Barbagia is an area of inner Sardinia. Sardinia (Sardigna, Sardinna or Sardinnia in the Sardinian language, Sardegna in Italian, Sardenya in Catalan), is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (Sicily is the largest), between Italy, Spain and Tunisia, south of Corsica. ...

The name comes from Cicero, who described it as a land of Barbarians because Sardinians did not shave like the Romans did. The territory was also known as latrones mastrucati, "thieves with a rough garment in wool". Marcus Tullius Cicero (January 3, 106 BC – December 7, 43 BC) was an orator and statesman of Ancient Rome, and is generally considered the greatest Latin prose stylist. ... Barbarian was originally a Greek term applied to any foreigner, one not sharing a recognized culture or degree of polish with the speaker or writer employing the term. ...

The area is usually divided into three Barbagias: the Barbagia di Ollolai, the Barbagia di Seùlo and the Barbagia di Mandrolisai. The latter is named after a sub-region, and the others after their main villages. Ollolai is a village at the center of Barbagia, in Sardinia, Italy. ...

The area is full of hard hills, and there is little human presence. In fact, Barbagia is one of the least populated areas in Europe. These facts have allowed Barbagia to preserve its cultural and natural treasures. The language spoken is Sardo logudorese. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

One of the most important towns is Gavoi, while the town of Orgosolo is, unfortunately, famous for bandits and kidnappers. Oliena has a reputation for its wines (especially the Nepente, a kind of Cannonau). Gavoi is a village in central Sardinia, in the district of Nuoro, and is perhaps the most important town of Barbagia. ... A glass of red wine Wine is an alcoholic beverage resulting from the fermentation of grapes or grape juice. ...

Sardinia seems to show a close mentality, proud of its peculiarities, and Nugoro expresses this feeling as a typical state of mind. A proverb can explain, better than thousands of words, Sardinian mentality towards foreigners: "Furat chie benit dae su mare" = The one who comes from sea, is here to steal.

Criminality is effectively a relevant local problem, but the diffence of mentality with the Continent (and in general from Western habits) has to be considered while admitting a different social organisation and peculiar popularly felt behaviour codes. What is law on the Continent might be considered a social offense here (e.g. no one here considers it polite to show a personal identity document or to have anyone else's behaviour investigated), and vice versa (e.g. there is a noticeable difference about some words and gestures are considered, especially when considering "Honour" even though this is evident mostly in the smaller town nearby and disappearing). It has to be noted that in recent times this behaviour is somewhat reduced to folklore, as well as the criminality rates dwindling.

Economy: agriculture, sheep breeding, art and tradition related business, tourism and light industry.