Ollolai

Ollolai is one of Barbagia's highest villages, at over nine hundred metres, and by tradition the capital of the Barbaricini, the inland people who resisted Romans and Byzantines; in the Middle Ages it gave its name to the whole Barbagia di Ollolai. The village has the 16th-century Gothic-Catalan church of San Bartolomeo, and above a thousand metres near Punta S'Assisorgiu stands a country chapel with immense views over Barbagia. In June the feasts of San Giovanni and San Pietro feature a procession of horsemen in costume, s'inghiriu, and on 24 August the great feast of San Bartolomeo is held.

What to see

• Church of San Bartolomeo (16th century)
• Punta S'Assisorgiu
• Nuraghi del territorio

Festivals and traditions

• San Giovanni24 June
• San Pietro29 June
• San Bartolomeo, sa festa manna24 August

Nearby hikes

• Punta La Marmora23 km
• Gola di Su Gorropu27 km
• Tiscali27 km

Nearby towns

• Gavoi · 2 km
• Olzai · 3 km
• Lodine · 4 km
• Sarule · 7 km
• Fonni · 8 km
• Ovodda · 8 km
• Orani · 9 km
• Teti · 10 km

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