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History and archaeology

(the only instance of edifice dating back to Sardinian local kingdoms to be still inhabitable).

Thanks to its fertility and its geographical position, the lands of the province of Middle Campidano were settled and frequented since most ancient ages. A number of sites and finds have confirmed the presence and permanent dwellings of peoples and nations, alternating throughout the centuries. Among the best-known places are significant Nuragic sites such as the complex of Barumini, recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Subsequent ages have left Phoenician/Punic sites (city of Neapolis) and Roman settlements (Thermae of Sardara).Certainly, the imposing evidence dating back to the Middle Ages is noteworthy, too, as it has validated the strategic importance of this central area: this is the case of the castles of Monreale, Las Plassas and Sanluri, (the only instance of edifice dating back to Sardinian local kingdoms to be still inhabitable).

 

 

  • Bird’s-eye view of the Castle of Marmilla Las Plassas, Castle of Marmilla
    Raised at the beginning of the 12th century in a dominating position over the inhabited centre, the Castle of Marmilla had a great importance...
  • Nuraxi Fenu Nuraghi of Pabillonis
    Outside the inhabited centre, the Nuraghe of San Lussorio owes its name to its proximity with an ancient small church dedicated...
  • Nuraxi Oliri Nuragic sites of Serrenti
    Several Nuragic sites are scattered in the surrounding area of ‘Nuraxi Oliri’ and ‘Bruncu su Nuraxi’, while archaeological finds of great interest can be admired in the area of ‘Sa Tellura’ In the homonymous locality is the sacred well of ‘Cuccui’...
  • Nuraxi'e Passeri Pauli Arbarei, Nuraghi
    The territory of Pauli Arbarei is scattered with Nuragic sites. A good ten nuraghi have been censused, of which nine...
  • Sanluri, Capuchin Friars’ Ethnographic Museum
    The Museum is hosted inside the Capuchin Friars’ convent, built upon one of the most panoramic hills of the area, at a short distance from the medieval castle. It contains a collection of works of sacred art, including pictures dating from the 15th century...
  • Pyriform vessel exhibited in the Museum Sardara, Archaeological Museum ‘Villa Abbas’
    Located at the heart of the village, the Museum shows a few reproductions of people’s lives in Campidano, from pre-history to the Middle Ages: their living habits, the materials used to procure their food, building methods for houses and tombs and divinities worshipped in the different historical periods...
  • Ruins of the rampart Sardara, Castle of Monreale
    The castle, with the annexed fortified borough, was raised at the beginning of the 14th century upon the vestiges of an ancient Nuragic settlement. The edifice represented the most imposing stronghold of the Kingdom of Arborea as it was the residence of the sovereigns...
  • Steps of the sacred well Sardara, Nuragic Shrine of Sant’Anastasia
    The origin of the shrine dates back to the 9th- 8th century B.C. It is one of the sites witnessing the cult of waters in Sardinia. The archaeological area, one of the few ones in the Island to be inside a village, consists of four sacred wells.Among them, the sacred well of Sant’Anastasia...
  • The ‘domus de janas’ ‘Sa Domu e S’Orcu’ Setzu, Nuraghi and ‘Domus de Janas’
    Several archaeological finds of great interest can be found in the countryside of the village, such as the single-tower nuraghe called Nuraxi ‘Su Forru ‘e Sa Teula’, rising, in the proximity of a Roman necropolis. A narrow street connects the Nuragic site to the Domus de janas ‘Sa Grutta ‘e sa perda’...
  • The Nuraghe ‘Sa Fogaia’ Siddi, Nuraghe ‘Sa Fogaia’
    Sited up above, as a sentry watching over the highland (Giara) of Siddi, the nuraghe with corridor is inserted inside the Municipal Park ‘Sa Fogaia’, an oasis of lushing vegetation hosting countless animal species, besides a number of naturalistic equipped routes. The nuraghe is named...

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