What to see in Gallura, we are in Aggius in the north of Sardinia, what to visit and which museums not to miss for a beach holiday at the Isola Rossa and Costa Paradiso, but also for culture.
In the heart of Gallura, north of of Sardinia, there is the small town of aggius, one of the best preserved and valued villages in the hinterland. It is located near Tempio Pausania (about eight kilometers) and is certainly a destination not to be missed for those who, in addition to the sea, also want to discover the traditions and rural Gallura. This country offers some original attractions: two museums dedicated to culture and to the history of the area, some murals in the city center dedicated to the art of carpet manufacturing and the famous Valley of the Moon.
Let's start from its historic center, typical of the Gallura towns with narrow alleys and granite houses where to take a walk and see on the walls and on the shutters some murals with patterns and geometries typical of the carpets that are produced here. On the walls of the houses, as evidence of how important the art of weaving is for the town of Aggius, we find some installations, stylized metal frames designed byartist Maria Lai.
THEweaving art and peasant life are at the center of the exhibition rooms of the MEOC Ethnographic Museum, one of the richest and most well-kept in Sardinia. We find different environments dedicated to the display of objects and furnishings typical of Gallura houses, to the world of weaving, to everyday life but not only. One room is dedicated to traditional clothes, others to work activities and ancient crafts. The old pharmacy and post office, which also served as a school for children, were reproduced in the furnishings.
The best known story of Aggius is the one that takes us back to the events of one of the most famous bandits in Sardinia, Sebastiano Tansu, the Muto di Gallura, whose life is described in the novel of the same name by Enrico Costa. Family feuds, banditry and smuggling involved Gallura for three centuries until the end of the nineteenth century and many of these episodes can be traced back to the city museum dedicated to banditry. One of a kind, the museum of banditry tells us this part of Aggius' history through documents, objects, photographs and written testimonies.
Both museums are located in the center of the town and are well signposted as soon as you arrive in the town.
Near the town we find the Santa Degna lake, an equipped place to stop for a picnic or to walk and discover nature of enchanting beauty.
Just outside the village in the direction Trinità d'Agultu you reach the splendid Valley of the Moon, a large silent plain with holm oaks and cork oaks where large granite rocks with strange, bizarre and anthropomorphic shapes emerge, embedded in the ground. The rocks shine at nightfall with the light of the moon and offer an enchanted landscape, crossed by small paths that allow you to reach the largest rocks.
Another distinctive feature of the surroundings are the many rural churches: Santu Petru, Santu Jagu, Santu Filippu, Santu Lusunu, Madonna della Pace located in the hamlet of Bonaita, where still today are held country festivals related to the agricultural world, the protection of crops and work in the fields.
Continuing towards the coast, always in the direction of Trinità D'Agultu, Vignola can end the day at the sea in the splendid beaches of Isola Rossa e Costa Paradiso.
Aggius is Orange Flag of the Italian Touring Club and it is part of Authentic Villages of Italy.
