Orune

Orune is a mountain village at 750 metres between Nuoro and Bitti, overlooking the Isalle valley and the mountains of Barbagia. It is medieval in origin, and Grazia Deledda set her novel Colombi e sparvieri here: passages from it are shown on plaques in the old streets. In its territory is Su Tempiesu, one of Sardinia's most remarkable nuragic monuments, a sacred spring with a gabled façade built from precisely worked blocks, discovered in 1953. The village has the 19th-century parish church of Santa Maria della Neve and the 14th-century church of San Giacomo, and on the first Monday of August Su Cossolu, the Consolata, is celebrated at the country sanctuary.

What to see

• Spring sacra di Su Tempiesu
• Church of San Giacomo (14th century)
• Parish church of Santa Maria della Neve
• Sanctuary of Su Cossolu

Festivals and traditions

• Sant'Antonio Abate, con il falò17 January
• Su Cossolu, primo lunedì di agostoAugust

Festival features

Nearby beaches

• Cala Cartoe24 km

Nearby hikes

• Tiscali21 km
• Gola di Su Gorropu26 km
• Da Cala Fuili a Cala Luna28 km

Nearby towns

• Bitti · 8 km
• Nuoro · 10 km
• Onanì · 11 km
• Lula · 12 km
• Oliena · 15 km
• Nule · 17 km
• Benetutti · 18 km
• Osidda · 18 km

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