Bosa is found in the Planargia flatlands, western coastal region of the province of Nuoro. The river Temo flows through it making it a quite fertile, agricultural paradise for different grains, grapes, olives, fruit trees and cow herds.
Bosa, the only river-side town in all of Sardinia, was founded in the valley of the river Temo by the early Roman settlers of Calmedia. It reached its peak in medieval times and traces of it can still be found today in the Roman church of S. Pietro, the Serravalle castle and the church of N.S. de Sos Regnos Altos. Following the town's coastline, you arrive at Capo Marargiu, one of the most intact coastal portions of the entire Island and characterised by the presence of pink trachyte.
Bosa, Flussio-Tinnura, Magomadas. Duration: 1 day
Bosa
After your visit in historical downtown Bosa, one of the largest in Sardinia, treat yourselves to a typical, local meal consisting of fish-based appetisers including skate, dogfish, lobster, clams, cuttlefish and sea-urchins used to prepare flavourful sauces with which to season pasta.
Lobster is served later again as an entrée, seasoned with one of the traditional products of the Planargian region: olive oil. But there are other dishes too; cicciones de regottu (short pasta seasoned with local ricotta cheese), or panadas de Planalza (flaky pastry tortes filled with meats, peas, olives and eggs), and to finish off, le casadinas (sweet cheese delicacies) and the liqueur Malvasia from Bosa.
Stops at Flussio and Tinnura, famous for their asphodel and mastic shrub basket-weaving, and Magomadas, third most important Planargian tourist destination, complete the itinerary.
