Tortolì, sito archeologico S'Ortali e su Monti-The archaeological complex of S'Ortali e su Monti

Tortolì , sito archeologico S'Ortali e su Monti

Il complesso archeologico sorge su una collina di granito che domina una vasta pianura nel litorale del lido di Orrì a Tortolì.

Il sito comprende un nuraghe trilobato, un villaggio, due tombe di giganti, dell'età del Bronzo medio e recente (1400-1300 a.C) e un allineamento di menhir e una domus de janas appartenenti al preesistente insiediamento del neolitico. Appartengono allo stesso insediamento del neolitico la tomba ipogeica nel pressi della chiesa campestre di San Salvatoree diversi menhir abbandonati nello spiazzo della chiesa. La necropoli ipogeica di Monte Terli, nella collina antistante conferma la frequentazione della pianura e la vocazione agricola del territorio.

Durante l'età del Bronzo gli insediamenti abitativi si sposano sulle colline e sugli altopiani, denominati tacchi, che presidiano la linea di costa e l'entroterra collegato al territorio montagnoso. La costruzione del nuraghe de S'Ortali e Su Monti poteva garantire il controllo del territorio e gestire le risorse produttive della zona.

Tra la fine dell'età del Bronzo e la prima età del Ferro (1200-900 aC) fu potenziata l'attività produttiva nella pianura e le capanne attorno al nuraghe vennero utilizzate per conservare grandi quantità di graminacee. All'interno delle capanne sono stati trovati numerosi contenitori di grandi dimensioni per la conservazone di graminacee, macine, pestelli e un piano rialzato sopra il quale furono realizzati diversi piccoli silos cilindrici delimitati da muru e pareti isilate con argilla per coservare il racolto, e resti di semi di grano in buono stato di conservazione.

The archaeological complex of S'Ortali e su Monti

The archaeological complex stands on a hill of granite that dominates a plain ant tha coastal stretch of Orrì. It comprises a complex nuraghe, a village and 2 giant's tombs. The nuraghe settlement dates back to the middle and late Bronze Age (1400-1300 BC) and lies above the prevoius neolithic settlement, as can be seen by an underground burial chamber and some menhirs that are still upright. The underground burial chamber and some menhirs near the San Salvatore church belong to the same neolithic settlement. The underground burial chamber of Monte Terli, in front of the hill, is further proof that the locations was settled in ancient times becaus of the fertile plain.

During the bronze age the settlements moved to the hills and the plateaus, known as tacchi, which border the coastline and the hinterland connected to the mountainous area. The complex nuraghe S'Ortali e Su Monti could control the surrounding area and manage the plain's important productive resources. during the Final Bronze Age and The Early Iron Age (1200-900 B.C.) food production increased in the plain and the huts build around nuraghe were used to store large quantities of graminaceus plants. evidence of storage is provided by the numerous millstones, pestles and by a mezzanine floor with cylindrical silos, delimited by walls and insulated with clay. The archaeological excavation has discovered well-preserved wheat seed inside them.

 

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Cala Sisine - Baunei (OG)



Cala Sisine si contende con Cala Luna,  Cala Goloritzè e Cala Marioulu la palma della più bella del golfo di Orosei. Cala Sisine ha un vantaggio in più è completamente immersa nel verde.

Si trova tra Cala Luna e Cala Biriola e si apre al termine di una lunga e profonda valle ricca di lecci, carrubi, tassi e ginepri che si percorre a piedi in un paio d’ore. Cala Sisine si può raggiungere solo a piedi, passando dall'altopiano del Golgo, territorio di Baunei,  e camminando sul greto asciutto del torrente, o via mare con le barche che fanno sevizio da Santa Maria Navarrese, Arbatax e Cala Gonone. 

La cala è chiusa da falesie calcaree alte più di 500 m.  che scendono a picco sul mare. La cala è lunga circa 200 m. ed è un misto di sabbia e ciottoli bianchi. Il colore verde turchese e la relativa tranquillità delle acque rende questo luogo ideale per chi pratica snorkeling. Da non perdere la grotta di “Su meràculu”. In questa grotta la natura nel corso di milioni di anni ha creato diversi ambienti comunicanti, delimitati da pareti frastagliate e concrezioni calcaree bizzarre. L’atrio, attraverso uno stretto corridoio, si collega al vano centrale lungo circa 100 m. ricco di colonne e sculture naturali che lasciano senza fiato per la loro imponenza. Continuando nella visita si incontrano altre cavità ipogee con una sorgente d’acqua naturale usata anticamente anche dai pastori della zona che in questi anfratti trovavano riparo e ristoro. Lungo il percorso, le stalattiti e le stalagmiti creano straordinari effetti di luce riflessa suscitando un’emozione dietro l’altra.

Maria Lai - Artist

She was born in Ulassai, in Ogliastra, the central eastern area of Sardinia. Having soon health problems, she  was sent home by some uncles in the Plain of Gairo, renouncing well to primary school. Forced to prolong her isolation, she discovers pretty soon  a passion for drawing. The family subsequently send the little Maria to Cagliari to attend secondary school. In Cagliari, among her teachers, there is Salvatore Cambosu  who first discovers her artistic attitude and will give birth in Maria a deep passion for poetry and for “the value of the rhythm of the words that leads to silence”. Her school formation was then completed between 1939 and 1945 in the Art School of Rome and at the University of Fine Arts in Venice. In all these years she has also to fight against a common male bias that opposed the presence of women in the arts field.  
From 1945 to 1954, she returned in Sardinia and taught drawing in some schools, but at the end of 1954 she moved back to Rome, driven also by the brother's death  in that same 1954. After a few exhibits, she undergoes a sort of rejection towards the design while she immerses into poetry. During the Sixties she  cultivated a relationship of deep friendship and artistic collaboration with the writer Giuseppe Dessi who lead Maria to rediscover the sense of Sardinian myths and legends. She increases her awareness that her Sardinian origin is an important and privileged condition.
 Maria Lai begins then to develop her art using the objects of the archaic past, with the basic idea of the past as a survey of the future. The year 1971 is a pivotal year for her, due to the death of her last remaining brother and to the first exhibit of "Looms". These looms and the works related to the theme of weaving in the form of boards, sewn books, or maps of the fantastic "Geographies," will continue throughout the course of her work. The texture plays a vital role in the life of the Sardinian communities, it is responsible for the deep values​​, such as the sense of family and the sense of territorial belonging. 

The performance "Be tied to the mountain" is emblematic in this respect: the idea of ​​the performance comes from a local legend that tells of a blue thread that links the houses of Ulassai up the mountain, this is the way to tie the houses to the mountain and prevent future landslides. The texture then is seen as a way of bonding, a way of protection and invisible spirit; But also, as a strong link which alloys many things and people that seem distant and seemingly irreconcilable. After the recent exhibits in the USA and in the prestigious European events, Maria Lai is fully considered the most significant artist in Sardinia and one of the most important figures of Italian Culture in the second half of the Twentieth Century.

INSIDE OGLIASTRA

Nestled between Nuoro and Cagliari, the much smaller province of Ogliastra boasts some of the island’s most spectacular scenery. Inland, it has mountains with unspoilt valleys, silent woods and windswept rock faces, while the coastal stretches become increasingly dramatic the nearer you get to the Golfo di Orosei.

For many Sardinians, it is considered the most beautiful part of Sardinia; fascinating and primitive, historical and ancestral, a paradise for trekkers and with pristine beaches for sun worshippers. It is the land of centenarians.

For serious hikers, the Selvaggio Blu is the stuff of myth: an epic seven-day, 45km trek along the Golfo di Orosei’s wild and imperious coastline, traversing thickly wooded ravines and taking in bizarre limestone formations, caves and staggeringly sheer cliffs.

Both the scenery and the walking are breathtaking (in every sense of the word!) on what is often hailed as Italy’s toughest trek. A guide is recommended as the trail is not well signposted and there’s no water en route (guides can arrange for it to be dropped off by boat).

For the non trekking enthusiasts there is the option of a boat trip, as these beaches are accessible only by boat or hiking along the trails. Intimidating limestone cliffs plunge headlong into the sea which comes ashore along pretty beaches, coves and grottoes. With an ever-changing palette of sand, rocks, pebbles, seashells and crystal-clear water, the unfathomable forces of nature have conspired to create a sublime taste of paradise. The white limestone beaches of Cala Biriola, Goloritzè or Cala Luna, considered the most beautiful
beaches of Sardinia, will leave the visitor in awe.

Cala Mariolu is arguably one of the most sublime spots on the coast. The water that laps these beaches ranges from a kind of transparent white at water’s edge through every shade of light and sky blue and on to a deep purplish hue. The peace and tranquility of the hills of Cardedu and its beaches, virgin to mass tourism, are ideal for those seeking an unspoiled and unique landscape.

Do not miss the Golgo plateau, 20 km from the village of Baunei, the starting point for many excursions and a place rich in historical and natural monuments, as S'Isterru, a karst pit 295 metres deep, one of the deepest in Europe with very important cave fauna.

For archaeology lovers, there is, as well as the many nuraghis in the area, the Serbissi in Osini, the Monte Arista Domus de Janas in Cardedu or the Tomb of Giants in Triei to whet the appetite.

Here, everything has remained unchanged, pure and unspoiled. Time would appear to have stopped in Ogliastra including for its inhabitants. In fact, this area boasts several firsts in human longevity: a family of nine children all still alive with a combined age of 828 and for an entire country that has entered the Guinness Book of World Records 2014.

It is Villagrande Strisaili , the village with the highest percentage of centenarian men in the world. If you ask the inhabitants the secret of this longevity you will get different answers: the air, the outdoors, the food, the wine or… God. Several studies have confirmed that a genetic factor, healthy food, the absence of stress , the good air, the frequency of human contact , play an important factor, as well as wine Cannonau , which has a percentage of polyphenols, substances with high antioxidant content, crucial to the fight against cholesterol and atherosclerosis, between 5 and 10 times higher than the Australian, South African and American wines.

It is a land that is good for tourists who can discover nature and flavours long since forgotten elsewhere.
" The Ogliastra will lengthen your life " : It is how the province was presented to the International Tourism Exchange in Milan and, for once, is not just a slogan. http://www.insidesardinia.com/en/insidecalamariolu.html

OGLIASTRA-SARDINIA

Nestled between Nuoro and Cagliari, the much smaller province of Ogliastra boasts some of the island’s most spectacular scenery. Inland, it has mountains with unspoilt valleys, silent woods and windswept rock faces, while the coastal stretches become increasingly dramatic the nearer you get to the Golfo di Orosei.

For many Sardinians, it is considered the most beautiful part of Sardinia; fascinating and primitive, historical and ancestral, a paradise for trekkers and with pristine beaches for sun worshippers. It is the land of centenarians.

For serious hikers, the Selvaggio Blu is the stuff of myth: an epic seven-day, 45km trek along the Golfo di Orosei’s wild and imperious coastline, traversing thickly wooded ravines and taking in bizarre limestone formations, caves and staggeringly sheer cliffs.

Both the scenery and the walking are breathtaking (in every sense of the word!) on what is often hailed as Italy’s toughest trek. A guide is recommended as the trail is not well signposted and there’s no water en route (guides can arrange for it to be dropped off by boat).

For the non trekking enthusiasts there is the option of a boat trip, as these beaches are accessible only by boat or hiking along the trails. Intimidating limestone cliffs plunge headlong into the sea which comes ashore along pretty beaches, coves and grottoes. With an ever-changing palette of sand, rocks, pebbles, seashells and crystal-clear water, the unfathomable forces of nature have conspired to create a sublime taste of paradise. The white limestone beaches of Cala Biriola, Goloritzè or Cala Luna, considered the most beautiful
beaches of Sardinia, will leave the visitor in awe.

Cala Mariolu is arguably one of the most sublime spots on the coast. The water that laps these beaches ranges from a kind of transparent white at water’s edge through every shade of light and sky blue and on to a deep purplish hue. The peace and tranquility of the hills of Cardedu and its beaches, virgin to mass tourism, are ideal for those seeking an unspoiled and unique landscape.

Do not miss the Golgo plateau, 20 km from the village of Baunei, the starting point for many excursions and a place rich in historical and natural monuments, as S'Isterru, a karst pit 295 metres deep, one of the deepest in Europe with very important cave fauna.

For archaeology lovers, there is, as well as the many nuraghis in the area, the Serbissi in Osini, the Monte Arista Domus de Janas in Cardedu or the Tomb of Giants in Triei to whet the appetite.

Here, everything has remained unchanged, pure and unspoiled. Time would appear to have stopped in Ogliastra including for its inhabitants. In fact, this area boasts several firsts in human longevity: a family of nine children all still alive with a combined age of 828 and for an entire country that has entered the Guinness Book of World Records 2014.

It is Villagrande Strisaili , the village with the highest percentage of centenarian men in the world. If you ask the inhabitants the secret of this longevity you will get different answers: the air, the outdoors, the food, the wine or… God. Several studies have confirmed that a genetic factor, healthy food, the absence of stress , the good air, the frequency of human contact , play an important factor, as well as wine Cannonau , which has a percentage of polyphenols, substances with high antioxidant content, crucial to the fight against cholesterol and atherosclerosis, between 5 and 10 times higher than the Australian, South African and American wines.

It is a land that is good for tourists who can discover nature and flavours long since forgotten elsewhere.
" The Ogliastra will lengthen your life " : It is how the province was presented to the International Tourism Exchange in Milan and, for once, is not just a slogan.

1. Description tours from 3 to 5 days

1st DAY

Morning: Panoramic photo stop in the most charming coast of Pedra Longa
Afternoon: Visit to the village of Santa Maria Navarrese, the ancient olive groves and relaxing on the beach.

2nd DAY

Boat Trip Gulf of Orosei

3hd DAY

Morning: Relaxing on the beach in the beautiful Lido di Orri
Afternoon: Visit to the cellars and tasting Cannonau

Optional

4th DAY

Morning: The natural monument La Scala di San Giovanni and the Nuraghe Serbissi in Osini
Afternoon: Gairlo Vecchia, a ghost town

5th DAY

Beach Coccorocci
The Domus de Janas Monte Arista Cardedu.