Baunei

Baunei
Country	Italy
region	Sardinia
province	Nuoro (NU)
Local name	Baunei
Coordinates	40 ° 2 ′ N , 9 ° 40 ′ E Coordinates: 40 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ N , 9 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ E
height	480 m slm
surface	216.45 km²
Residents	3,564 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	16 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	08040
prefix	0782
ISTAT number	091006
Popular name	Baunesi
Patron saint	San Nicola di Bari
Website	Baunei
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Baunei is a municipality in the province of Nuoro in Sardinia with 3564 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Geographical location

Road 125 to Dorgali

Baunei is about 480 m above sea level on a rather steep southern slope. Above the village is a rock face through which a steep serpentine road winds to the Su Golgo plateau . The place is separated from the sea by a steep mountain range. Baunei is connected to Dorgali from the north by the winding coastal road SS125 , which continues in the south towards Lotzorai and Tortolì .

The neighboring communities are Dorgali, Lotzorai, Talana , Triei and Urzulei . The district of Santa Maria Navarrese by the sea belongs to Baunei .

Attractions

To the south of the village a road branches off over the saddle and leads to a 128 m high rock needle called Pedra Longa ( Sardinian for "long rock") on the cliff. It has had the status of a natural monument since 1993 .

The stalactite cave Grotta del Fico ( Sardinian for “fig tree grotto”) on the steep coast can only be reached from the sea .

The beach of Cala Goloritzè can be reached by sea or by taking a long hike . Since 1993 it has had the status of a Natural Monument of the Sardinia Region, and in 1995 it was declared a National Italian Monument.