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Description
Elini
lies next to the provincial road between Ilbono and Arzana.
Its territory is divided into two areas: a slightly hilly
plain and a rather mountainous area rising from 40 m above
sea level (near the SS. 125 between Tortoĺ and Barisardo )
and reaching the 800 m mark and beyond in the Parco del
Carmine.
The train
station, an old granite building in the centre of the
village, takes us back to the past, especially when arriving
on the famous narrow gauge train called “Trenino verde”.
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The
Parco del Carmine, located on the Villagrande-Lanusei
road, is well worth a visit: rich in water springs and
shrouded by a dense vegetation of century old holm-oaks, the
park is equipped with picnic areas. Inside the park one can
observe several botanical species of Mediterranean bush, the
ruins of two nuraghs and the beautiful country church
dedicated to Madonna del Carmelo.
The
beauty of the road workers’ house in the centre of the
village, built with granite blocks, is remembered by the
canon Flavio Cocco who describes it
as: “A very rare thing in Ogliastra”.
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