This tiny Ogliastra village lies next to the provincial road between Ilbono and Arzana. Its territory is divided into two areas: a slightly hilly plain and a rather mountainous area  rising from 40 m above sea level (near the SS. 125 between Tortolì and Barisardo) and reaching the 800 m mark and beyond in the Parco del Carmine. Elini’s territory, a mixture of mountains, hills and plains, borders with the neighbouring villages of Ilbono, Arzana, Lanusei and Tortolì.

The train station, an old granite building in the centre of the village, takes us back to the past, especially when arriving on the famous narrow gauge train called “Trenino Verde”. Inside the village there,  is a spring that delivers the same quantity of water all year round.

The Parco del Carmine, located on the Villagrande-Lanusei road, is well worth a visit: rich in water springs and shrouded by a dense vegetation of century old holm-oaks, the park is equipped with picnic areas. Inside the park one can observe several botanical species of Mediterranean bush, the ruins of two nuraghs and the beautiful country church dedicated to Madonna del Carmelo. The parish church is San Gavino.

The panorama is even lovelier in spring, especially when the “Trenino verde” train runs along the railway. The railway built in the 19th century has helped the local economy and given Elini a touch of the ancient, that other villages have lost.

The beauty of the road workers’ house in the centre of the village, built with granite blocks, is remembered by the canon Flavio Cocco who describes it as. “ A very rare thing in Ogliastra”.