# Tiscali and Su Gologone in a day from Olbia or Cagliari: guided Nuragic village, roast suckling pig and the spring

A guided climb to the Nuragic village of Tiscali from Oliena, suckling pig roasted at the Su Gologone restaurant and the afternoon at Sardinia's most important spring.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/sardinia/barbagia/itineraries/tiscali-and-su-gologone · Revisado: 2026-11-13

## El día
- 07:00 · Salida: 1 h 45 by car (From Olbia along the SS131 DCN to Oliena and the climb to Monte Maccione; from Cagliari, leave at 6:00)
- 09:00 · Tiscali, the Nuragic Village Hidden inside a Supramonte Mountain (with the Enis Cooperative from Monte Maccione, about 3 h · entry €6 in cash) · Cooperativa Turistica Enis
  - 15 min by car
- 13:30 · Ristorante Su Gologone (book with the website form or by WhatsApp) · Ristorante Su Gologone, €€€
  - 8 min on foot
- 15:30 · Su Gologone Spring, the Supramonte's Great Source at the Foot of Monte Uddè (paid entry; kayak from April to September)
- 17:00 · Vuelta (In Olbia around 18:45; in Cagliari, around 20:00)

In the Supramonte of Oliena is one of the strangest places in Sardinia: Tiscali, a Bronze Age stone village hidden inside a hollow mountain. This day climbs it with a guide in the morning, comes down for suckling pig roasted in the fireplace of the Su Gologone restaurant, open since 1967, and ends with a short, flat walk to the spring that gives it its name.

## 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, Monte Maccione, above Oliena, is a little under two hours away; from Cagliari, about three (estimated). From Cagliari the day is very long: better to sleep the night before at Su Gologone or at Agriturismo Guthiddai.

## The day, hour by hour

7:00 · Leave Olbia. From Cagliari, at 6:00.

9:00 · Tiscali with the Enis Cooperative. Meet at their hotel at Monte Maccione, above Oliena. You go up by Land Rover past Su Gologone and the Lanaittu valley to the foot of the mountain and walk an hour along an old charcoal-burners' path to the sinkhole, with a hundred or so stone houses and a rock window over the valley. In all, about three hours. The cooperative does not publish the price: ask when you book. The entrance to the village, €6, is paid in cash at the top.

13:30 · Lunch at Su Gologone. The Palimodde family's restaurant, with the big fireplace where the porceddu is roasted. Culurgiones or maccarones de busa beforehand, seadas with honey afterwards. Book using the form on their website or by WhatsApp.

15:30 · Su Gologone spring. About 500 metres from the restaurant. A green and turquoise pool at the foot of a limestone wall, explored to 135 metres without finding the bottom. From April to September you can hire a kayak for the stream. Entry to the park is charged.

17:00 · Return. In Olbia around 18:45.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
Essential to reach Oliena; the climb to Tiscali is in the cooperative's Land Rover.

## Consejos

### Bring cash
There is no card machine at the top.

### Boots and water
The climb is short but steep, on loose stone.

### Book both
The excursion and the table, especially in spring and summer.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can you climb Tiscali without a guide?
Yes, from the Lanaittu valley, in a demanding hour-and-a-half climb; with a guide it is easier and safer.

### How long does the excursion with the Enis Cooperative last?
About three hours from Monte Maccione.

### Is the restaurant near the spring?
Yes, about 500 metres away.

### Is it suitable for children?
The climb to Tiscali is for older children who walk well; with small ones, swap Tiscali for the Orgosolo murals.