| Lollove | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Sardinia | |
| Territory | Barbagia di Nuoro | |
| Altitude | 227 m a.s.l. | |
| Inhabitants | 12 (2006) | |
| Name inhabitants | Lollovesi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0784 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 08100 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | St. Mary Magdalene | |
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Lollove is a small village in the Eastern Sardinia in the province of Nuoro.
To know
Lollove is a rural village of medieval origin, classified among the smallest ofItaly and the world, made up of narrow cobbled streets and houses with stone in sight. The village, now almost a ghost, has few inhabitants.
Geographical notes
Fraction of the municipality of Nuoro, which is 15 km away, Lollove is located in the historical region of Barbagia di Nuoro.
Background
Tradition
The elders of Lollove pass on a legendary story about the village, according to which, this was hit by the curse of some nuns who fled from the church of S.M. Magdalene because of the accusation of a carnal relationship of some of them with the shepherds of the country. They would go away by casting the following curse: “Lollove You will be like sea water; you will never grow up and you will never die ”.
Selene: the "disappeared" village of Lollove
The legend that has been handed down orally for centuries reports that Lollove originated from an even older village called Selene. The translations and sporadic indications on this village, of whose existence no documentary evidence has ever been published (photographs, coordinates, etc.), trace the term back from the Greek Seleni, or Moon. However, some elderly Lollovese deny knowing the disappeared village with this name but with that of Elene, or "Elena" in Sardinian language, of which the ruins of the ancient church that gave the name to the village are still visible.
Remaining on a purely theoretical research at the moment, therefore devoid of a consolidated scientificity, the hypothesized connection according to these testimonies, therefore, is that Elene, Elena, Santa Elena, was none other than Flavia Giulia Elena, wife of Emperor Costanzo Cloro, the whose cult was quite widespread in the surrounding area.
The presumed skull of this Saint, preserved in the crypt of the Cathedral of Trier (Germany), bears a caption: "CAPUT SHELENAE", or "Head of St. Elena". "SHELENAE", contracted form of "S. Helenae", "Sancta Helenae", hence the contracted and "sardized" form of "Selene" or "S. Elene", therefore, could always be her, Santa Elena.
Middle Ages
Lollove is a characteristic medieval village, a time during which there were numerous villages in the valleys of Rio Sologo and Rio Cedrino (then Su Rivu Mannu). Of these small medieval villages, Lollove is the only one to have crossed the contemporary era and also for this characteristic is the object of attention of enthusiasts of that period.
From an ecclesiastical point of view, the parish of Lollove constituted a canonical office of the diocese of Ottana, with the annexed Bottidda, Burgos and Esporlatu: this canonicate was, in fact, inherited from the diocese of Alghero, and traces of it are found in documents dating back to the 1980s of the sixteenth century. In front of the church of Lollove up to historical times the old remember three cippi.
The old people of Lollove claimed that their town was born before Nuoro and in the past it was bigger than Nuoro.
Lollove had another small twin town in the valley, that of Isalle, which officially existed until 1567, the year in which the last canon named Umberto Mossone was designated by the Vatican to govern the local canonicate. However, Isalle still lived on for a few years after 1600 with a population of around 15 inhabitants which then died out definitively, perhaps even for a simple flu epidemic. Isalle, belonging to the diocese of Galtellì, had the Canonicate of Santa Cristina and four other churches as its parish. Probably some inhabitants of Isalle converged in Lollove when their village ceased to exist.
In the Marreri valley in the countryside of Nuoro, in the area adjacent to Lollove, there are the ruins of two churches, San Bartolomeo (Santu Tomeu) and San Teodoro (Santu Tederu), which probably belonged to Lollove [no source]. Other churches were always present in the vicinity, and more precisely on the slopes of Mount Ortobene, in the localities of San Gavino (Santu Gabinzu), and of San Giacomo Maggiore (Santu Jacu). These churches were adjacent to the ruins of the Itria dell'Ortobene church.
It was modern
During the Spanish period it was part of the "Encontrada de Nuero" with the villages of "Nuero (Nuoro), Locoy (Locoe) y Orgosolo".
Lollove in 1615 had 25 inhabitants
In the 19th century, from the Angius Casalis Dictionary we learn that:
«The Lollovese are in the diocese of Nuoro, and are cared for in the spiritual by a single priest. The parish church of ancient structure is under the invocation of s. Mary Magdalene. The town's chief thinks it was built by the Goths, because the bell has an inscription in Gothic characters! The main holidays are for the owner, for s. Biagio, and for s. Euphemia. Just as they have no guests, so they enjoy it alone almost in the family and dance to chorus of voices. The cemetery is contiguous to the church and is just a few steps outside the town. How many are born, so many die in this country. The numbers of the population movement are two births, two deaths, two marriages. "
Lollove had 180 inhabitants in 1838 including 25 farmers, 20 shepherds and two or three dedicated to other trades, the consistency in livestock in 1838 was as follows: 600 cows, 2000 sheep, 500 goats, 150 pigs.
In 1860 Lollove was hit by an aggressive smallpox epidemic, there were many victims and the community of Lollove with Pietro Siotto, the last mayor of the country, protested strongly with the authorities for the state of abandonment of the country, also sent a letter to the newspaper The New Sardinia, because the state had left the country without a road to Nuoro and without a cemetery.
Lollove was a municipality until the second half of the 1800s. The municipal leap included the right bank (behind the source) of the Rio Lucula, below the city of Nuoro, and of the Rio Sologo in the Marreri valley, where the previous river flows into. In fact, in 1857 it became a fraction of the Municipality of Nuoro after an initial evaluation of merging with another neighboring municipality.
The description of the town by the Nuorese writer Sebastiano Satta dates back to 1896. Satta reports that at that time three hundred and sixty-seven inhabitants lived in Lollove in fifty-six houses and that the streets were blocked by rocks that prevented the passage of wagons and horses.
The Nuorese writer Grazia Deledda, Nobel Prize for literature, set the novel The Mother in Lollove.
Despite the request of its inhabitants, Lollove was never granted the district by the capital city, and in the second half of the 1900s it lost all public offices (carabinieri, schools, etc.), despite the fact that in 1950 it still had over four hundred inhabitants.
How to orient yourself
Lollove: full screen map.How to get
By plane
- 1 Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (IATA: OLB) (92 km from Lollove), ☎ 39 0789 563400, fax: 39 0789 563401. L'Olbia-Costa Smeralda airport it is connected with several Italian and European cities from Alitalia with Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Linate and other scheduled and low cost airlines including Easyjet, Volotea, Smartwings, Transavia, British Airways, Austrian and many others.
- 2 Alghero-Fertilia Airport (IATA: AHO) (159 km from Lollove), ☎ 39 079 935011. L'Alghero-Fertilia airport is served by Ryanair with Milan-Bergamo, Bologna, Pisa and some European cities, from Alitalia with Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Linate and other airlines such as Volotea, Easyjet, etc ... which operate national flights and with Europe.
- 3 Cagliari-Elmas Airport (IATA: CAG) (186 km from Lollove), ☎ 39 070 211211, fax: 39 070 241013. L'Cagliari-Elmas airport it is served by Ryanair with Milan-Bergamo, Treviso, Cuneo, Bologna, Pisa, Rome-Ciampino and some European cities, from Alitalia with Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Linate, from Easyjet, Volotea and other airlines that operate national flights and with Europe.
From the following airports it is possible, thanks to several car rental companies present, to rent a car to reach Lollove.
By car
Take the SS 131 D.C.N. Nuoro-Olbia to the "Nuoro-La Solitudine-Orune" exit, follow the signs for Orune and take the Provincial Road 51, then, after about 1km, follow the signs for Lollove and turn left into a municipal road and then arrive at your destination after about 4 km.
From the ports of Olbia- White Island, Golfo Aranci is Tortolì-Arbatax, or also from the ports of Porto Torres is Cagliari.
By bus
- There are no suburban buses to and from Lollove, so it is advisable to take a car. To tourists arriving in Sardinia by plane, it is recommended to rent a car.
- From the terminus in via Manzoni present in Nuoro instead, in the period from April 16 to September 30 it is possible to take the line 7 of the ATP which makes three daily trips to and from Nuoro.
How to get around
The only way to get around the village is on foot.
By public transport
- From April 16th to September 30th the line 7 of the ATP, which makes three daily trips to and from Nuoro (departure from the terminus in via Manzoni).
- On the second weekend of October, however, during the Autumn in Barbagia event, it is activated by theATP a free shuttle bus service with various buses to and from Lollove that leaves from the junction of the road to Lollove, along the Provincial Road 51 to Orune, under an overpass of the Nuoro-Olbia highway. At the same time, the shuttle bus service is also active from Nuoro departing from and to the terminus in via Manzoni to and from Lollove. However, due to the overcrowding of the small village as well as the shuttle buses that depart from the junction on Provincial Road 51, it is possible from this last kilometer queues up to and even beyond the superhighway flyover with long waits to be able to take the incoming shuttle to be able to reach Lollove, so you have to be patient.
By car
- From the Preda Istrada district a Nuoro part of the old Nuoro-Lollove road that allows you to reach the village. This road, 5 km long, is nevertheless an old mule track full of pitfalls, it is therefore advisable to arrive at the church of Solitudine and take the Provincial Road 45 for Siniscola is Olbia, then, when you get down, follow the signs for Lollove and turn left on Provincial Road 51 for Orune, after 1 km turn left onto an asphalted municipal road and then arrive at your destination after about 4 km.
- Tourists and visitors who come from other areas of the Sardinia, in order to get here, they must take the State Road 131 dcn, then take the exit "Nuoro-La Solitudine Orune" and follow the signs for Orune and then take the Provincial Road 51. After about a kilometer, turn left onto a municipal road to get to Lollove.
- During the Autumn in Barbagia event on the second weekend of October, for safety reasons, except for the police, ambulances, firefighters and authorized persons, the transit on the municipal road that from Provincial Road 51 leads to Lollove, is closed to the cars of visitors and tourists. However, it is mandatory to leave the cars in the special provisional parking areas set up for the occasion. You can only continue to your destination by shuttle bus. Also in those days pay close attention when passing on the Provincial Road 51 to Orune as the traffic, due to many cars parked on the side of the road and the continuous comings and goings of visitors and tourists in the village, can suffer slowdowns and traffic jams.
What see
- 1 Church of Santa Maria Maddalena. Former late Gothic parish church of the 1600s.
- 2 Efisio Chessa House Museum, Via Carlo Alberto, ☎ 39 377 0842712, @[email protected]. The house holds antiques. It can be visited by reservation and on special occasions.
- It is also possible to enjoy some views, both the panoramic ones and those of the ancient village.
Events and parties
- San Biagio.
February 3. - St. Mary Magdalene. July 22nd. Patroness of the village.
- St. Louis of the French. 25 August.
- Sant'Eufemia. September 16.
- Autumn in Barbagia. Second weekend of October. Exhibition of handicrafts and typical products. The historic houses and the Efisio Chessa house museum are also open to the public.
February 3.What to do
Shopping
In Lollove, services (shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, etc.) are completely absent.
How to have fun
Where to eat
Average prices
- 1 Trattoria "Sa Postcard", via Nino Bixio 5, ☎ 39 340 0773866. Open all year by reservation only. Open to the public only on special occasions such as for Autumn in Barbagia.
Where stay
There are no accommodation facilities in Lollove, but you can stay in Nuoro or in other nearby centers.
Safety
Useful numbers
For useful numbers, refer to the article on Nuoro.
