The Supramonte via Fiat   20 Oct 2019 The Supramonte via Fiat    20 Oct 2019   Orosei, Sardinia Italy    S - M - L
 
 
 
 
 

Today we left scenic Ulassai and our friendly host Monica. We packed the Fiat and headed south to Jerzu, home of the red wine I've been enjoying. We then drove northeast through the Supramonte, a largely-uninhabited mountainous region of Sardinia, heading for the small town of Orosei.

We took the more scenic route, which is SS125, a road that google nav tried its best to dissuade us from taking. Ha, we'll show you, we said, and we did, and all was fine.

We stopped for lunch in Bunei and stopped again to take photos. The road was suitably twisty but in good shape and the traffic light. The views, as you'll get a hint at, were quite nice. Sardinia, for being such a long-populated place, as far back as the late stone ages according to the internet, has surprisingly large areas devoid of people.

 
 
 
 
Ciao Ulassai  
 
 
 
 
Ciao Ulassai  
 
 
 
 
Ciao Ulassai  
 
 
 
Baunei  
 
 
 
 
Baunei  
 
 
 
 
Baunei  
 
 
 
Baunei  
 
 
 
 
Baunei  
 
 
 
 
Baunei  
 
 
 
Baunei cafe  
 
 
 
 
Baunei cafe  
 
 
 
 
Baunei cafe  
 
 
 
Baunei church  
 
 
 
 
Baunei church  
 
 
 
 
Baunei church  
 
 
 
On our way to Orosei  
 
 
 
 
On our way to Orosei  
 
 
 
 
On our way to Orosei  
 
 
 
Our Fiat  
 
 
 
 
Our Fiat  
 
 
 
 
Our Fiat  
 
 
 
Road hazard  
 
 
 
 
Road hazard  
 
 
 
 
Road hazard  
 
 
 
SS 125  
 
 
 
 
SS 125  
 
 
 
 
SS 125  
 
 
 
Motorbikes on SS 125  
 
 
 
 
Motorbikes on SS 125  
 
 
 
 
Motorbikes on SS 125  
 
 
 
SS 125 tunnel  
 
 
 
 
SS 125 tunnel  
 
 
 
 
SS 125 tunnel  
 
 
 
SS 125  
 
 
 
 
SS 125  
 
 
 
 
SS 125  
 
 
 
SS 125 panorama  
 
 
 
 
SS 125 panorama  
 
 
 
 
SS 125 panorama  
 
 
 
Looking out over Dorgali  
 
 
 
 
Looking out over Dorgali  
 
 
 
 
Looking out over Dorgali  
 
 
 
Marble quarry  
 
 
 
 
Marble quarry  
 
 
 
 
Marble quarry  
 
 
 
Marble quarry near Orosei  
 
 
 
 
Marble quarry near Orosei  
 
 
 
 
Marble quarry near Orosei