Tiana is a small Mandrolisai village at the foot of the Gennargentu along the Rio Torrei, with an old centre of two-storey stone houses pressed together along narrow winding streets, around the late Gothic parish church of Sant'Elena. Tiana is known for its gualchiera, the old water-powered mill that beat orbace, the Sardinian woollen cloth: it has been restored and can be visited as a museum. The area holds the Is Forreddus rock-cut tombs and the Mandra Loi nuraghe. In the second week of September the feast of San Leo ends in a procession on horseback.
What to see
- Gualchiera
- Parish church of Sant'Elena
- Old town
Festivals and traditions
- San Leo, seconda settimana di settembreSeptember
Festival features
Nearby hikes
- Punta La Marmora17 km
Nearby towns
- Ovodda · 3 km
- Teti · 4 km
- Austis · 5 km
- Tonara · 5 km
- Sorgono · 6 km
- Desulo · 9 km
- Atzara · 10 km
- Fonni · 11 km
Sources: Grande Enciclopedia della Sardegna; ISTAT. Original texts by Gotosardinia.
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