Nuoro is located on the island of Sardinia in Italy, this city is on a high hill and definitely not on the beach.
Most of the people who visit Sardinia are tempted by the most beautiful beaches in the world and never visit the hinterland of Sardinia.
Today we are going to talk about Nuoro and some of the best places to visit and where to eat.
Nuoro is located on a hill/mountains called Monte Ortobene, and most of the tours and guides about this city starts from there as well.
There are also a lot of churches and temples and prehistoric constructions such as the nuraghe.
If you are looking for an underrated destination you are in the right place and continue to read this guide about Nuoro.
It looks like that everything in Nuoro starts from the mount Ortobene, this is not a real mountain because it is only 3133 feet (953 meters) high.
Sardinia is quite flat and this is one of the tallest cities in Sardinia and with a touch completely different from all the other cities you might have visited on the coast.
The center of Sardinia is very wild and weird, you will find a lot of places completely abandoned and it looks like the center of Australia but better.
From the mount Ortobene, you will be able to find a lot of trails and hike paths crossed by rivers and cool spots to walk around.
The Museo Etnografico is one of the biggest museums in Sardinia together with the Museum Man which is the most popular attraction in Nuoro.
Inside of the Museum Man, you will be able to find works belonging to contemporary Sardinian art.
In the city center, you will find a very nice cathedral called Cattedrale di Santa Maria Della Neve, where you can find a 1600 painting depicting the Dead Christ attributed to Alessandro Tiarini.
In the deep heart of Sardinia, a few kilometers from Nuoro there is a particular place wrapped in a mystery where time seems to have stopped.
The village of Tiscali rises on the doline walls and is not visible until when inside of the cavity.
The site inhabited in the pre-Nuragic age is formed by two agglomerates of circular or oval-shaped huts dating back to the 15th and 8th centuries BC.
Some other monuments and museum worth a visit are:
If you are in town you should also give a visit to the Nuraghe Tanca Manna. I know that it might seem nothing special but this structure comes from prehistoric times.
Some neanderthal men probably built it and it is still there proving the ingenious capacities of men back in the days.
Food in Nuoro is awesome, anywhere you go in Italy the food would be great so why it has to be bad in Nuoro?
Here there are almost no tourists and this is the only city in the world where the retired people number passed the number of workers.
No one wants to live here anymore and the tourists are very low!
What that means is that the restaurants you will find here will be very characteristics and the food you will find is going to be made by old people with a lot of experience and tradition.
There are a lot of dishes typical of Nuoro, in the picture above you can see the Pane Carasau, which is a delicious bread from Sardinia you must try.
The Culunzones are ravioli made from flour, eggs, spinach, fresh Sardinian cheese, saffron, and salt. They have them in many restaurants in the city of Nuoro.
The Seada which is made from cooked cheese and honey, the cheese can be fried or cooked and the result is awesome.
If you want to check out some recipes here is a good link of these plates:
Nuoro is the only city in the world where the number of retired people passed the number of workers.
There are almost no tourists here even though the city is located in a nice place with a beautiful view and awesome restaurants.
There are a lot of nice museums in the city and you can explore some cute churches and sanctuaries in the city center.
If you are interested in seeing a very wild and unexplored city in Italy, Nuoro is definitely a place to go.
There are many restaurants and a lot of specialties in the center of this city that can be eaten for very cheap.
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