Barbagia

The Barbagie is a multi- articulated rocky plateau south of Nuoro, in the east of Sardinia. It is from north to south divided into:

• The Barbagie Ollolai
• The Barbagie Mandrolisai
• The Barbagie Belvi
• The Barbagie Seulo

It is the land of shepherds, their sheep and goats grazing in the scrub. They live in the partially as bird nests built on the mountain villages in the still poorly developed desert between oaks and chestnuts. Sardinian is in this part of the island generally better understood than Italian.

The Gennargentu Massif rises to over 1800 meters and forms the watershed of the island. The name Gennargentu refers to the silver ore in the area. The "land of the barbarians " (as the Roman Era name implies ) is located in the province of Nuoro between Arborea, the Barony, the Goceano and Oligastra. One of the larger towns is Oliena, but the most famous place is Orgosolo, who became famous through murals called murals beyond Italy. At weddings, the Sardinian banditry, the Barbagie was the refuge for bandits and kidnappers. Bandits as Giovanni Corbeddu Salis, called the " king of the bush ," passed through their actions within the Sardinian population to fame and reputation. According to him, even a cave was named.

In the Barbagie European mouflon, wild horses and donkeys live. even at the parades, are where the old symbolic for the Sardinians costumes worn.

On the edge of the mountain men of the past have left their mark on the graves of giants Bidistili, Marruscu and Madau, in the Nuraghe Is Paras and in the nuragic village of S'Urbale. The area is also the center of the distribution of Sardinian menhirs.