Urzulei Fennau - San Giorgio path (B-501)

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Trail summary

Path lenght 10.100 m

Time lenght 3 hours 30 minutes

Difficulty level More infos sui gradi di difficoltà Intermediate-high difficulty (E-level)

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The pathway

This trail is included in the Site of Community Importance (SCI) Supramonte of Oliena, Orgosol and Urzulei. The starting point is located near the church of San Giorgio. From here you can reach the Supramonte of Urzulei crossing Su Piscau and following the path made by Bishop San Giorgio of Suelli (12th - 13th century). Along the route there are splendid views from "S'Iscala de su Piscau" and at "Mount Pertuntu" you can admire “S'Eni” an impressive monumental yew tree (Taxus baccata). The route continues towards the spring of Sa Cuilargia where you can take advantage of the picnic area for some quick refreshments, before continuing on to the holm-oak grove of Fennau.

From Fennau you can make a small detour to the "de S' Edera” cave, which is 200 metres long (only the explored part), where endemic cave-dwelling species have been discovered, including the cave beetle Sardaphaenops supramontanus and the pseudo-scorpion Neobisium sardoum. Along the trail you pass the Giants’ Tomb of S'Arena, the nuragic village of Perdeballa and several "coiles", ancient dwellings of local shepherds.

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The Barracos
The Barracos are original stone and wood huts that for centuries were the solitary dwellings of Sardinian shepherds, around which they raised their goats, sheep and pigs. These structures are a reminder of what life was once like for shepherds, governed as it was by the rhythms of nature and the seasons. The main structure, called Su Barracu, consisted of a dry-stone perimeter wall surmounted by an inverted cone roof made up of beams, holm oak and juniper branches and lined with branches and leaves.

Inside, the hut has a central fireplace, probably very similar to the fireplaces of the Nuragic huts, called su foghile, while a series of lateral shelves resting against the roof served the shepherd to store his tools and implements and the products of his work, such as wheels of cheese and hams. Around the top of the roof was a ledge known as su cugumale, which was intended to protect the hut from the autumn rains and ensure the rainwater flowed away from the wooden structure.

Su Barraccu is often flanked by a smaller hut used as a toolshed, and is surrounded by a dry-stone sheep pen, called sa corte. Adjoining the pen were smaller enclosures, called cherinas, used to hold the baby goats.