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Things to do in Orani Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Welcome to Orani Italy. If you’are planning to visit Orani for your next trip and you are looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most popular point of interest and activities not to be missed in Orani and surrounding. Travelers will appreciate this italian town with his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural treasures and all the details that characterize Orani and its territory. Share and suggest a place you've visited.

What To See near Orani

Birori (9 Km)

Nuraghe Miuddu

The Nuragne complex of Miuddu dates from 1400 to 1000 BC. The site was brought to light in 1995 by archaeologists Alberto Moravetti and Elisabetta Alba. It is a central tower with a circular plan, inside which there are small rooms built with polygonal blocks of various sizes. Near the archaeological site is the Tomb of the Giants.

Nuoro (14 Km)

Nuraghe Tanca Manna

The oldest archaeological site present in Nuoro. This is a nuraghe made with blocks of granite.

Nuoro (14 Km)

Chiesa delle Grazie

Built in the late eighteenth century, it is one of the most important buildings in the city. The exterior features a large rose window and a portal of mostly Renaissance forms. The walls of the interior are completely covered by wall paints

Nuoro (15 Km)

Palazzo del Governo

The construction began in 1936. Spread over three floors with two tiers of arched openings in the first two, and one, on top, of windows developed in length, according to the principles of the Modern Movement, while the entrance is at the corner.

Nuoro (15 Km)

Chiesa di San Simplicio

Built between the XI and XII century in Romanesque style, it has a beautiful Lombard-Tuscan style façade.

Nuoro (15 Km)

Museo della Vita e delle Tradizioni Popolari

The valuable collection of ancient objects related to traditional life in Sardinia.

Nuoro (15 Km)

Museo Civico Speleo-Archeologico

The Speleo-Archaeological Civic Museum is located in the rooms of Palazzo Asproni. The institute is divided into two sections: the first is the speleological one and the second is the archaeological one. The findings that we can see all come from the areas of the resort. These date from the Palaeolithic until the Middle Ages. The museum is accessible free of charge.

Nuoro (15 Km)

Museo d'Arte

The Art Museum or MAN was founded in 1999, in a nineteenth-century building located in the historic center. His goal, from the beginning, was to offer broad attention to the works of the masters of the twentieth century, both emerging and consolidated ones. The Permanent Exhibition includes works by Sardinian artists such as Giuseppe Biasi, Antonio Ballero and many others who worked during the twentieth century.

Nuoro (15 Km)

Piazza Sebastiano Satta

Costantino Nivola arranged this charming square in 1967 and dedicated it dedicated to the poet in the house. According to the will of the architect the homes and buildings facing it must have white walls and green windows.

Nuoro (15 Km)

Cattedrale di Santa Maria della Neve

Il maestoso edificio costruito a metà del XIX domina una vasta piazza. Molto ricco: con due campanili gemelli, colonne, sinuose cappelle laterali.

Nuoro (15 Km)

Museo Deleddiano

The birthplace of Grazia Deledda , seat of the museum, preserves manuscripts, photographs, various documents and personal belongings of the writer.

Nuoro (18 Km)

Frazione Lollove

A village with old houses of gray stone with a beautiful view over the valley towards Nuoro.

Other attractions in Orani

Museums

Museo delle Maschere Mediterranee

Churches and places of worship

Chiesa di Santu Caralu

Seventeenth-century church dedicated to San Carlo Borromeo. Built in stone-washed pink, with a linear front .

Castles, palaces and mansions

Casa Ciusa

Birthplace of the sculptor Francesco Ciusa purchased by the municipality with the aim of creating a museum dedicated to the works of the sculptor.

Churches and places of worship

Chiesa di Nostra Signora della Solitudine

Located in the north-eastern end of an avenue of cypress trees, it offers a splendid view. Recently built up on a church from the 1625, it houses the tomb of the Sardinian writer Grazia Deledda.

Museums

Pinacoteca

Churches and places of worship

Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Rosario

Made in the '600 on the initiative of the Confraternity of the Rosary in the area where once stood the church of San Pietro, which gave its name to the ward.

Churches and places of worship

Santuario dedicato alla Madonna di Valverde

It is a country church built in Sardinian style from 1699, according to an inscription over the main altar, on the initiative of the rich woman from Nuoro Nicolina Sulis Manca.

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SILANA

Urzulei (29 Km) - S.S. 125 Orientale Sarda

e-mail www +393471398399

Hotel Silana and Gorropu Restaurant are located in Ghenna Silana locality,on SS 125 Orientale Sarda at km 183, at 1050 meters sea level near the gorge of Gorropu, in the Supramonte Mountains,25 km from the sea of Calagonone. It is a new hotel, with 36 rooms. All our rooms have their own bathroom and they are equipped with all the comforts one needs. They are furnished in the Sardinian tradition of spinning and with ornamental motifs. It has facilities for the disabled (2 rooms), a lift, ample parking outside. Indoor garage for motorbike and bike, small workshop for bikes. Rent a moutain bike

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Things to do in Orani Italy – what to see attractions and activities