Nuoro has been bustling with cultural life since the 1800s, thanks to artists like Salvatore and Sebastiano Satta, Francesco Ciusa and the author Grazia Deledda.
Its historic centre is made by over ages-old cobblestones along streets lined with old stone houses, courtyards, porticos and little squares that seem to appear out of nowhere. Among the old quarters, Séuna was once home to farmers and craftsmen and Santu Pedru housed shepherds and landowners. Here there is the Grazia Deledda Museum, the birthplace of the Nobel prize winner Grazia Deledda who lies at rest in the Chiesetta della Solitudine at the feet of the Mount Ortobene, near the city.
Corso Garibaldi used to be called Via Majore and houses shops and timeless cafés. Not far away is the old Chiesa delle Grazie, and the majestic Cathedral of Santa Maria della Neve.
Next to there is a belvedere that leads to the Tribu cultural centre and the Ciusa Museum, home to many sculptures made by Francesco Ciusa. The Museo d’Arte di Nuoro (MAN) is a short walk away and hosts temporary international exhibitions and permanent shows of XX century Sardinian artists. The Museum of Sardinian Life and Popular Traditions gives a taste of material and immaterial culture.
At the top of Mount Ortobene, at an altitude of about 1,000m, is the statue of Christ the Redeemer (the Redentore). The 1,600 hectares of the mountain houses Domus de Janas and parks like Sedda Ortai.
Fondazione Sardegna Film Commission
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Phone: +39 070 2041961
Email: filmcommission@regione.sardegna.it
