Cala Gonone

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Cala Gonone
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Cala Gonone
Location of Cala Gonone in Italy
Coordinates: 40°16′57″N9°37′55″E / 40.28250°N 9.63194°E / 40.28250; 9.63194 Coordinates: 40°16′57″N9°37′55″E / 40.28250°N 9.63194°E / 40.28250; 9.63194
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Flag of Sardinia.svg  Sardinia
Province Nuoro (NU)
Comune Dorgali
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2007)
  Total1,278
Demonym(s) Gononesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
08020
Dialing code (+39) 0784
Website Comune of Dorgali

Cala Gonone is an Italian seaside town and a civil parish ( frazione ) of the municipality ( comune ) of Dorgali, Province of Nuoro, in the region of Sardinia. In 2007 it had 1,279 inhabitants.

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History

The area around Cala Gonone was inhabited in the Nuragic Era. The remains of a Nuragic settlement can be seen at Nuraghe Mannu on the outskirts of the village, just off the road to Dorgali. The modern village was founded by a colony of fishermen from the island of Ponza [1] at the beginning of the 20th century. The town however remained largely isolated from the rest of Sardinia until the tunnel through the hills from Dorgali was opened in 1860.

Geography

The town is situated in the Bay of Orosei on the east of the island and in the geographical region of Supramonte, 9 kilometers from Dorgali, 41 from Nuoro and 108 from Olbia. Close to the village, and reachable by the sea, is the show cave of Bue Marino. Many boats from small speedboats to large tourist boats dock in at the Bue Marino or travel further down the coast to Cala Luna to let the passengers bath in the turquoise water or explore the caves that have been hollowed out by the sea. Almost everyone that goes to the small caves writes their name in charcoal, from a small fire, on the wall, creating a huge mass of writing across several meters of the cave wall.

Due to its natural environment (the territory is included in the Gennargentu National Park [2] ) and to the quality of its waters, Cala Gonone is a popular tourist venue. The beaches of the village are: the Spiaggia Centrale (central beach), S'Abba Durche, [3] Cala Luna, Cartoe, Osalla, Cala Fuili, Sos Dorroles, S'Abba Meica, [4] Ziu Martine and Cala Fuili.

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References

  1. (in Italian) Historical infos on sardegnaweb.it Archived 2008-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. (in Italian) Gennargentu National Park official site
  3. "Sweet water" in sardinian language
  4. "Medical water" in sardinian language