Posada is a small village of 2500 inhabitants, constructed  on the limestone rock that lies down to the sea. Between the coast and the country there is a vast plain crossed by Rio Posada – the natural oasis of flamingos and ashen herons. The history has left significant traces here – e.g. the Castello della Fava with its tower of 21 meters constructed around XII century. In 1323 Posada was divided by Pisans and Aragonians who were competing for the village. Successively the village has passed to the hands of Giudicato di Arborea ( the Judge of Arborea) and remained under his possession until 1490.
The old town represents the medieval architecture, e.g. La Casa delle Dame, Count Teodato Palace (Il Palazzo del conte Teodato, the church of Saint Antonio and the Square of Eleonora D'Arborea (Piazza Eleonora D'Arborea).
There are restaurants and agritourism places in Posada where you can taste characteristic plates of the zone. There is a big port in the village where a lot of tourist boats can find a place. The guided excursions on the horse or canoeing are organized for everybody fond of outdoor activities.
Leaving the coasts you can go towards the interior passing through the sharp summits of granite mountains with the highest one of the region – the Limbara. This mountain takes on all colors that change gradually from pink to grey and make the massive similar to the Corsican mountains.
Going towards the North, near Aggius there are another spectacular views of different forms of landscape: the plain “of big stones" – huge granite round rocks, Monti Ultana, the lake of Liscia.
All the regions  represent an interesting flora and fauna as scrubs of strawberry-trees, olive-trees, various species of birds as for example buzzards, partridges and mammals as wild-cats.
On the south from Buddusò (another small town) the province of Nuoro starts with a plenty of characteristic small villages with names that appear often in the chronicle of fights and where tourists are not very inclined to go. There are Nule, Benetutti, Bitti, Orune, Lula, all with the landscape and history very different from the rest of Sardinia, closed for ages in their isolation and silence but not devoid of charm and places of the original beauty well maintained because of such an isolation.
Prejudices and fears are irrational because the inhabitants of the region know how to welcome a tourist who doesn't seem too noisy, respects the tradition of the places and… doesn't ask too many questions. Only by observation and admiration new small worlds can be discovered, the places that no traveller has even imagined.

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