Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
In the last week of August, the 'Feast of Christ the Redeemer' is the main event in Nuoro,
and one of Sardinia's most exuberant festivals, with parades, live music and a torchlit pro-
cession.
Sleeping & Eating
Casa Solotti
( 328 602 89 75, 0784 3 39 54;
www.casasolotti.it
; Località Monte Ortobene; per person €26-35;
)
This welcoming B&B sits in a rambling garden amid woods and walking trails near
the top of Monte Ortobene, 5km from central Nuoro. Decorated with stone and beams, the
elegantly rustic rooms have tremendous views of the surrounding valley and the Golfo di
Orosei in the distance.
Nothing is too much trouble for your hosts, Mario and Frédérique, who can arrange
everything from horse riding to packed lunches and guided hikes in the Supramonte.
B&B
€
Silvia e Paolo
( 0784 3 12 80;
www.silviaepaolo.it
;
Corso Garibaldi 58; s €33-40, d €55-65; )
Silvia and
Paolo run this sweet B&B. Family treasures from dolls to old leather trunks make you feel
right at home in the bright, spacious rooms. There's a roof terrace for observing the action
on Corso Garibaldi by day and star-gazing by night.
B&B
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La Locanda Pili Monica
( 0784 3 10 32; Via Brofferio 31; meals around €15; Mon-Sat)
The €9.20 lunch is a bargain at
this cheery, down-to-earth trattoria. Bag a table and you're in for a treat - think antipasti,
fresh pasta and grilled steaks, washed down with highly quaffable house wine.
SARDINIAN
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Information
Tourist Office
( 0784 23 88 78;
www.provincia.nuoro.it
;
Piazza Italia 7; 8.30am-2pm Mon-Fri, plus
3.30-7pm Tue)
Has plenty of useful information on Nuoro and environs.
Getting There & Away
From the main bus station on Viale Sardegna there are services to the following destina-
tions.
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