Su Gologone Experience Hotel, is located in Oliena in the beautiful Barbagia, a rugged and surprising land of Sardinia with the sea just a few tens of kilometres away. The hotel, with a strong culinary tradition, offers pleasant surprises in an unexpected environment, steeped in Sardinian art and traditions, where nature reigns supreme. Founded as a restaurant in 1967, it has handed down from generation to generation its love of the territory through its gastronomic offerings and 68 rooms that represent true experiences in Sardinian art, culture and hospitality. Embellished by the artistic originality of Giovanna Palimodde, Peppeddu's daughter who founded the restaurant, the rooms are different from each other and alternate in a succession of indoor and outdoor spaces that are redecorated every year. The hotel is set in a 10-hectare private park, surrounded by oleander forests and Mediterranean maquis. It has 2 restaurants serving authentic and exquisite Sardinian cuisine, 3 bars, all special, including the Magical Tablao for unforgettable aperitifs among white rocks, coloured cushions and juniper trunks. From May to September, Su Gologone provides outdoor experiential dinners with tastings of local gastronomic specialties and where ancient techniques of baking breads and spit-roasting meats are re-enacted with staff in typical Oliena costumes. The facility is completed by the Wellness & Fitness Center, a large swimming pool, tennis and miniature golf courses, and two beautiful terraces, the Terrace of Desires and the Terrace of Dreams, where guests can experience moments of great relaxation and pleasant evenings under the stars.The 6 Art Workshops, housed in the old stables, collect the best of the production of local artists and craftsmen. They are true didactic laboratories of design, ceramics, painting and embroidery where it is possible to take courses and buy 'Su Gologone Style' creations such as typical shawls, finely embroidered fabrics, iron and wooden objects and original ceramics. Su Gologone Experience Hotel offers an exceptional range of activities to do during your stay such as cooking classes and art tours and over 50 original excursions to discover the natural wonders and most authentic cultural aspects of its territory.
During the summer, from May to September, the hotel provides original outdoor dinners on alternate evenings to rediscover flavors and culinary techniques of the past. Dinner in the Bread Nest includes a bread-making demonstration of different types of bread and a tasting of different bread specialties. Dinner in the De Su Re Court reintroduces ancient spit-roasted meat cooking techniques and exceptional food and wine. Dinner in the Garden offers vegetarian dishes based on 0 km products.
This is the hotel's main restaurant with an à la carte menu. It offers classic Barbagia dishes with mostly 0-km products. A large fireplace and the colours of the carefully set tables make the gastronomic experience even more authentic. It is possible to buy typical Sardinian food and wine products and various kitchen utensils made by local artisans in the shop next to the restaurant.
It is a lovely bar and restaurant next to the pool where you can enjoy tasty salads and light snacks, fruit and vegetable extracts, or homemade ice cream.
The Wellness Center features two massage booths for beauty and relaxation treatments. It offers yoga and reiki classes and has a gym equipped with modern machines and equipment for healthy exercise.
Su Gologone Experience Hotel, is located in Oliena in beautiful Barbagia, a rugged and surprising land of Sardinia with the sea just a few dozen kilometers away. The hotel, with a strong culinary tradition, offers pleasant surprises in an unexpected...
More than 20 tours and hikes along mountain trails and by jeep to discover canyons, ancient Nuragic villages, water sources, ancient shepherds' huts, and Paleolithic archaeological settlements, to admire evocative sunsets and observe endemic flora such as orchids, or by canoe to flow into a lake or by boat to reach white sandy beaches.
Horseback riding, Trekking, climbing, kayaking, yoga, meditation and reiki are some of the sports activities possible during the stay.
12 unique experiences to discover the most authentic flavors of this land. Su Gologone organizes picnics on the beach or in the mountains, cooking classes and tastings of wine, oil, honey, grappa and champagne. Nutritional detox paths and visits to local wineries are possible. Suggestive are the harvesting and tasting of vegetables and salads in the organic garden and demonstrations of the ancient processing of breads such as Carasau, made by the housewives of Oliena in typical costume.
The Botteghe turn into real workshops where guests can take a wide range of courses in painting, ceramics, sewing, embroidery, origami, costume jewelry, mosaics and recycling to give objects a second life and make souvenirs to take home with their own hands.
Su Gologone includes in the stay a series of cultural and folkloric activities in collaboration with local artists such as the evening of tenors and the Oliena folk dance group. The hotel houses an important collection of works of art by 20th-century Sardinian artists that can be visited. Cinema under the stars and observing the sky with the help of astronomers from Nuoro are some of the many free activities possible. Visits to the historic center of Oliena, with its houses, murals, and museums, on the other hand, are chargeable.