Gennargentu Ogliastrino

There are two different theories regarding the origin of the name Ogliastra . The first is that it derives directly from the widespread presence in the area of the wild olive, Ole oleaster. 
The second, considered more credible, claims the name derives from that the imposing spire of Pedra Longa, called Agugliastra, which looks out over the sea to the north of Santa Maria Navarrese. Ogliastra is a mostly mountainous region nestled between the coast of the Tyrrhenian sea and the peaks of Gennargentu, 
so that the region resembles a great natural amphitheatre facing seaward. Ogliastra offers visitors a varied coastal system ranging from the steep coast and coves of Baunei, Cala Luna, Cala Sisine, Cala Mariolu (Ispuligidenìe) and Cala Goloritzè, to the beaches of Tortoli, Barisardo and Cardedu (Orrì, Cea and Museddu), to those to the south of Gairo (Coccorrocci) and Tertenia (Sarrala). The most attentive visitors need only head a few kilometres inland to admire mountain landscapes of breathtaking beauty such as the Supramonte of Baunei and Urzulei, the woods and mountains of Talana, Villagrande, Seui and Ussassai, the Gennargentu of Arzana, the monumental “Tacchi” (heel) formations and valleys of Gairo, Jerzu, Osini and Ulassai. The area’s particular terrain and its secular isolation have helped shape a particular 
natural, landscape, cultural and sociological heritage that merits thorough, curious and meaningful exploration.