Orgosolo Festivals Autunno in Barbagia

famous for its "Murales". These political paintings can be found on walls all over Orgosolo. Since about 1969, the Murales reflect different aspects of Sardinia's political struggles but also deal with international issues, such as 9/11 Gaza and many other recent polictical hot potatoes. In 1961 Vittorio De Seta shot the movie Bandits at Orgosolo (1961)which looks at the traditional way of life in central Sardinia and on the phenomenon of "Banditismo" in the region. At one time Orgoloso was known as the "village of the murderers" due to its high crime rate. The inhabitants claimed to belong to the aboriginal Sardinian race, while other Sardinians speculated that they were descended from Gypsies or from a Roman penal colony. Bandits of the surrounding mountains used the church door to post notices of death sentences passed on their enemies.

The festival takes place on the third weekend in October.

During the three days of “Autunno in Barbagia” Orgosolo welcomes and introduces the visitor into its own world, once inaccessible and difficult to know, it offers an interesting itinerary of flavours and perfumes (gustos e nuscos), typical to this area.

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Orgosolo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 110 km north of Cagliari and about 13 km south of Nuoro


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