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unusual facts about Olbia-Tempio



2013 Sardinia floods

Continuous rain over two days resulted in the overflowing of the rivers in the northeastern part of Sardinia, flooding villages like Torpè and towns such as Olbia, Nuoro and Oristano.

Alessandro Farina

Alessandro Farina (born 20 February 1979, in Olbia) is an Italian football defender who currently plays for S.S. Cavese 1919.

Boris Farmakovsky

Boris Farmakovsky (1870, Vyatka — July 29, 1928 near Leningrad) was a Russian archaeologist, who began professional excavations of the ancient Greek colony of Olbia in Ukraine.

His excavations at Olbia in 1986, 1901–1915, 1924-1926 provided significant insights into the ancient history of South Ukraine.

Cala Gonone

The town is situated in the Bay of Orosei on the east of the island and in the geographical region of Supramonte, 9 kilometers from Dorgali, 41 from Nuoro and 108 from Olbia.

Damaen Kelly

In the following rematch in Maludrottu's hometown of Olbia, Sardinia, Italy on 25 November 2006, Maludrottu stopped Kelly inside three rounds after Kelly's trainer Mickey Hawkins threw in the towel.

Elena Sedina

She has won two individual gold medals (in Olbia 2008 and Merlimont 2011), three team gold medals (in 2008, 2010 and 2011) and three bronze team medals (in 2009, 2012 and 2013) in the Mitropa Cup.

Fonni

A little to the south of Fonni stood the Roman station of Sorabile, mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary as situated some 100 km from Caralis on the road to Olbia.

MS Moby Otta

Later reports indicate she will replace her sister MS Moby Drea on the LivornoOlbia route, and the Moby Drea will be transferred to the Genoa–Porto Torres route instead.

Nuoro

It is connected by train (FdS) to Macomer and by bus (ARST, Azienda Regionale Sarda Trasporti) to Cagliari, Sassari, Olbia, and to several minor centres in the province and the region.

Province of Olbia-Tempio

The territory includes the historical region of Gallura ("Gaddura"), the northeastern coast of Sardinia ("Costa Smeralda"), and the island of La Maddalena ("A Madalena").

Retagliado bianco

In 2000, there were 28 hectare (69 acres) of Retagliado bianco growing in Italy, almost exclusively in the provinces of Olbia-Tempio (particularly the Gallura region) and Sassari in Sardinia.

San Gregorio della Divina Pietà

The church is in the rione Sant'Angelo of Rome at the Piazza Gerusalemme, north of Tiber Island at the north end of the Pons Fabricius (Ponte Quattro Capi) and east of the Great Synagogue of Rome (Tempio Maggiore).

Sant'Antonio di Gallura

Sant'Antonio di Gallura borders the following municipalities: Arzachena, Calangianus, Luras, Olbia, Telti.

Strada statale 131 Diramazione Centrale Nuorese

This freeway is connected to the Strada statale 131 Charles Felix, it links Abbasanta (a village near Oristano) with Olbia, via Nuoro, crossing the hinterland mountainous regions of the island.

Theodorias

Olbia, Libya a town in Cyrenaica refounded by and named after the Byzantine empress Theodora.

Vermentino

The most famous wine made from Vermentino is probably the DOCG Vermentino di Gallura (and Vermentino di Gallura Superiore) which is produced in the province of Olbia-Tempio, in the north of Sardinia.


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