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The silent voice of the Orgosolo murals

Discover the murals, paintings that characterize the façades of the houses in central Sardinia and became an original tool of communication and protest in the second half of the twentieth century
the story of a people told on the walls

Each one with its own style, the murals of Orgosolo tell the story of an always lively intellectual unrest and a culturally fervent territory that is always rebellious and politically active. This town in the Barbagia area offers glimpses of an ancient, timeless Sardinia, surrounded by lush and unspoilt nature. In every house, on every wall, there is a mural: a stroll through the village streets will see you silently reading and sharing the emotions frescoed on the stone walls and accompanied by the traditional Canto dei Tenores. With its expressive and evocative images, Orgosolo speaks and creates bonds with inhabitants and visitors.

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