Dorgali is considered the crafts and tourism capital of Barbagia due to the particularities of its natural environment and the reputation of its tourist marina Cala Gonone fraction, from which you can reach the most beautiful bays along the Gulf Coast. Handicrafts, agriculture, farming and tourism are the strengths of dorgalese which is characterized by integration and the close links between the different economic sectors. The cooperative, the dairy, the oil mill, the bakery of "pane carasau" (music paper) and the numerous pastry shops are the pride of its agricultural economy while accepting that technological innovations do not surrender to the knowledge and tastes tradition. Knowledge and imagination that are found in specialized workshops in different processes (filigree, ceramics, carpets, leather, knives, wood), which are an elegant stay in the windows of shops that face onto the main streets of the country.
Tourism has contributed to the preservation of antique and crafts.
The new generations of artisans, while respecting the forms, have contributed to the development of new and original styles of expression. A rich deposit of culture, open and easily accessible, are the numerous prehistoric archaeological sites that dot the outskirts of the town, which boasts the existence of two museums: the Civic Archaeological Museum and the Salvatore Fancello, dedicated to the young man died during ceramist the second war World. Many other craftsmen await you.