Typical mountain village in the depths of historic brigand country, the Barbagio Seulo. Major event of the day is the arrival of the train (see Trenino Verde, above). A mild climate favours this wine-producing area. Seui at 800 m is dominated by Gennargentu, as high again. Eating places make the most of the agri-pastoral economy: a country cuisine.

This is the midpoint of a spectacularly hairpinned mountain road between Mandas and Lanusei, along which villages cling precariously to cliff walls. Now and again they fall: Gairo Vecchia, 36 km east, is deserted by inhabitants who, tired of seeing their cottages slide down the mountain, built new homes on flatter ground.