Nuoro firstly developed as an Episcopal centre and secondly as an administrative one. The street of Corso Garibaldi is in the heart of the town and with the oldest buildings that surround it forms the old town. Satta square (designed and built by the artist Costantino Nivola) is of particular beauty. Around this historical centre are some more recent buildings from the Fascist period. The buildings that can be found in the suburbs of Nuoro are of a more modern construction, some of which have been built on the ruins of older buildings.

It is certainly interesting for visitors to try some of the local cuisine, including the various roasted and boiled meats, the Carasau bread, homemade pastas, sweets and various wines of the region such as: Cannonau, Vernaccia, Vermentino etc.

There is a magnificent view to be enjoyed from Sant’Onofrio. The hill once had a statue dedicated to the poet Sebastiano Satta, and you can also view an attractive castle. Near the Sant’Onofrio hill is the Ethnographic Museum, other museums are the M.A.N. (an art museum for the province of Nuoro), the Speleoarcheologico, and the Deleddiano.

Sant’Antonio’s feast is particularly popular, with people lighting huge bonfires and where its possible to taste the local specialities on offer.  The event that takes place at the San Francesco Sanctuary, near Lula, also deserves to be mentioned. Twice a year, thousands of pilgrims leave from the Solitudine church in Nuoro and begin a journey on foot through the night until they arrive at the Sanctuary.

Nuoro is the capital of folklore in Sardinia and there are a lot of traditional song and dance groups as well as modern music, theatrical shows and sports.