These two locations, San Pantaleo and Porto Rotondo, are both inside the municipality of Olbia and they have been art centers for more than 40 years.
Twelve Kilometers from the glamour and luxury of Costa Smeralda, there is another world, the picturesque village of SAN PANTALEO. Set between peaks of granite, this little old town still retains the typical style of the villages of Gallura. In 1894 the shepherd inhabitants asked the bishop of Tempio Pausania for a religious and social centre and the pretty church, dedicated to SAN PANTALEO, was constructed. Since the seventies, a large group of artists have lived in the village, attracted by its timeless atmosphere and informality, far from the worldliness of the Costa Smeralda. Painters, potters and sculptors from all over Europe have created a bohemian community in SAN PANTALEO, working alongside an active group of Gallura artisans, skilled in handicrafts using wood, wrought iron, terracotta and ceramic. EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, there is a craft and food market, an unmissable opportunity to buy interesting pieces of art and fine local produce.