Orgosolo

It wouldn’t be a bad idea at all if the people of Orgosolo installed a giant wardrobe at the entrance to town—something straight out of The Chronicles of Narnia.

After all, Orgosolo really is like that: a place where, as soon as you pass the weathered welcome sign, you step into a parallel dimension painted in pure wonder and enchantment.
Colors that become the very soul of the narrow streets in its historic center, world-famous for its murals—works of popular art that tell the story of the last century’s major events in Sardinia, in Italy, and around the globe: from banditry to Che Guevara, from the vital role of women in society to the struggles of peoples against war.
Speaking walls and singing inhabitants: Orgosolo is also the homeland of Canto a Tenore, the traditional polyphonic singing of central Sardinia, recognized by UNESCO as an “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” in 2005.
A wealth of artistic treasures made even more delicious when discovered with a cone of Pane Lentu and Purpuzza in one hand, and a generous glass of Cannonau in the other.

And as if this little Barbaricino village weren’t enchanting enough on its own, it’s surrounded by a landscape worthy of the finest fantasy novel: forests, valleys, waterfalls, magical springs (Su Gologone), canyons (Su Gorropu), and countless archaeological sites scattered all around.