Olmedo (Italy) - Olmedo (Italia)

Olmedo is a center of the Sardinia northern, in the province of Sassari.

To know

Geographical notes

Olmedo is located in the Nurra and borders on Alghero, Sassari is Uri.

Background

Prehistory

The territory has been inhabited by man since the pre-Nuragic and Nuragic periods.

From the Middle Ages to today

The name of the town is attributable to the intersection of the terms Ulimu (elm) and Ulmetum (olmeto, forest of elms), respectively derived from Nuragic [no source] and Latin, by virtue of the conspicuous presence, before urban development, of elms, some examples of which can still be admired today. Ulumetu, a small village, but chief town of curatoria, part of the Giudicato of Torres. Thus the Condaghe di Silki, a religious register of the thirteenth century, brings us back the ancient vestiges of Olmedo, testifying, since ancient times, the existence and the role it assumed as an important administrative center in the institutional structure of the time. In this period, the few bibliographic sources outline a country characterized by infighting for its possession. During the fourteenth century the village was, in fact, involved and disputed in the bloody war that the Dorias, united by a strong parental bond to the Torres family, fought, starting from 1325, first with the Crown of Aragon and, subsequently, with the Giudicato di Arborea, who conquered it permanently in 1336. Subsequently dominated by the Aragonese, it soon became a fiefdom, passing from hand to hand to various local lords. The reconstruction was almost immediate thanks to the then lord of the villa, Giacomo Mercer. [Citation needed]

1540 marked a historical turning point for the town, which was sacked and devastated by the Saracens, whose numerous raids infested much of the Nurra at the time. Perhaps due to this feral circumstance most of the testimonies of that period were irretrievably lost. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, in 1603, Olmedo - by now insecure and subject to frequent attacks by pirates - depopulated and had just nine "fires", or about forty inhabitants. With the Amat, who held power for about a century, a slow but inexorable demographic increase begins. Being part of the Province of Alghero from 1821 to 1848, the town of Olmedo, after the abolition of the provinces, became part of the administrative division of Sassari to become an integral part of it in 1859.

In recent years the town has been experiencing intense building development, mainly due to the relocation of a certain number of families from the urban centers of Sassari and Alghero, in search of affordable rents and residences.

How to orient yourself

How to get

By plane

• 40.6311118.2886111 Alghero-Fertilia Airport (IATA: AHO) (13 km from Olmedo), ☎ 39 079 935011. L'Alghero-Fertilia airport is served by Ryanair with Pisa, Bologna, Milan-Bergamo and some European cities, from Alitalia with Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Linate and by other airlines serving other national and European destinations.  

Here, thanks to the presence of several car rental companies such as Aiguarentacar, Autoeurope, AMservice., it is possible to rent a car.

By car

Take the SS 131, then take the exit "Alghero-Fertilia-Olmedo"and take the four-lane SS 291 della Nurra to the" Sassari-Alghero-Olmedo "exit, then follow the signs for Olmedo to reach your destination.

On boat

From the port of Porto Torres

On the train

• 40.6498948.3768972 Olmedo railway station, Viale Italy. It is possible to get to Olmedo by train from Alghero or Sassari through the Sassari-Alghero line.  

By bus

You can reach Olmedo from Sassari, Alghero and / or Bosa with the ARST line. The buses stop at the bus stop in via Kennedy.

How to get around

What see

Churches

• 40.6497788.3828181 Church of Our Lady of Talia. Romanesque church from the 12th century.  
• 40.6493038.3835812 New Church of Our Lady of Talia. 19th century church. 
• 40.6556868.3648673 Country church of Our Lady of Talia. Country church. 

Archaeological sites

There are at least 25 nuraghi in the area including:

• 40.6319338.3966444 Monte Baranta prenuragic complex.  
• Nuraghe Su Casteddu. 
• 40.6538898.3683335 Nuraghe Talia. 
• 40.6530568.3833336 Nuraghe Sa Femina. 
• 40.6530568.3883337 Nuraghe Mannu. 
• 40.6386118.3713898 Nuraghe Masala. 

Events and parties

What to do

Shopping

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How to have fun

Where to eat

Average prices

• 40.6526118.37651 El Palitto, Via P. Mossa 1 (at the Olmedo exit, provincial road 19 towards Sassari), ☎ 39 079 902804. Ristobar with delicious modular dishes. 
• 40.6498.3749442 On Furraghe, Via Su Furraghe 24, ☎ 39 079 902306, 39 340 3753246, @[email protected]. Tue-Fri 12: 00-14: 30 and 19: 30-23: 30; Sat-Sun 19: 30-23: 30. Restaurant Pizzeria. 
• 40.6476948.3818063 Sa Funtana, Via Roma 17, ☎ 39 324 6083281, 39 324 6305297. Sandwich shop. 
• 40.6506398.3831394 Benebennida, Piazza Giovanni XXIII 13, ☎ 39 079 902006. Fri-Wed 18: 30-23: 00. Pizzeria. 
• 40.6509448.3829725 Amsicora, Via Amsicora 17, ☎ 39 079 4139933. Mon-Sun 7: 30-23: 00. Pizzeria, bar & grill. 
• 40.6529448.3794446 Desideria, Via Velio Spano 1, ☎ 39 079 5626758. Wed-Mon 19: 00-23: 00. Restaurant Pizzeria. 
• 40.6655288.3838897 Kinder Park, Calchinadas locality, ☎ 39 344 1320255. Bar-restaurant-pizzeria. 

Where stay

Average prices

• 40.6558898.3661941 Funtana de Talia, SP19 bis 25, ☎ 39 320 8696201, 39 349 7833828, @[email protected]. B&B. 
• 40.6502228.3742 Nuraghe Talia, Via Nuraghe Talia 21, ☎ 39 333 6435248, @[email protected]. Check in: 13:00-22:00, check-out: by 10:00. B&B. 
• 40.6501398.3749443 Sardinia, Via Su Furraghe cross C, ☎ 39 331 3146349, @[email protected]. Check in: 15:00-20:00, check-out: by 10:00. B&B. 
• 40.6466678.3819724 Pat house, Via Sardegna 2, ☎ 39 347 3907280. 
• 40.6515838.3798335 Ladybug, Via Eleonora d'Arborea 12, ☎ 39 349 6445092, 39 329 4487278, fax: 39 079 902510, @[email protected]. B&B. 
• 40.6361678.3768896 Butterfly House, SP19, ☎ 39 392 6707711, @[email protected]. 
• 40.6376948.3541677 Palmas Dorada, Cassonedda road, Santa Caterina area, ☎ 39 347 9299986, @[email protected]. Holiday home. 
• 40.6436678.3519728 The Vineyards, Santa Caterina region, ☎ 39 079 902685, 39 328 1358566, 39 393 9521224, @[email protected]. Farmhouse. 
• 40.6676948.3855289 The Casa Gaia, Calchinadas locality, ☎ 39 339 5817591. 
• 40.6691678.39513910 The Rose of Damascus, Strada Santu'Ainzu Arca 19, ☎ 39 348 9130051, 39 340 2221640, @[email protected]. Holiday home. 
• 40.6751398.39386111 Sa Suerera, Location Sa Suerera, ☎ 39 338 5288979, @[email protected]. Check in: 14:00-20:00, check-out: 8:00-10:00. Farmhouse. 
• 40.6749728.40138912 The Boat in Secca, Sa Suerera road 26, ☎ 39 393 0518740, @[email protected]. Check in: 14:00-22:00, check-out: by 10:00. Farmhouse. 

Safety

Useful numbers

• 40.6482788.380253 Carabinieri, Via Milano 5, ☎ 39 079 902222. 
• 40.65358.3755284 Olmedo Emergency, Via Murenu 7, ☎ 39 079 900041. Healthcare and health services. 

How to keep in touch

Post office

• 40.6506398.3816395 Post Office, Via Vittorio Emanuele 10, ☎ 39 079 902397, fax: 39 079 902231. Mon-Fri 8: 20-13: 35; Sat 8: 20-12: 35. 

Around

• Alghero
• 40.5833338.1833336 Porto Conte, natural inlet of the Coral Riviera. It is located inside the Porto Conte regional natural park
• 40.5648478.1601397 Neptune's Caves, are located on the north-west side of the promontory of Capo Caccia.
• Sassari
• Stintino
• Asinara, island.
• Porto Torres

Useful information

To refuel cars there is an ESSO service station located in Via Risorgimento.

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