Aglientu is a small municipality in northern Gallura that runs from granite hills down to the sea, with a long, little-developed stretch of coast between Vignola and Rena Majore. The village is young: it only split from Tempio to become a municipality in 1959.
The area was inhabited long before, as a Palaeolithic site and the remains of several nuraghi show. Life centres on the church of San Francesco, rebuilt in granite in the 1960s in place of an 18th-century one, and January brings an unusual feast, San Paolo di lu laldu, the feast of lard.
What to see
- Church of San Francesco
- Costa di Vignola e Rena Majore
- Insediamento paleolitico di Lu Litarroni
Festivals and traditions
- San Paolo di lu laldu25 January
- San Biagio3 February
- San Pancrazio12 May
Nearby beaches
- Rena di Ponente, Capo Testa17 km
- Rena di Levante, Capo Testa18 km
- Rena Bianca, Santa Teresa19 km
Nearby hikes
Nearby towns
- Luogosanto · 8 km
- Luras · 17 km
- Aggius · 17 km
- Santa Teresa Gallura · 19 km
- Sant'Antonio di Gallura · 19 km
- Calangianus · 19 km
- Trinità d'Agultu e Vignola · 20 km
- Tempio Pausania · 20 km
Sources: Grande Enciclopedia della Sardegna; ISTAT. Original texts by Gotosardinia.
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