Nuoro is the the chief town of the Barbagia mountainous area of central Sardinia. Every culturally curious visitor should spend some time wandering this town and surrounding area to discover the original Sardinian pastoral culture. In the city they called “the Athens of Sardinia you’ll discover the local ethnography and literature by visiting its museums, especially the Museum of Costumes...

Sassari, the second largest city in Sardinia, lies in the north and is surrounded by beautiful countryside with lots of olive groves. Sassari has often been described as the intellectual city of Sardinia where important Italian governors and politicians were born and educated in its old and prestigious University. It is a busy city with a lovely medieval center where...

In the center of Paulilatino you’ll find the municipal museum inside an 18th century palace. There are 14 rooms on three floors with a rich collection of ethnographic artifacts. Closed on Mondays. You can easily combine a visit to the museum with a visit the sacred well of Santa Cristina, which is nearby.