The first occurrence of event of Autumn in Barbagia or Cortes Apertas was dated 1966.
Basically, it is an event involving some villages of the province of Nuoro, during the autumnal season; in particular, it is a chance for tourists to view traditional activities and products.
The term Cortes Apertas literally means “open courts”; in fact, during these events, the houses of the villages and their courts, become small taverns and shops, sometimes in small museums, with the intentions to welcome visitors.
Cortes Apertas is also an opportunity for Sardinia to enhance mountain localities, permitting to discover the charm of traditions.
Since 1996 or so, some countries of the province of Nuoro propose a suggestive event known as “Autumn in Barbagia“, but above all as “Cortes Apertas“. What is Cortes Apertas? The term literally means “open courts”; in fact, during these events, the houses of the villages, in particular their courts, Read more…