La Sardegna cresce con l’Europa Ogliastra Territory

Nuragic complex of The harbour and the Project jointly funded by the European Union S’Arcu ’e Is Forros coastal towers of Arbatax Operational programme ERDF 2007 – 2013 Tortolì EUROPEAN UNION ERDF - European Regional Development Fund - Axis I, Activity line 1.2.3.a.

REPUBBLICA ITALIANA

P.O.R. ERDF 2007-2013, Line 1 “Information Society”, Specific Goal 1.2. “Promoting and developing the information society with a particular attention to those key aspects that will sustain the development of the territory and the quality of life, as health, education and the promotion of culture”, Operational Goal 1.2.3. “Increasing the production of the digital contents”, Action Line of 1.2.3.a. “Actions for the production, publication and sharing on the web and on new media (DTV, mobile T, etc.) of digital contents concerning Sardinia’s culture, literature, music, territory and images for a social fruition”.

Cultural heritage

We thank the Superintendence for the Architectural, Landscape, Historical, Artistic and Ethno- Ogliastra Anthropological Heritage for the metropolitan city of and for the provinces of , Medio Campidano, Carbonia-Iglesias and Ogliastra, for the kind cooperation. Territory

Nuragic complex of S’Arcu ’e Is Forros | Villagrande Strisaili

The harbour and the coastal towers of Arbatax | Tortolì

Cultural heritage Unicity Srl: Sardinia Virtual Archaeology Coordination and Production 3D and 3D Render Reconstruction Ogliastra and Production Virtual Guided Territory Visits and Virtual Views Production Communication and Multimedia

Nuragic complex of Testaluna Srl: S’Arcus ’e Is Forros 3D Planning and Interactivity Text: Mrs. Emanuela Atzeni Polonord Adeste Srl: The harbour and the USB Pendrive Production coastal towers of Arbatax Text: Mrs. Maria Grazia Arru Imago Multimedia Snc: Texts, Graphics and Photographs of the sites Cultural heritage sites inside the Digital and Paper Guide Text: Mrs. Maria Grazia Arru FSG Sas - Unicity Srl: Cultural heritage Mr. Giulio Concu Interactive multimedial stations and technical support The project “Cultural heritage Sardegna Virtual Archaeology”

he archaeological and architectonic aspects can be easily found and they are heritage of Sardinia offers a lot of fundamental elements of the nowadays Tunusual traits compared to the other Sardinian identity heritage. The essential Mediterranean territories. Its peculiarities are aspects of the Sardinian archaeology and concentrated in particular between the late architecture are well known, even if in a pre-history and the proto-history and have partial way, thanks to those excellent their apex in the . examples of the Nuragic complex of However, some other distinctive historical- or the Romanesque church of Saccargia, time features of Sardinia come from the which are already part of a common heritage ; significant presence of the Phoenician, Punic, but in a world where gathering information is Roman and Byzantine civilizations. A new relatively simple, the public administration and specific culture arose from the has the duty of presenting the culture of interaction of the local culture with those Sardinia in an objective and complete way, so outer civilizations: its material and immaterial that it could be available for any kind of experts and or any people without innovative educational products connected experience. That is why the R.A.S. ( Regional to the Sardinian places of culture, creating an Ogliastra Administration of Sardinia) has chosen to integrated system of sites and monuments stimulate the spectacular aspects of some of that will be rebuilt with the use of the most the main archaeological and architectonic recent 3D technologies. So, the Sardinian remains, which were already built in dramatic heritage will be available for any kind of user landscapes that could fascinate even the through high quality products characterized least interested visitor. But the real challenge by fascinating graphics and rich interactive lies in contextualizing the archaeological sites information. With these purposes, seventeen in their cultural environment. The idea comes sites among the most significant of the from the concept that the remains of ancient Sardinian history and culture, deployed in cultures can “tell a story” when they are eight areas of interests , have been virtually “examined” all together, as if they were the reconstructed with three-dimensional and pages of a book that otherwise would be realistic features , as a result of an accurate incomprehensible at the end. Basically, the research on the bibliographic and project aims to illustrate a monument or a cartographic material. The digital site showing the reasons why it is interesting reconstructions meet those reconstructive not just for itself but also and above all for its hypotheses that have been validated by the importance in the surrounding cultural and scientific and academic community and that natural environment. This aspect is essential originate from the excavations, the field and useful for the interpretation of the today researches, the historical-archaeological and world: it helps us to understand why we artistic studies. Therefore, the 3D should preserve our archaeological and reconstructions offer the highest degree of architectonical heritage , beyond its fidelity to the original building or site, monumentality and although pertinent to reproducing the surrounding natural cultures, as for instance the Roman one, that landscape and the archaeological are usually considered extraneous to the environment with the external structures, the identitarian inheritance. The ways through inner spaces and real-life settings. The which this kind of knowledge should be ultimate digital product will be available at spread, are set depending on the media to some of the most important cultural places of which they are addressed for its fruition. Still, Sardinia, as for instance museums and the available products will go beyond the universities, and at the so-called “access mere didactic presentation of the site to points”, that are specific public spaces where come to a wider and complete description the interactive multimedia posts will be from all cultural points of view. installed and accessible to all visitors. Moreover, the product will be available on Content and purpose of the project digital support to be distributed during conventions, fairs, forum and tourism The project “Sardinian Virtual Archaeology exhibitions. In fact, the specific purpose of Cultural Heritage” was set up with the aim to the RAS’ “Linea di Attività 1.2.3.a” aims to enhance the so-called “Homogeneous increase the production, divulgation and System of Visual Identity” that the R.A.S. has sharing of digital contents referring to already started with the main purpose to Sardinian cultural assets, so to improve the create an instrument of safeguard and knowledge of the diverse users and to promotion of the Sardinian cultural heritage. enhance the education of the different Besides, the project contributes to the segments of students, in view of a useful improvement of the scientific, didactic and socio-cultural repercussion on the territory. • Tower of Barì,

6 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology General map of Sardinia Ogliastra territory

Olbia

Porto Torres Gallura

Villagrande Sassarese Strisaili

Nuoro S’Arcu ’e is Forros Arbatax Torre di S. Miguel Nuorese Torre di S. Gemiliano Oristanese Villagrande Strisaili S’Arcu Oristano Arbatax ’e is Forros Torre di S. Miguel Lanusei Torre di S. Gemiliano

Ogliastra Ogliastra

Medio Campidano Cagliaritano

Cagliari Iglesiente

Sulcis

Nuragic complex The harbour and the of S’Arcu ’e is Forros coastal towers of Arbatax (Villagrande Strisaili) (Tortolì) Villagrande Strisaili • Nuragic of the Correboi pass. The locality, known with complex of S’Arcu ’e Is Forros the old Sardinian toponym of Interrabbas , is naturally delimited by two streams and it is linked to the century-old practice of the he Nuragic sanctuary of S’Arcu ’e Is transhumance. The site contains an Forros is located in the valley of Riu archaeological context (15 th -9 th century B.C.) TPira ’e Onni, in the territory of including a sanctuary-village with some Villagrande Strisaili, along the border between megaron sacred buildings, erected on a the Barbagia and the Ogliastra regions, south previous Medium-Bronze Nuragic

↑ Aerial photo of the site of S’Arcu ’e Is Forros ↓ Aerial photo of the of Arcu ’e Sforru

Interior of the temple Megaron 1

10 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 11 settlement. Nearby stand the monuments of the comprehension of the site and to the stones of different shape and size and they calcareous stone appear in particular in the Nuraghe Arcu’e Sforru and Nuraghe recovery of noteworthy and precious findings, represent various typologies of architecture. accessory elements strictly linked to the Lotzoracesus with an annexed giants’ tomb. through which is now possible to rewrite in In the sacred area, for instance, they used the sacred place, as for example some bases with To stop the clandestine pillage in the wide detail some aspects of the every-day life, of granite to build walls made of irregular rows holes to insert the votive bronze statuettes. archaeological area, the Superintendence of the productive activities and of the of different stone size. The schist was used to The first excavations involved the “Megaron Archaeology for Sardinia undertook a series religiousness of the Nuragic community that build the roofs of the temples probably temple 1”, built with granite and schist blocks of excavations since the Eighties of last lived in the place. The monuments that have because of its property of refracting the sun of different size: it presents a sub-rectangular century, whose results have contributed to been studied were built with the use of local light. The noteworthy mastery in working the ground plan that is articulated in four rooms

Reconstruction of the Nuragic sanctuary of S’Arcu ’e Is Forros

12 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 13 with a southern entrance and on the whole it vertical architectonic structures protruding at covered with a sloping roof supported by external fenced area with a sub-elliptical plan is 17 metres long and 5.50-6.50 metres wide. the extremities of the edifice – were restored. wooden beams and completed with schist and provided with a bench obtained at the This monument was built in two different The inner perimeter walls, which were sheets. The water that was used for the ritual basis of the perimeter wall. This open space phases: after a fire (12 th -13 th century B.C.) the plastered and strongly jutted, present a stone ablutions poured out through a rectangular hosted the worshippers and contains a hut inner space was differently distributed and protruding base that was used also as a bench opening obtained on the right side of the that was part of the oldest building phase of the façade and the rear side of an older in or a supporting pedestal. The researchers second room and flew into a logline. The the site. West of the temenos opens a circular antis building – namely characterised by suppose that originally this edifice was temple is enclosed inside a wide temenos , an edifice with a trapezoidal entrance,

↑ Interior of the temple Megaron 1 ↓ A detail of the rear side of Megaron 1 ↑ The temenes surrounding the Megaron 1 ↓ Reconstruction of Megaron 1

14 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 15 interpreted as a minor structure that maybe called “Megaron temple 2”, built with local votive altar made of a river pebble floor and ritual fireplace in cuneiform basalt blocks that assisted the activity in the temple. Close to granite and schist stones, has a rectangular- five superimposing rows of square blocks are tied each other with lead braces likewise Megaron 1 there are two contiguous circular semicircular 14.5-m-long plan and is obtained from no-local effusive stones as the terrace corbels of the Nuragic towers. furnaces that were used to melt minerals – articulated in three rooms originally covered basalt and vulcanite. The central façade is This temple too is contained inside a wide copper, lead and iron – and another circular with a double sloping roof made of some finely decorated with two basalt ram temenos of irregular shape with a bench and hut. Between 2007 and 2011, new excavations wooden poles and branches. At the interior of protomes sculpted in high-relief. Above, on where two other rectangular rooms open: brought to light two other temples. The so- the semicircular rear room they discovered a the wall at the centre of the altar, there is a here probably took place the sacred rites as

↑The melting furnaces ↓ Reconstruction of the melting furnaces ↑ The temple Megaron 2 ↓ The apsidal room where they found the fireplace-altar

16 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 17 documented by numerous findings that also façade and the semicircular wall at the apsidal room. During the Iron Age, the third temple, where there was a chimney furnace attest that the site was inhabited between bottom. During the Late Bronze the antis building phase, they added some rectangular that was used for working the metals. The the Late Bronze and the early Iron Age. The entrance was walled up and they added the rooms that were reachable from an entrance sanctuary was in fact included in a settlement excavations of this monument document temenos with the southern entrance and on the right side of the temenos . In the course characterised by a significant metallurgic three different building phases: at the aligned with that of the linteled rooms of the of the excavations works in 2010 the activity, through which the artisans produced beginning of the Recent Bronze age they built temple. They also set up an altar-fireplace in archaeologists studied a third rectangular all the objects that were given as offerings or the rectangular temple with the antis main the small room obtained at the bottom building, probably an abandoned megaron used for the liturgical celebrations inside the

↑ Reconstruction of the temple Megaron 2 ↓ Reconstruction of the temple Megaron 2

Panoramic view of the temple Megaron 2

18 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 19 cult buildings. A housing quarter, an insula , arranged around a central circular courtyard The Insula 2 includes 10 rooms arranged all numerous bronze and iron objects and built on a steep plot of land close to the characterised by a well-trod clay floor. around a compound wall, a sub-elliptic ceramic containers like the fragments of Megaron 3 and surrounded by an external Not far from here there is another quarter of temenos . Inside three warehouses they an amphora with handles of Canaanite wall, was made of 12 rooms that were many huts, Insula 2, located in a really steep area found a treasure of about 500 kilos of metal. typology carrying a carved inscription in times modified and adapted, as can be seen between the Megaron 1 and 3 and that has Among the materials found inside the phoenician-philistin characters today in the wall composition, and that were been only partially excavated. rooms and the warehouses there are (9 th and 8 th century B.C). •

↑ General view of Insula 1 ↓ The rooms of Insula 1 ↑ Reconstruction of Insula 1 ↓ A room of Insula 2

20 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 21 Tortolì • The harbour and the the security of the natural harbour and that is coastal towers of Arbatax why the researchers have situated the Phoenician-Punic and then Roman harbour at the pond of Tortolì, even if it is not he hamlet of Arbatax is situated at impossible that that were some harbour the centre of the Sardinian eastern structures also in the site of the actual Tcoast, in a place where the coastline harbour of Arbatax. Whatever was its is characterised by promontories and inlets, position, it is certain that it represented an close to Cape Bellavista and to the pond of important stop-over along the commercial Tortolì, in an area that has always been routes that led towards the central-western favourable for the human settlement. This coasts of or towards the North Africa, as coastal structure has encouraged the attested by the finds of amphorae and of exploitation of the site particularly thanks to metal ingots in the sea just before Cape

View of the Tower of S. Gemiliano The promontory with the Tower of S. Gemiliano

22 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 23 Bellavista. The place kept its importance also in place, while a third, called “di Largavista”, when the Arabs started to assault the island’s beginning and during the first half of the 16 th in the following ages so that between the 16 th was demolished during the second half of the coastline. From the 9 th to the 15 th century, century, the pirates’ incursions increased and the 17 th century they built three sighting 19 th century to make way for the lighthouse of during the age of “Giudicati”, they built considerably so that in 1570 they started to and defending towers to protect the territory Bellavista. In Sardinia the construction of the numerous fortifications to control the plan a network of fortresses to defend the from the pirates’ incursions. The towers of first towers for the coastal defence dates Sardinian coasts. During the Spanish coastline. In 1587 the king Philip II of San Miguel and that of San Gemiliano are still back to the first years of the 8 th century A.D., domination of the island, in particular at the created the “Royal Administration of the

↑ The Tower of S. Gemiliano and the ↓ The Tower of S. Miguel ↑ Lighthouse of Bellavista on the promontory

The Tower of S. Miguel

24 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 25 Towers”, entrusting it the task to build new functions. Generally speaking, the towers name of “Arba a Tasciar”, that is “the porphyry blocks, is 15 metres high, presents a towers, to provide for its management, to were erected in strategic spots from which it fourteenth tower”, probably gave its name to truncated cone shape and at the interior is enlist the soldiers equipping them with was possible to control wide sea stretches the hamlet of Arbatax, which in fact spread in divided in two storeys that are linked by an weapons. The phenomenon of the piracy and to communicate through bright signals the course of the centuries all around it. Its inner stone staircase. The tower controlled stopped at the beginning of the 19 th century with the nearby towers. The tower of San imposing structure, built in the second half of the harbour and was equipped with cannons and thus the coastal towers lost their role and Miguel, originally called with the Arabian the 16 th century with the use of granite and and punt-guns and in the course of time it

↑ The Tower of S. Miguel and the ↑ Reconstruction of the parade ↓ Reconstruction of the Tower of ↓ Reconstruction of the Tower of S. Miguel ↑ Lighthouse of Bellavista on the background ↓ ground of the Tower of S. Miguel ↓ S. Miguel and of the harbour

26 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 27 faced lots of attacks and landings. In 1846 the (“the thirteenth tower”); in the 17 th century it Tortolì. From the building you can control above-ground entrance, which assured a building ceased its role of sighting and was called “tower of Zacurru” and only in about 25 km of coastline. Erected with the better protection of the tower, was reachable defending structure to host the headquarter 1767 it took the present name. It stands at an use of local granite blocks, it presents a by a rope or wood ladder. The small room of the “Guardia di Finanza”. The tower of San altitude of 43 metres above the sea level and truncated cone shape and a slender where the soldiers stayed was vaulted with a Gemiliano, built in 1587, was originally called on a small promontory monitoring the bay of structure with a 7-metre-diametre and a 13-square-metre dome, provided with two with the Arabian name of “Taratasciar” Porto Frailis, at about 4 km from the town of remaining height of 12 m. The 4-metre- embrasures for the guns.

↑ Reconstruction of the Tower of ↓ Reconstruction of the ↑Reconstruction of the ↓ Reconstruction of the parade ↓ S. Miguel and of the harbour ↓ Tower of S. Gemiliano ↓ Tower of S. Gemiliano ↓ ground of the Tower of S. Gemiliano

28 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 29 You could reach the terrace through a soldiers. The guard-house was formed by after the suppression of the Royal for the lighthouse of Cape Bellavista. The wooden staircase and a trapdoor; the terrace an alcaide , who was the captain of the Administration of the Towers in 1842. The name of the tower came from the fact that hosted the cannons and was characterized by tower, two soldiers and an arsenal of six third tower, called “di Largavista”, was built from its terrace you could have an a parapet (just on the oriented-towards-the- guns, one cannon and two punt-guns. before 1639 on the top of the promontory extraordinary 45-km view inland side) that served to protect the The tower was abandoned some years and it was demolished in 1866 to make way on the coastline. •

↑ Reconstruction of the ↓ Reconstruction of the parade ↓ The promontory with the Tower of S. Gemiliano ↑ The Lighthouse of Bellavista ↑ Tower of Largavista ↓ ground of the Tower of Largavista ↓ seen from the Lighthouse of Bellavista

30 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 31 Ogliastra territory | Cultural Heritage sites and took shelter in the village Torre beach , famous for its immersed in a marvellous of . Spanish tower , erected on a landscape between the peaks granite outcrop as a lookout of the Supramonte plateau 02. Bari Sardo • Tower and guard post with granite and the Gennargentu massif. of Barì and basalt ashlars in the 16 th It gathers around the church The village of Bari Sardo is century. From the top of the of San Nicola , erected in located among the hills of Su tower you can have a wide Baroque style in the 17 th 01. Arzana •Nuraghe Ruinas remains of a Roman-medieval of the central tower presents Pranu and Pitz’e Monti and panorama from Capo Bella century. Its territory includes a The village of Arzana lies on village. From the state road its original ogive vault still the plateau of Teccu and Su Vista to Capo Sferracavallo mountain wild region and a the hillside of Monte Idolo, S.S.389, the winding road intact. All around the nuraghe Crastu, at a brief distance and to the mouth of the river coastline that is among the and its territory includes the towards Lake of Alto the are the remains of about from the coastline. The origin Mannu. It has a truncated most enchanting of the eastern slope of the Flumendosa crosses a 200 circular huts and one with of the name “Barì” is not clear, cone shape, it is 13 m tall and Mediterranean area. In the Gennargentu massif, an fascinating landscape, with a sub-rectangular plan but it was modified in the presents a small dome- mountains there is the unpolluted habitat of woods, views on the rocky spike of perhaps used for actual in 1862. The church of vaulted chamber that you plateau of Golgo , one of the where the mouflon, the deer Perda Liana and on Mount communitarian rites. Few B.V. di Monserrato , dated to could enter through a four- most important areas of and the golden eagle live. In Tonneri. Along the road that hundred metres from the the 18 th century, stands out in metre-above the ground door. Sardinia from a naturalistic the valleys of Flumendosa climbs along the nuraghe there are also two the old town centre with its The room could contain a point of view thanks to its wild remain some portions of Gennargentu’s southern slope giants’ tombs. Probably Ruinas octagonal dome and a 35-m- small garrison. Under the floor limestone environment and its primary forest, as the century- you can reach Nuraghe was an important mountain tall bell tower. At the entry of there is a water cistern, while century-old oak woods. At the Unturgiadore , built at 1103 m on the left there is a staircase asl. Another asphalt road that climbs up to the terrace. climbs southwards to the Northwards, the promontory remarkable Nuragic village of of Punta Niedda, a coastal spur of an extinct volcano,

Nuraghe Orruinas Valley of Flumendosa Tower of Barì Country church of S. Pietro old yew wood of settlement, a reference point the village, on the hills of Su centre of the plateau there is Tedderieddu . You can visit for the local shepherds. The Pranu, there is the the well-known chasm of Su the mountain source of Flumendosa river archaeological excavations necropolis of Funtana Su Beach of Is Scoglius Arrubius Sterru , a 280-m-deep karstic Funtana Orrubia and the indicate that the site was used Rettore , composed of three ponor. At a brief distance from gorge of Pirincanis . The Ruinas , the highest of the until the Imperial Roman age, two-cell and well-preserved closes the Marina di Barì and the chasm stands the country territory was inhabited since island since it was built at while it was sporadically tombs. The tourist vocation of leads to the inlet of Cea with church of San Pietro . Like the pre-historical age, as about 1200 m asl at the foot of frequented until the Modern the village has recently arisen the beach of Is Scoglius many other churches of the attested by the Neolithic the Gennargentu mountains. Age. A legend, without any in addition to the traditional Arrubius , delimited by two island, it was probably erected necropolis of Perdixi , while This nuraghe was built with historical evidence, has it that agro-pastoral vocation: so, spectacular spurs of red on a pre-historical sacred lots of Nuragic villages were the use of local granite blocks at an undefined age the today villas, hotels and camp porphyry. place in the 17 th century. Just built during the pre-historical and presents a central tower people from the centres of sites mix with farmhouses and before the entrance of the age. In the locality of linked to three others by a big Adana , Bidda Silisè and Corte old sheep folds. The about 9- 03. • Church sanctuary there is a one- Tedderieddu, at the village of bastion, forming an inner Maceddu abandoned their km-long coastline called of San Pietro metre-tall betyl, a unique Silisè , they brought to light the courtyard. The chamber villages because of the plague Marina di Barì begins with the The village of Baunei is finding in Sardinia because it

32 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 33 presents a carved human face beach of Cala Sisine . The road S.S.125, you can easily 04. • Neolithic Tramalitza and Museddu, previous 16 th -century temple. and that was probably taken most beautiful beach is called reach the natural monument necropolis of Monte Arista along the border with the In the upper quarter of the from a nearby a megalithic Cala Mariolu by the people of of Perda Longa or The small village of Cardedu is territory of Bari Sardo. The village there is the beautiful tomb. Near the church the are , because “mariolu” Agugliastra , a 128-m-high the most recent territory of Cardedu is also Park of Carmine , from which also two wells probably built was the name given by the limestone pinnacle that rises administrative district of the known for the production of you can have a wonderful view during the Nuragic age. The fishers to the now- steeply from the sea. The Ogliastra region. Its territory high quality wines. on the coastline; inside the church is surrounded by a high disappeared monk seal; the place offers marvellous keeps lots of remains of the park there are also the stone enclosure and by is people of Baunei call the panoramas from Punta Giradili pre-historical age, like the 05. • Sanctuary remains of two nuraghi and cumbessias (pilgrims’ houses). to the cape of Monte Santu. Neolithic necropolis of of Carmelo the sanctuary of Carmelo , The white façade rises over Moving further to the south, Monte Arista and the The smallest village of Ogliastra erected in the 17 th century but the nave roof; it presents a the territory of Baunei menhirs of Costa Iba . The completely restored at the wooden portal with a juniper includes the important sea necropolis of Arista includes end of the XX century. It lintel and surmounted by a harbour of Santa Maria ten finely-worked tombs that presents a cross-shaped plan; round window, a little belfry Navarrese , from where the were carved inside isolated the simple facade is preceded and a triangular gable. The boats to visit the Gulf of granite outcrops and that are by a long staircase and it is other portions of the church leave. It presents a still in good conditions. There embellished by a rectangular were made with the use of beautiful beach protected by are two single-room and two- portal surmounted by a round medium-size trachyte ashlars. an imposing Spanish tower . room tombs. The most window. At the interior, The very simple interior Close to the beach, inside a interesting attraction of the covered with a double-

Cala Ilune Park of Carmine

Cala Goloritzè Santa Maria Navarrese Marina di Cardedu Perda Liana presents a one-nave plan and small park that keeps some territory is the coastline of pitched roof, there are some keeps an old statue of the magnificent examples of Marina di Cardedu , wooden sculptures. The feast saint. The coastline of Baunei century-old olive trees, stands characterized by isolated dedicated to the Madonna of is included in the Gulf of Perda Longa the church of Santa Maria , sandy beaches, usually Historic center of Elini Carmelo takes place at the Orosei: it is an environment of built in 1052 by Isabella, one of protected by peculiar reddish middle of July and is one of extreme beauty, characterized beach “Ispuligidenie” (snow the king of Navarra’s rocks. The road leads to the lies at the foot of Monte the most important of by high cliffs rising steeply flea) for the whiteness of its daughters, who took shelter in seashore that is divided in two Armidda (m 1270). Its territory Ogliastra. from the sea and where some small rounded pebbles that the inlet while seeking refuge areas: southwards there are is rich in sources that support marvellous sandy bays open. form its beaches. The last from the rough sea. To thank the beautiful beaches of the viticulture and the fruit 06. Gairo San’Elena • The splendid Cala Goloritzè is beach in the territory of God, she built the church and Perd’e Pera and Sa growing. In the old town Natural monument recognisable from its 148-m- Baunei is the well-known Cala dedicated it to Santa Maria, to Spiaggetta , made of big centre stands the church of of Perda Liana high spike called “ Aguglia ”, Luna (Cala Ilune). which local people added the pebbles; northwards you find San Gavino Martire , built The village of Gairo Sant’Elena while northwards there is the Southwards, along the state adjective “Navarrese”. the beaches of Foddini, during the 20 th century on a lies on the eastern slope of the

34 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 35 valley of river Pardu, opposite grazing landscapes to reach promontory, the roads wind the Sulpicius Portus cited by position on the coastline of compound wall in the lower Monte , and is preceded the hamlet of Gairo steeply up on the northern the old sources (Antonine Ogliastra, the area of Scerì part that had a function of by the homonym old village Taquisara , at the foot of the slope of Monte Ferru and then Itinerary, 3 rd -2 nd century A.D.), includes a complex nuraghe, a consolidation. The village that was abandoned after the so-called “Taccu Isara”, where go down to the wild and but there are no evidence that wide Nuragic village and two includes some circular huts. 1951-53 floods. Its territory is there are the grotto of Marmo solitary beach of Coccorrocci . could confirm this theory; it is Neolithic necropolises carved The Neolithic (3500-2800 characterised by enchanting and the small station of the probable that the Phoenician- in two isolated rocks at the b.C.) tombs are made of a panoramas, like those that you Trenino Verde . The territory 07. • Nuraghe of Punics built a harbour on the base of the spur. The nuraghe single cell. At the centre of can have from one of the most of Gairo includes also a Santu Tomau Ogliastra’s coast that could be dates back to the 15 th -12 th stands the church of beautiful natural monuments coastline, Marina di Gairo , The village of Girasole lies in a situated close to the actual century B.C. and includes a San Giovanni Battista , built in of Sardinia, the rocky outcrop particularly advantageous pond of Tortolì. The origin of the 17 th century on a Romanesque of Perda Liana (m 1293), position, at about one the toponym of Girasole structure, while the church of north-east of the village and kilometre from the sea. The appears in the form of San Cristoforo offers a nice on the plateau of Pranedda. human presence in the “Gelisoi” in a 1140’s document. panorama on the village. Perda Liana is the symbol of territory dates back to the At the centre of the village the Ogliastra region because it Middle Bronze, as attested by stands the church of N.S. di 09. • Nuraghe is visible from most of central four nuraghi, among which Monserrato , built between Sa Domu ’e S’Orcu Sardinia. It is an imposing Nuraghe Santu Tomau . Even the 16 th and the 17 th century. The agricultural village of limestone bastion with a if it is not in good conditions, it Jerzu, dominated by the spur tronco-conical shape formed is characterized by an 08. Ilbono • Archaeological of Porcu ’e Ludu (m 817) and during the Jurassic era (130- imposing polygonal structure: Area of Scerì by Monte Troiscu (m 845), is

Vineyard in Gairo Nuraghe Scerì

Gairo Taquisara Beach of Isula Nuraghe Scerì Cannonau grapes

150 million years ago) as a it was probably part of a The village of Ilbono, immersed in an result of a long sedimentary complex structure and was immersed in a landscape of uncontaminated landscape of process in an undersea built with big granite blocks; it vineyards and olive groves, limestone spikes, with wide environment, as attested by Beach of Coccorrocci keeps 3-m-high walls and its was inhabited since the pre- Domus de janas of Scerì panoramas towards the the presence of numerous sea inner chamber. At a brief historical age, as attested by coastline of Ogliastra. fossils that can be still found reachable through a distance from the nuraghe, in the presence of several central tower, which shows a Numerous vineyards stretch in the area, and as a result of a panoramic road that touches the locality of Birdesu , the archaeological sites, among particular care in the on the slopes of the valley of million-year erosion. Its walls red rocky cliffs and small bays finding of some Roman which the most important is realization of the walls, even if the river Pardu and the plain are about 50 metres high and with limpid water. From the ceramic fragments attests that that of Scerì . Situated on a the ogive vault has collapsed, of Pelau. Jerzu is in fact one of it has a diameter of about one sandy beach of Sa Perd’e Pera the area was frequented also granite outcrop along the a corridor with some the most known Sardinian hundred metres. A north- you can go to the beach of Su during the successive ages. state road S.S.198 to Tortolì underground niches that links villages thanks to the wine eastwards winding road Sirboni and to that of Capo According to some and the Cantoniera of the tower to another structure production, about 100000 crosses some mountain d’Asta . Beyond the researchers, Girasole could be Baunuxi, in a fascinating in good conditions, a quintals of grapes at year. The

36 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 37 Cantina Sociale , at the entry historical chief town of the Maddalena , first built in the covered corridor and an Bachisio , erected in the 17 th corridor, while a stone staircase of the village, produces an area: it was the main seat of 16 th century, and the Diocesan exedra just before the century. From the top of the on the left of the corridor led excellent variety of Cannonau the province from 1821 to 1859 Museum , that gathers chamber’s door. The first hill that dominates the village, to the second floor, which has Rosso DOC. The village offers and has been a bishopric seat archaeological findings, tomb, dated to the 15 th - 14 th where Nuraghe Serra Uleri collapsed The finds witness also some archaeological since 1927. The old town parchments, paintings, century B.C., has a dolmen- stands, you can have a that the site was used until the attractions, with the Neolithic centre is really interesting, xylographies and printings. In type structure characterized wonderful view on the High Middle Ages. necropolis of Perda Puntuta with old buildings and elegant the lower quarter of the village by a moulded stele; it presents shoreline. On the plateau of and that of Sa Ibba S’Ilixi , squares. Along the streets you there are the church of Don a semi-circular exedra and a Taccu stands Nuraghe Cea : 12. • Castle about thirty nuraghi and a can notice some Bosco and the station of the 8-m-long burial chamber. The dated back to the Early Bronze of Ogliastra Punic necropolis on the spur tourist train “ Trenino Verde ”. second tomb dates back to At the centre of the fertile of Monte Corongiu. Among Beyond the village, along the the 14 th century B.C. and has a plain of the rivers Primaera the most important sites there road to , you must take row-type structure; its and Girasole, the village of is Nuraghe Sa Domu ’e the diversion on the left that chamber is 11 metres long. The Lotzorai presents a nice S’Orcu , which stands on the climbs up to the enchanting findings are dated to the coastline with the beaches of hill of Su Concali and dates wood of Seleni , which Middle and Late Bronze (16 th - Is Orrosas and Iscrixedda . back to the Middle Bronze- includes a holm oak, chestnut 9th century B.C.). Some votive The panorama towards the Iron Age. Although the site is and oak wood on a granitic bronze statuettes found in the islet of Ogliastra, a 47-m-high not in good conditions, it is plateau at about 1000 metres park of Selene are kept at the rock, is really fascinating. You interesting because the main of altitude. Inside the wood National Archaeological must visit the Museum “Sa tower rests almost completely there is the Archaeological Museum of Cagliari. Domu de Donna Nassia” , on a rocky outcrop. At the

Park of Seleni Historic center of

Archaeological Park of Seleni Panorama of Lanusei Nuraghe Serra Uleri Domus de janas of Fund’e Monti centre of the village there is Park of Gennacili-Seleni that 11. Loceri • Nuraghe Cea hosted in a noble 18 th -century the interesting Naturalistic includes the remains of The small village of Loceri lies house and gathering a and Environmental Museum , Nuraghe Gennacili , of two at the foot of the Gennargentu collection of costumes, that gathers some examples of Church of S.M. Maddalena giants’ tombs and two sacred slopes, in a fertile valley that Church of S. Bachisio handmade linen, kitchen and the local remarkable fountains. The nuraghe keeps declines to the seaside. At the agricultural tools, mostly environmental patrimony. commemorative inscriptions just the base of the structure centre of the village there are age, it is composed of a main dated back to the 19 th century. dedicated to the eminent and some remains of the the church of San Pietro , built tower and a secondary one that On the granite hill of Tracucu, 10. Lanusei • personages that stayed in village of circular huts. The in the 18 th century, and the was probably added at a later few kilometres far from the Archaeological area Lanusei attracted by the two giants’ tombs were built Ethnografic Museum “Sa date. The main tower was village, there is the Neolithic of Gennacili-Seleni mildness and the healthiness with the use of local granite Domu ’e S’Olia” , hosted erected with the use of big necropolis of Fund’e Monti , Situated in a panoramic of the climate. At one of the blocks of medium size. Both inside an old olive-press. rough granite blocks and has a with thirteen hypogeal tombs position on the coastline of extremities of the Corso there presented the classical plan North-east of the village there diameter f 9 metres; you could carved between 3500 and Ogliastra, Lanusei is the are the church of S.M. with an apsed structure, a is the country church of San enter the tower through a 2800 b.C. and used at least

38 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 39 until the Late Bronze age. had an irregular plan with crossing and a wild gorge that which is formed by two rooms and anthracite that were another was added between There are single and double- corner towers, a central joins the north-eastern valley linked by a corridor. The exploited until the Fifties of 1600 and 1650. The naves are cell tombs, but some present a building and high walls of the river Pardu to the grotto had undoubtedly been last century. For this reason, separated by Aragonese-style complex plan with several containing an inner courtyard. south-western valley of the used since the Neolithic Age is included in columns. During some chambers linked to each river Flumineddu. The gorge is and later it served as a food the Geo-Mining, Historical restoring works they others. All the tombs present 13. Osini • Nuraghe Serbissi delimited by high limestone storeroom. The nuraghe is and Environmental park of discovered some precious a “dromos”, a sort of 4-5-m- The village of Osini was rebuilt walls and is characterised by made up of four towers Sardinia . At the centre of the frescoes representing the long entry corridor carved into in 1951 after a violent flood. In several “diaclases”(fractures in strengthened by a bastion and village stands the church of Greek-Byzantine cross and the rock. On a hill in the the abandoned village of Osini the rock), among which the joined by a passageway SS. Pietro e Paolo , built in the the monogram of Costantino. southern outskirts of the most imposing is the so-called network. The main tower is Few kilometres away from the village overlooking the “Sa Brecca ’e Usala”, which is the primary structure and is village, along the road to coastline, stand the remains of 100 metres deep. The highest 6.50 m tall; the ground-floor , you can have the Castle of Medusa , also peak that dominates the gorge chamber has its ogive vault in wonderful views on the small called Castle of Agugliastra is called “Scala ’e Su Casteddu”: perfect conditions. On the left lake of Flumineddu. Along the since the 19 th century. It was the toponym and the finding of the entrance corridor same road there is the site of erected probably by the kings of some coins and ceramics begins the staircase that leads Nuraghe S’Orcu ’e Tueri . of Cagliari around the 13 th brought the researchers to the first floor. Some very Built using rough limestone century A.D. on the remains of to the hypothesis of the wide circular huts are around blocks during the Middle a Punic fort (5 th -4 th century presence of a military post the nuraghe. Bronze, it includes a central

Scala of S. Giorgio Church of SS. Pietro e Paolo

Castle of Medusa Nuraghe Serbissi Perdasdefogu Station of b.C), since from the hill you during the Roman-Byzantine 14. Perdasdefogu • Nuraghe tower linked to two others by could easily control the road ages or of a medieval castle. S’Orcu ’e Tueri a bastion. The central tower access to the pond of Tortolì Following the mountain road The village of Perdasdefogu keeps its linteled entrance where, according to the Nuraghe Serbissi you reach the limestone lies in an isolated position Astronomical observatory surmounted by a small scientists, there was the old plateau of Taccu, where between the region of window; a corridor, with the Sulpicius Portus , cited in the you can still see the church of the big Nuraghe Serbissi Ogliastra and the area of Salto 19 th century. In the upper remains of the canonical Ptolemy’s Geography (2 nd Santa Susanna . From the stands. In a wonderful position di Quirra, in a territory of vast quarter of the village there is staircase on the left, leads to century A.D.). After passing centre of the new village, a at 963 m of altitude and limestone valleys mostly the important church of San the chamber, almost blocked from the Geneose into the road climbs up north- overlooking the Ogliastra covered by holm oak trees. Sebastiano , which dates back by the collapsed vault. Around hands of the Pisan eastwards to the limestone Mountains, this Nuragic The name of the village means to the 9 th -12 th century and is the nuraghe there are the conquerors, it finally belonged plateau of Pitzu ’e Taccu and complex was built between “fire stones” and probably characterised by Romanesque remains of a compound wall to the Carroz, Earls of Quirra. reach the monument of Scala the 16 th and the 12 th century comes from the presence of forms. The original structure and some circular huts. Few Probably the original structure of San Giorgio , a natural B.C. on the vault of a grotto, some deposits of lithanthrax presented two naves, while hundred metres from the

40 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 41 nuraghe there is a grotto linked to the history and the and oak woods and some rare around the nuraghe there are now blocked by the fallen naturalistic interest. In the where the archaeologists traditions of the village: a species like the yew and the the remains of a vast village of stones, presented a staircase past the village was known in found the remains of some section is hosted inside a hornbeam. There are also circular huts. Near the village, on the left and led to the particular for the presence of skeletons, probably buried liberty building on via Roma, some rare animals like the the presence of a sacred well circular ground-floor deposits of pyrite, barite and during the Bronze age. and the other is in the Spanish golden eagle, the mouflon, the is also documented. chamber, which today is quartz at the mines of Bau Prison , erected in the 17 th deer and the wild cat. The reachable only from the top Arena, Sarrala and Barisoni- 15. Seui • Nuraghe Ardasai century. The Civic Art Gallery state area stretches around 16. • Nuraghe of the remaining steps of the Porto Santoru. In the locality The territory of Seui includes is hosted inside the Town Hall. the forest station, which is Bau ’e Tanca staircase. All around the of Bidda ’e Susu there is the some of the most Towards the village of provided with guest rooms The village of Talana, nuraghe there are the remains country church of Santa uncontaminated and and a small botanical- immersed in an Sofia , built during the fascinating mountain faunistic Museum that uncontaminated environment Byzantine age and the site of landscapes of Sardinia. The gathers some naturalistic and of valleys and century-old an important feast on the first agro-pastoral economy of the archaeological findings. Along woods, overlooks the days of September. The village was accompanied by the road to Monte Tonneri, in panorama from Arbatax to the coastline, called Marina di the activity of the anthracite the locality of Ardasai, stands Gennargentu mountains. The , stretches for about mine of San Sebastiano. the important Nuraghe importance of the territory in 12 km, from Barisoni (south), Today, Seui offers many Ardasai . Erected with the use the pre-historical age is to Capo Sferracavallo (north), cultural attractions thanks to of limestone blocks on a rocky attested by the presence of 70 and it has not been damaged the realization of a museum outcrop and at an altitude of Neolithic and Nuragic by the mass tourism yet. The

Nuraghe Ardasai Nuraghe Longu

Nuraghe Ardasai Nuraghe Bau ’e Tanca Nuraghe Bau ’e Tanca Tower of S. Giovanni di Sarrala route. The historical centre, 1015 m, this monument is one settlements, among which the road reaches the beach of really picturesque and well of the widest Nuragic best preserved is Nuraghe Melisenda and the locality of preserved, keeps the traces of Monte Tonneri complexes of the Bau ’e Tanca . Erected at Nuraghe Longu Sarrala, a toponym that a noble past. Among Gennargentu area: it includes about 1122 m of altitude with probably comes from the characteristic palaces and , near the Cantoniera a polilobed nuraghe and a the use of big roughly-shaped of a vast village of circular huts name of the Roman city of schist houses with beautiful Arcuerì, the road goes round village. The central tower was granite blocks in a panoramic that attest the importance Saralapis . Here stands also the wrought iron balconies, you the walls of the limestone spur built during the Middle position during the Middle of the site. tower of San Giovanni di can visit the Museum of the of Monte Tonneri , which Bronze, but just the ground Bronze (16 th century B.C.), it is Sarrala , erected during the 18 th peasant, pastoral and artisan includes the marvellous forest floor is left as well as the made of a tower enclosed by a 17. Tertenia • Nuraghe Aleri century to protect the coast civilisation and of the mining of Montarbu , a very staircase that led upstairs; the bastion. The entry of the The village of Tertenia lies at from the pirates’ incursions. activity and of the Emigrant , important area from a main tower was surrounded tower is characterised by a big the foot of Monte Arbu (812 Turning left you can reach the which in two sections shows botanical point of view, with by a bastion with some lateral architrave surmounted by a m), along the banks of the locality of Foxi Manna, with an about three thousand objects its 27 square km of holm oak towers, now collapsed. All small window. The corridor, river Quirra, in an area of great enchanting beach in an

42 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 43 uncontaminated setting. statues and paintings. Along tomb and some menhirs. Osono, Bau Nuraxi and archaeologists found human Of the medieval walls that Nearby there are the remains the streets of the town they The nuraghe presents a Calacasu, for its holm oak, bone fragments, ceramic and protected the village just the of Nuraghe Nastasi . Another set up the Museum of single-tower structure and it is carob and wild olive woods. metal tools that helped to door is left, named “ Arco di interesting monument is Contemporary art “Su Logu enclosed by a bastion made of Here you can visit the sites of date the monument to the Barigau ”, from which start Nuraghe Aleri , a complex de S’Iscultura” in 1995. The big roughly-shaped granite Nuraghe of Bau Nuraxi and Early Bronze Age. the streets of the old town Middle-Late Bronze structure coastline of Tortolì is blocks and that includes at the giants’ tomb of Osono . centre. The structure of the composed of three towers characterised by the long and least three other towers. All The tomb was erected inside 20. • Nuraghe old train station has been linked by a bastion and by golden beach of Orrì , with around there are the remains of the homonym valley and with S’Ulimu restored and transformed into inner corridors. several receptive services, and the village of circular huts the use of granite and schist The village of Ulassai lies in a Museum of Contemporary where the archaeologists found massive blocks; it is one of the Art , with the works of the 18. Tortolì • Archaeological some everyday objects. The most important examples of a well-known local artist Maria area of S’Ortali ’e Su Monti giants’ tomb is downhill of the Nuragic grave in Sardinia. It Lai. Westwards, a road leaves The town of Tortolì lies in the nuraghe; it is a dolmen-type was excavated in 1993 and has the village towards the grotto plain of river Corongiu at a monument that presents a still its original characteristics. of Su Marmuri (880 m), brief distance from the moulded stele and keeps most It presents both the elements among the most beautiful seaside. From 1807 to 1821 it of its burial and apsed chamber. of the central-northern of the island. Before reaching was the chief town of the Not far from the tomb stand Sardinian giants’ tombs (an the grotto, the road continues province and the bishop’s seat one aniconic and two proto- exedra with upright slabs and on the left among deep from 1824 to 1927. During the anthropomorphic menhirs flat topped vault) and valleys and majestic limestone last decades it has become dated to 2700-1800 b.C. elements of the “row” tomb

Beach of Orrì Ulassai

Cathedral of S. Andrea Giants’ tomb of Osono Giants’ tomb of Osono Sanctuary of S. Barbara the main town of the area 19. • Giants’ tomb type (row jutting walls in the spurs until the locality of particularly thanks to the of Osono chamber). The wide exedra Santa Barbara, where there is harbour of Arbatax and to a The village of Triei lies among (19 m of diameter) is formed the nice sanctuary of Santa small airport , and shares with some hills covered with by twelve upright slabs Barbara . This small church Lanusei the role of main town Beach of Orrì Mediterranean scrub and deeply dug into the ground, at A spur in Ulassai was built in the 17 th century of Ogliastra. The old town vineyards. The centre gathers the centre of which there is close to the well-known centre took its actual urban the beach of Punta around the church of SS. the entrance to the tomb. an isolated but fascinating waterfalls of Lequarci, structure with its nice palaces Musculedda . Not far from the Cosma e Damiano , built in The funerary chamber and its position overlooking the deep among the highest and most during the 19 th century. Here beaches there is the the 16 th -17 th century. The flat-slab vault are very well valley of the river Pardu. spectacular of Sardinia, stands the cathedral of interesting archaeological nearby plateau of Osono , preserved. Close to the Northwards, the big spur in an area very rich in water Sant’Andrea (14 th century), area of S’Ortali ’e Su Monti , easily reachable from the monument there are ten of Tisuddu (m 885) hangs springs. It was erected on a restored in 1770 and that which keeps the remains of a village, is known for its other still-unidentified over the houses and the previous Romanesque keeps some interesting complex nuraghe, a giants’ numerous sources as those of structures and rooms. The church of Sant’Antioco . structure, which perhaps was

44 Sardegna Virtual Archaeology Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 45 part of a monastery, with the nuraghe there are the remains underground hydro-geological plateau of Fennau there is the surrounded by holm oak, some giants’ tombs. At the use of schist and limestone of two giants’ tombs. system that crosses the entire important site of S’Arena , juniper and strawberry tree centre of the village stands the ashlars; it presents the typical Supramonte plateau, and the where there are two giants’ woods. It is famous thanks to parish church of San structure of the Sardinian 21. • Giants’ tombs grotto Donini , better known tombs, a nuraghe and the the production of a peculiar Giovanni Battista , erected at country churches, with a of S’Arena as Su Cunnu ’e S’Ebba , from village of Perdeballa. Dated to kind of apples (called “a the middle of the 17 th century. rectangular plan, a smooth On the slopes of Monte which comes out a the Middle-Final Bronze age, guancia rossa”), which are the You must visit the limestone façade without decorative Gruttas (1089 m), Urzulei is an spectacular waterfall. In 1930, the tombs were built close to tasty protagonists of a festival, bastion of Su Casteddu ’e elements and characterized old pastoral village among the at the grotto of Sa Domu ’e each other on a rocky outcrop. on last Sunday of October, Joni , between the pass of by a linteled wooden portal most isolated of Sardinia and S’Orcu , which overlooks the They were made using well- where you can also taste some Arquerì and the village, and surmounted by a little belfry. that presents lots of village and that following the worked limestone ashlars with the mountain locality of Niàla , The side views present simple archaeologists was used as a the “row technique”; they a place where the tourist train rectangular windows. The foundry during the Bronze present a prolonged burial “Trenino Verde ” stops and interior has a three-nave plan, age, they found an important chamber and a semicircular equipped with some receptive covered with wooden trusses. bronze statuette representing exedra. The entries to both services. Towards the village of The very simple altar keeps a a mother with her child, today chambers are characterised by Gairo, you can visit the statue of the saint (1670). kept at the Archaeological square blocks that were country sanctuary of San On the limestone plateau of Museum of Cagliari. Along the surmounted by an architrave, Salvatore , built at 784 m in Pauli there is the interesting state road S.S.125, past the and by another big block the 12 th century on a previous Nuraghe S’Ulimu , composed Costa Silana, you reach the carved with a frieze. Few rows Byzantine church and parish

Monte Oseli Bastion of Su Casteddu ’e Joni

Lequarci falls Su Cunnu ’e S’Ebba Gorge of Gorropu Tacco di Pitzu Ertzioni of a central tower and two Pass of Genna Silana (1010 m), remain of the burial chambers, of the old village of Trobigitei , almost-collapsed lateral from which leaves the path while the original paved floors disappeared during the ones. The entry of that leads to the spectacular are still in good conditions. Ussassai Aragonese domination. the main tower keeps its Supramonte of Urzulei Gorge of Gorropu , one of the Legend has it that a small architrave and a brief corridor longest canyons in Europe. 22. Ussassai • Sanctuary typical dishes. The human church dedicated to San that leads to the circular naturalistic, archaeological Near the locality of Sa of San Salvatore presence during the pre- Girolamo was built in the 5 th chamber, today blocked and cultural interests. There Portiscra, an area where they The territory of Ussassai history in the territory is century on the place where by the fallen stones. are numerous grottoes in the reintroduced the Sardinian presents a great naturalistic attested by the Neolithic there was the bishopric of All around the nuraghe there territory, like the well-known deer, you can visit the Nuragic and landscape interest. The necropolises of Aurraci , Miriensis Ecclesiae , founded are the remains of a cave of Su Palu , the longest of village of Or Murales , with village lies at the bottom of a Orgìa and Perdobia . There are by one of the bishops that compound wall and of a Sardinia (40 km), that of Sa more than 100 huts and one of valley formed by the river San also lots of Nuragic were exiled in the island village of circular huts. At a Rutta ’e S’Edera , from which the most extended of the Girolamo, protected by monuments, several towers by the Thrasamund, the king brief distance from the starts an immense island. Near the limestone several limestone spurs and surrounded by villages and of the . •

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LIST OF GUIDES

CAGLIARITANO OGLIASTRA TERRITORY TERRITORY Basilica Nuragic complex of of San Saturnino | Cagliari S’Arcu ’e Is Forros Archaeological area Villagrande Strisaili of Sant’Eulalia | Cagliari The harbour and the coastal towers of Arbatax | Tortolì

SULCIS0IGLESIENTE TERRITORY NUORESE Necropolis of TERRITORY Is Pirixeddus | S. Antioco Castle Archaeological area of Fava | Posada of Monte Sirai | Carbonia Giants’ tomb of S’Ena ’e Thomes | Dorgali

MEDIO CAMPIDANO TERRITORY SASSARESE Nuragic village TERRITORY of Su Nuraxi | Barumini Necropolis of Castle of Monreale | Sant’Andrea Priu | Bonorva Church and monastery of San Nicola di Trullas | Semestene ORISTANESE TERRITORY Archaeological area GALLURA of | Cabras TERRITORY Roman baths Megalithic Circles of Forum Traiani | of Li Muri | Arzachena The area of the basilicas Baldu’s of Cornus-Columbaris | Cuglieri Palace | Luogosanto Sardegna Virtual Archaeology 49