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CULTURE AND TERRITORY
Talana is a small mountainous village, rising where the slopes of Gennargentu meet a
harsh and rocky valley. As it is full of very green woods, this land is suitable for people fond of
going on mountain hikes: Gudunu, Padente Mannu, Margine and Ovelio are teeming with oaks, cork-oars, hollies, alders and holm-oaks,
while in spring the land is covered with yellow flowers as it is the season of the broom.
The economy of Talana depends mainly on sheep-breeding. At present in summer the flocks are led upwards, from the plain to
the mountains: it is called the transhumance (“la transumanza”). This is the reason why you will easily see in
the country roads cows, goats and pigs peacefully sleeping in the carriageway. Living in a natural state gives to the meat
a full and intense taste: in fact, this land is very well-known not only for its roasted meat but also for its
hams.
A feature of Talana are the numerous nuraghs placed at a high altitude: Odrollai, Bruncu Tortari, Bruncu Pisu Cerbu. The
nuragh of Bau‘e Tanca is very peculiar: it is built-up in a very symmetric structure.
Local handicraft is very lively: the girls of Talana always put in their trousseau “sa frassada”,
a colourful blanket or a carpet made with “su telingiu strantargiu”, a vertical loom. Other handicraft products are
the “bertule”, knapsacks of goatskin and the “unundentes”, a very long length of linen
used to wrap bread.
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