The Supramonte is a mountainous complex characterised by carbonatic highlands and dolines. With an area of around 35,000 hectare
The Supramonte is a mountainous complex characterised by carbonatic highlands and dolines. With an area of around 35,000 hectares, it also takes in the long stretch of coastline of the Golfo di Orosei and it falls within in the territorial areas of the municipalities of Oliena, Orgosolo, Urzulei, Dorgali and Baunei. Enormous rocky bastions characterize the landscape, alternating with deep canyons and rocky peaks that tower into the sky. The Supramonte, for ease, is divided according to the territories of the municipal areas in which it falls. The Supramonte stretches from Funtana Bona to the calcareous Monte Fumai (1316 m), to Monte Novo San Giovanni, one of the most panoramic areas in Sardinia. This area of the Supramonte is characterised by grandiose karstic phenomena. The doline of Su Sercone, a wide calcareous abyss around 200 m deep, within which grow centuries-old yews is certainly worthy of attention. Another remarkable beauty is the forest of Sas Baddes-Nuraghe Mereu, considered to be the only extended area of holm oak forest in Europe, having never been felled.
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