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Vivere la campagna
The amazing view encompassing the mountains of Villacidro up to the Gulf of Oristano will repay walkers for their efforts.
The route starts in the mining area of Montevecchio; a four-hours walk will take you to one of the most beautiful tops of the territory: Monte Arcuentu, an ancient (now spent) volcano, describing the profile of a sleeping man – someone says it recalls Napoleon’s figure. The top of Mount Arcuentu, also known as ‘Erculentu’ (as, according to a legend, it was Hercules’s mountain) shows the vestiges of an ancient medieval castle. It is also a place of pilgrimage and spiritual retreat.
Along the route, vegetation varies and a low maquis, formed by lentisks and brooms, stretches next to pastures. At the foothills of steep rocks, the way continues inside sheer basaltic gorges, passing through environments that can boast a rich natural and human history. Finally, an ancient thicket reveals the ruins of a few old structures, small huts and a votive altar, confirming the momentous past of these places.