Marghine and Planargia, from the mountains to the sea in few kilometres

Marghine and Planargia are 2 adjoining regions that we use to mention together becouse of the low density of population. Towns and villages are very few and distributed in a diverse environment with mountains, hills, plains, sea, beaches, arid zones and some other fully green areas.

Marghine is named after the small but important mountain range where the highest Mont is "Punta Palai". It passes throught an area whose borders on Arborea in the south, on Montiferru in the south-west, on the area of Nuoro in the east, on the Goceano in the north-east, on the Mejlogu in the north and on Marghine-Planargia in the north-west. Joininig the mountains of Alà dei Sardi, Marghine's range becomes the longest mountain of Sardinia. Besides is this area caracterized by the presence of many basaltic uplands and plain areas. During the winter in Campeda, a wide upland area which comprise also a part of Planargia, Montiferru and Meilogu areas, could be dangerous for driving becouse of the snow. This area is passed thought by the Tirso river and some other smaller water streams whose guarantee a costant supply of water.

Planargia borders on Marghine in the east, on Mejlogu in the north east, on Nurra in the north (Monteleone area), on the sea in the west and on Montiferru in the south. Also here there is many uplands but mountains are lower becouse they strech out into the sea. The highest tops are those of Mont Sant’Antonio (806 mts) and Mont Mannu (802 mts). The main rivers are the Temo (with mouth in Bosa) and the rio Mannu. Beaches are quite few and mostly composed of vulcanic dark sand. In Bosa's gulf the coastline is caracterized by the precence of flat big stones, above all nearby the Argentine tower.