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Some cool sculpture in Nuoro – in Sardinia

Here’s cool thing No 3 in my series of things worth looking out for if you visit the town of Nuoro in eastern Sardinia.

Underneath it’s unassuming exterior, Nuoro has apparently been a hotbed of cultural and artistic activity in the last century, with writers, poets and sculptors working in the area. If you walk a few minutes up the hill from the main street, Corso Garibaldi, you arrive at Piazza Satta, named after the famous poet Sebastiano Satta who was born in this neighbourhood.

Sculptures at Piazza Satta in Nuoro, Sardinia
Sculptures at Piazza Satta in Nuoro, Sardinia

There you will find some rough blocks of granite that have been made into sculptural shapes, and set into them are some smaller bronze figurines, depicting Satta at various stages of his life. They in turn are the work of another well known sculptor from Nuoro called Constantino Nivola whose work can also be found in the Museo d’Arte in Nuoro.

Cool sculpture in Nuoro,Sardinia
Cool sculpture in Nuoro, Sardinia

The square was deserted when I passed through except for a dog sniffing round the base of the sculptures. If you’re there on a Monday when the Museo D’Arte is closed, at least you can get a small taste of some of Nuoro’s artistic heritage in Piazza Satta.

Sculptures at Piazza Satta in Nuoro, Sardinia
Sculptures at Piazza Satta in Nuoro, Sardinia

You can see all my photos from Nuoro on Flickr here.

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Sebastiano

Friday 12th of July 2013

Complimenti per la vostra pagina web. Mi farebbe piacere poter ricevere altre notizie da voi. Grazie Sebastiano.

Heather Cowper

Saturday 13th of July 2013

@Sebastiano Thanks for the comment, we enjoy seeing sculpture in public places wherever we travel

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