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Posada, Pasada in the local dialect, is a village with approximately 2800 inhabitants, in the district of Nuoro. The current center is derived from the ancient village of Ferronia, built during the Punic period, very rich during the roman one, but declining during the Arabs incursions. On its ruins was built, in the medioeval age, Posada, who belonged to the 'Giudicato di Gallura' and was included in the administrative area of the same name. The adiministration fortified the village and biult the castle called 'della Fava' (Fava means broad bean). Conquered and lost many times, after many owners, the castle become the seats of the Judges of Gallura, and, sporadically, lived there also Eleonora d' Arborea. The virulence of Malaria, spread by the presence of many ponds, caused a depopulation of the country in 1345 and a decline of the production, bur not the taxes demanded by the crown of Aragona, which was at war with the Arborea, so that, was more for the fiscal oppression than for healt concerns, that the area was almost completely abandoned. Later, Posada become again property of Arborea. After the fall of Arborea, in 1410, Posata has been enfeoffed by the family of 'Aragona ai Carroz', counts of Mandas and Terranova (1431), also formally elevated to the title of Barony, and organised as capital of a group of villages (Torpe', Siniscola, Lode').

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