Lotzorai | |
Official Name: | Comune di Lotzorai |
Pushpin Map: | Italy Sardinia |
Coordinates: | 39.9667°N 49°W |
Region: | Sardinia |
Province: | Nuoro (NU) |
Frazioni: | Tancau sul Mare |
Mayor: | Antonello Rubiu |
Area Total Km2: | 16.87 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2160 |
Population As Of: | 31 October 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Lotzoraesi |
Elevation M: | 11 |
Postal Code: | 08040 |
Area Code: | 0782 |
Lotzorai is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 100km (100miles) northeast of Cagliari and about 4km (02miles) northeast of Tortolì.
Lotzorai borders the following municipalities: Baunei, Girasole, Talana, Tortolì, Triei, Villagrande Strisaili.
The town's economy is based on agriculture and tourism. Lotzorai's territory is home to several walks, including those to Cala Goloritzè and the Gole su Gorroppu Lotzorai, while the Selvaggio Blu starts 3km (02miles) from Lotzorai in Santa Maria Navarrese. Other sights include a pre-Nuragic necropolis with thirteen Domus de Janas, the Medusa Castle (a medieval fortress built over a pre-existing Phoenician structure, now in ruins) and other pre-Nuragic and Nuragic excavations.