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 Population: 1.800
Area: 2.734 HA |
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 16th January:
Sant'Antoni de su Ho'u
Barbagia’s carnival:
24th June:
S. Giovanni
27th June:
S. Pietro
August:
S. Bartolomeo
2nd September:
S. Basilio
29th September:
S. Michele |
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Town Hall:
Tel. 0784/51051
Emergency Medical Aid:
Tel. 0784/53145
Pro-loco (tourist office):
Tel. 0784/51419 |
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 ollolai@bimtaloro.it |
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Ollolai is surrounded by wild and rugged countryside, full of ancient oak and holm-oak trees, which has miraculously remained untouched in the passing of time.
The peak of Sant’Istianu looms over this small town from a height of 1038m and is covered by a lovely, thick mediterranean bush of arbutus (strawberry tree), rock rose and myrtle plants. Close to the town there are two large granite rocks, from one of these rocks, Sa Punta de S’Asc’isorju, 1127 metres high, on a clear day you can enjoy a breathtaking view, which spans |
from the seas which lap against the east and the west coasts.
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Despite being only a small town, Ollolai’s history goes way back, the ruins of San Basilio prove the presence of man since the Neolithic Age, an archeological park is currently being set up to enable visitors to see the numerous caves and tombs of long ago.
In one of these caves, known as “Sa’Onca frabi’a”, seven different layers have been identified (presenting a large amount of ceramic remains), which document man’s presence from the Mid Neolithic Age to the first half of the Iron Age. |
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Although there is no supporting written evidence, it has also been claimed that Ollolai was the base for Ospitone “dux Barbaricinorum”, who was the supreme commander for Sardinian people against the Byzantine invasions. The town was most probably a very rich and |
powerful settlement, enough so that it became the capital of the Barbagia, hence the name Barbagia di Ollolai was given to the surrounding territory.
Ollolai is well known for its extremely beautiful baskets made from the asphodel plant and crafted by the highly talented local women. The town is also well known for the traditional sport of wrestling called “S’Istrumpa”, which has been handed down throughout the centuries. The finding of some Nuraghic bronze statues called “Sos Gherradores” show that this sport has been practised in the same way |
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since the Nuraghic Age. In 1995 S’Istrumpa became a member of the Celtic Wrestling Federation and has become internationally recognised.
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