000 BC) they date back to domination during the Roman Empire by foreign populations, first the Carthaginians, Then the Goths, To pass under Arab and finally Spanish domination. In about 1100 he joined the res judicata of Cagliari and becomes the capital of the County […]
Arbatax
The area near the port, from which Arbatax takes its name, He is famous for his red rocks, from which a review of Blues music takes its name that takes place in the country every summer. These rocks are made up of reddish porphyry and black diorite and emerge from the sea as if they were a kind of faraglioni […]
Territory Beaches and Hinterland
The territory around Tortolì is typical Sardinian, very varied with beautiful beaches, the wild hinterland and the mountainous background of Gennargentu. Tortolì has always been defined as a country between the sea and the pond and perhaps this feature has proved to be favorable to him. The country is also traveled by a small […]
Tortoli, South Eastern Sardinia
Welcome to Tortolì and Arbatax [ you are in Ogliastra ] Tortolì is a small Sardinian country of just over 10000 inhabitants, Provincial capital together with the other Lanusei country of the so -called Province of the Ogliastra. This province is located in the central area of Sardinia, Between the provinces of Nuoro and Cagliari and is bathed by the Tyrrhenian Sea. […]
Hotel, Farmhouses, Campsites in Arbatax and Tortoli
Given its recent explosion in tourism, Tortolì has literally populated with accommodation facilities such as hotels, motel, restaurants, Farmhouses and areas for camping. At the hotel level you will find the solution for your every need, of each category, and highly professional and brand new construction structures. Among these we remember the Victoria hotel, L’Totel lo […]
