The biggest attraction of the first stage of the journey is undoubtedly the oldest part of town with its old buildings and narrow streets. Following the chosen trial, you can get to the historic bathhouse (so-called Lavatoio): in 1988, stone basins, in which in the past women handwashed underwear, became a part of the open air museum, established by the efforts of prominent artists like Maria Lai, Costantina Nivoli, Guido Strazzy and Luigi Veronesi, who have left their indelible sign here.
To the right of Bath you find the source of refreshing water – one of the most scenic and impressive in the area. Twenty meters away, on the right, climb up the stairs. On the top of them starts a well- marked path .It leads you getting higher and higher … If you look to the right, You will see a huge rock. Nearby is a stone wall built without mortar. In the crack you can see the ruins of an ancient house: a beam of juniper wood, ruins of walls, roof tiles. Here, at the foot of the majestic rocks of an ascetic, an unusual form, once again appeal to you the mysterious spirit of the place.

According to legend, so old how old is this extraordinary region, two very young shepherdess goats, lived in modest hut, have been warned against the danger by the robin with a golden bell suspended from his neck. They came out hearing his melodic, prolonged ringing… and a moment later a huge boulder broke away from the slopes of the mountains and fell straight to a modest hut. Those who climb to the edge of the canyon, even today, will see the Cyclopean stone, and the shepherds tell him that when the wind blows, robin bell still hums.
Just 5 minutes it takes to get at the gate of Sa Tappara – a spectacular canyon with vertical calcareous walls, a deep pass, which is a result of a slight, but consistent movement of the rocks. A narrow tunnel leads into the interior, where you will see one of the newest and most beautiful complexes of climbing walls in Italy. You find there about 100 tracks with different degrees of difficulty. Hiking through the canyon Sa Tappara takes an average of 15 minutes, but a sense of infinite majesty and immensity of what you have the opportunity to savor here, is worth all the hardships. Not to mention the stunning beauty of nature, which reveal in front of you while walking slowly through the pass, and at the outlet. On the right side unfolds a delightful view of the valley of the Pardue River, extending to the coast Cardedu.
Going straight ahead, you get to the junction. Those, who go to the right, return to Ulassai. Turning to the left, enter the path of No 504, dedicated to Mary Lai. So if you want to stay on the chosen at beginning trail, turn right and follow a straight path running highland region. After about 15 minutes it starts to converge downward. You pass through dense pine forest, among the stones, which broke away from the mountain slopes and changed in rocky ridges, creating the beautiful rifts.
This area, known as Marosini, is famous for its extraordinary echo. Marosini is an abbreviation used by local inhabitants, from the name of Maria di Osini- a woman who came to these environs to spin, and slumped from a cliff, wailing piteously, constantly begging for help. Echo repeated the words of travelers who passed that way, by way of Ulassai to Osini.
Trapped for eternity in Ogliastra calcareous cliffs, old woman shows to human eyes once a year, on Midsummer Eve, when the rift dazzles and mysterious song comes out of its heart…
After just 15 minutes you come back to Ulassai.