There is a Sardinia you’ve got to discover: a mountain oasis half an hour from the beaches of Olbia and the Costa Smeralda.
A stunning mountain where peace reigns
Mount Limbara – it’s peak is called Punta Balistreri - reaches a height of 1,362 metres in the Gallura region and is a spectacle of granite rocks and mountain woods, where peace reigns. On the way up, at about 1,000 metres, along the panoramic road that climbs towards the peaks of the Limbara, there is a delightful little country church, dedicated to the Madonna della Neve.
For hikers, photographers, nature lovers and botanists
The entire area of this mountain massif is a paradise for hikers and trekkers, but also for photographers, nature lovers and botanists. Its forests are home to birds of prey, deer and mouflon, and there are beautiful views of the Gallura coast, the hinterland, and, on some days, even as far as Corsica. This is Sardinia at its most authentic.
Nuragic giants’ tombs
Around Limbara there are some of the island's iconic sites: the Nuraghe Majorinear, the town of Tempio Pausania, several domus de janas and giants’ tombs representing the Nuragic civilisation (one of the oldest in the world) a well as the large Lake Coghinas. And just 20 minutes away the village of Berchidda is worth visiting for the museum of the famous Gallura Vermentino wine, although its is perhaps best known to jazz enthusiasts.
A festival organized by the trumpeter Paolo Fresu
In this remote town, every year since 1988, the well-known trumpeter Paolo Fresu has brought some of the world's greatest jazz musicians to Sardinia for the international “Time in Jaz” Festival (official website timeinjazz.it) Fresu organizes the festival in his hometown, and it has become one of the most important musical events in Europe. In the middle week of August each year the event combines music, art, cinema, literature and the environment.
Time in Jazz is from 8-16 August this year
“Time in Jazz” is a scattered festival, which events that takes place in Berchidda in the evening, as well as morning and sunset concerts in evocative locations such as woodlands, country churches, small villages, and natural sites. Ornette Coleman, Uri Caine, Bill Frisell, Jan Garbarek, Omar Sosa, Pat Metheny, and the Italians, Enrico Rava, Ornella Vanoni, and Stefano Bollani have all played in the various editions. This year the event will take place from 8 to 16 August and will star Richard Galliano, Jan Lundgren, Danilo Rea and other famous artists.
