The Supramonte – literally "above the mountain" – that culminates in the 1 463m-high Punta Corrasi to the southeast of Nuoro is an untamed world of unexplored caves and cork oak forests that have never been cut back. The only humans present..

On entering this impressive cave, the eye is immediately drawn to an enormous stalagmite which seems to support the ceiling. 38m in height, it is the second highest in the world (the tallest is in New Mexico). The cave, where the dominant colour is r..