# Mamoiada and Orgosolo in a day from Olbia or Cagliari: mamuthones museum, murals, a Barbagia menu and Cannonau tasting The mamuthones museum in Mamoiada, the murals of Orgosolo, a Barbagia menu with wine at Il Portico and a three-wine tasting at the village winery. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/sardinia/barbagia/itineraries/masks-murals-and-cannonau · Revisado: 2026-11-13 ## El día - 08:15 · Salida: 1 h 45 by car (From Olbia along the SS131 DCN towards Nuoro; from Cagliari, leave at 7:30 along the SS131) - 10:30 · Museo delle Maschere Mediterranee in Mamoiada, the Home of the Mamuthones (10:30 guided visit, also in Spanish · €9) - 13 min by car, 10,1 km - 12:00 · The Murals of Orgosolo, a Village Painted with Protest and Pastoral Life (park at the entrance to the village) - 3 min on foot - 13:30 · Ristorante Pizzeria Il Portico (€22 and €23 menus with Cannonau; call first) · Ristorante Pizzeria Il Portico, € - 5 min by car, 1,2 km - 15:30 · Cannonau Tasting at Cantine di Orgosolo, Vineyards and Winery with Barbagia Cheeses (book with the winery's form · from €25 · minimum 4 people) · Cantine di Orgosolo, From €25 per adult - 17:45 · Vuelta (In Olbia around 19:45; in Cagliari, around 20:45) The Barbagia can be understood in two neighbouring villages, ten kilometres apart. In Mamoiada, the museum of the mamuthones, the black wooden masks and cowbells of Sardinia's oldest carnival. In Orgosolo, some 150 murals that tell of decades of protest and pastoral life, a lunch of homemade pasta with house wine and, to finish, a Cannonau tasting at the village's small growers' winery. ## Getting there from Spain Fly to Olbia (OLB), with a direct flight from Barcelona, or to Cagliari (CAG), with direct flights from Barcelona and Seville. Hire a car at the airport. From Olbia, Mamoiada is just under two hours away on the SS131 DCN towards Nuoro; from Cagliari, about two hours and three-quarters on the SS131 (estimated). From Cagliari it is a long day: if you can, sleep in the area. ## The day, hour by hour 8:15 · Leave Olbia. From Cagliari, leave at 7:30. 10:30 · Museo delle Maschere Mediterranee. Join the 10:30 guided visit, which is also given in Spanish. The Barbagia carnival room, with the mamuthones and issohadores, and the Mediterranean room, with masks from the Alps, the Iberian peninsula and the Balkans. One hour; €9. 12:00 · Orgosolo murals. Ten kilometres and a quarter of an hour by road. Park at the entrance to the village and walk the main street and the side lanes. Take photos from the street: these are inhabited houses. 13:30 · Lunch at Il Portico. In the centre, on foot. Menu no. 3, for €23, brings maharrones de punzu with game ragù and a mixed grill of meat with myrtle, with house Cannonau and water. The website does not publish opening hours: call ahead. 15:30 · Tasting at Cantine di Orgosolo. Vineyard, cellar and three wines, mainly Cannonau, with dried ricotta, pecorino and pane carasau. Two hours, from €25. It is for over-18s and needs a minimum of four people: book beforehand using the winery's form. 17:45 · Return. In Olbia around 19:45; in Cagliari, around 20:45. Let whoever has not been tasting do the driving. ## Cómo llegar ### By car Essential: there is no practical transport between Olbia or Cagliari and these villages in a day. ## Consejos ### Book the tasting With your group formed: the minimum is four people. ### Arrive at 10:30 The guided visit at a fixed time is the best way to understand the museum. ### Check the calendar On 16 January the mamuthones take to the streets in Mamoiada. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Can you see Mamoiada and Orgosolo in a day? Yes: they are ten kilometres apart. From Olbia, the full day lasts about eleven hours. ### How much does the day cost? Between €60 and €80 per person with the museum, lunch and tasting, not including the car. ### Are there Spanish-language tours at the museum? Yes, on the guided visits at fixed times. ### Can children go to the tasting? No, it is for over-18s only; with children, replace it with a longer walk around Orgosolo.