Walking among the holm oaks of Mount Arci and sensing that the forest is watching you: in the pine grove of Sennixeddu, just steps from the village of Pau and its Obsidian Museum, Un Bosco da Fiaba (A Fairytale Forest) comes to life—an open-air art gallery where nature itself becomes sculpture.
Along the trail, simple and forgotten elements of the undergrowth—tree trunks shaped by time, intertwined branches, bark, and moss—shed their inert forms to transform into friendly hedgehogs with prickly wooden quills, forest guardians, woodland creatures, and figures playing ancient horns. Each artwork, blending seamlessly into the vegetation, seems ready to move the moment you turn away, giving you the thrill of a classic fairytale adventure. Visitors walk at a slow pace, heads turned upward and eyes wide open, guided by the curiosity of discovering what wonder hides behind the next trunk.
In this magical corner of Mount Arci, the land of obsidian reveals its most poetic and playful side, showing how environmental respect can transform into enchantment capable of sparking children's dreams and restoring a sense of wonder to adults.
