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Province of Nuoro

Borore

Borore is a municipality in the Province of Nuoro with about 2,190 inhabitants, 394 metres above sea level.

Borore is a Marghine village, once called Gorare, on the edge of the Abbasanta plateau. Its territory is one of Sardinia's richest in nuragic monuments: some twenty nuraghi, a few among the most interesting on the island, and several giants' tombs, including Imbertighe with its great intact stele. In the village are the 17th-century parish church of the Vergine del Carmelo and the church of San Lussorio on the outskirts, where the saint's feast is held on 21 August.

What to see

  • Giants' tomb of Imbertighe
  • Nuraghe Oschera
  • Chiesa parrocchiale della Vergine del Carmelo
  • Church of San Lussorio

Festivals and traditions

  • San Lussorio21 August

Nearby towns

Sources: Grande Enciclopedia della Sardegna; ISTAT. Original texts by Gotosardinia.

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