:''For the ''giudicato'' composed of this province, see
Giudicato of Gallura.''
'Gallura' is a geographical and cultural region in northern
Sardinia,
Italy. In the
Middle Ages, it formed it was one of the four ''
giudicati'' of the island.
The main towns and villages are
Olbia ,
Tempio Pausania ,
La Maddalena ,
Arzachena and
Calangianus. Is part of the new province of "
Olbia-Tempio" with Olbia and Tempio Pausania as administrative capitals.
People locally speak the "
gallurese", a
diasystem of
Sardinian language, strictly connected with southern dialects of
Corsican language.
There is an airport and port in Olbia. Industries including cork, granite, and food exist in Olbia and Tempio. There is tourism in the
Costa Smeralda area and in
La Maddalena island.