Among the waterfalls and forests of the Barbagia di Seulo, on the border with southern Sardinia, stands a tower that once protected the settlements inhabited by the Nuragic people. It has always been shrouded in an aura of legend, while...
The archaeological complex of Loelle in Buddusò
An original prehistoric monument set in the typical landscape of Monte Acuto and Gallura in north-eastern Sardinia, amid granite, woods and Mediterranean scrub. It appears suddenly along the road connecting Buddusò, the centre of Monte...
At Illorai, the nuraghe in the forest
"The downy oak (Quercus pubescens) is the most widespread species of oak in Italy, so much so that in many localities it is simply called oak...The largest one, however, seems to be in Sardinia in Illorai (in the locality of Sa Melabrina):...
The Is Concias tomb of giants in Quartucciu ‘besieged by rubbish’.
In the pages of the Unione Sarda of 24 April, there was a report on the degradation of the area surrounding the 'Is Concias' tomb of giants, in the Quartucciu area: one of the 32 nuragic monuments included in the project presented to Unesco...
The Santa Barbara nuraghe in Bauladu
The 'Santa Barbara' of Bauladu is a complex nuraghe 'clearly visible from afar thanks to the central tower, which still towers above the surrounding vegetation. The ground floor, raised several metres by the presence of the collapsed anc...
Nuraghi and Saints
Professor Massimo Pittau, in his book 'I Sardi Nuragici e la scrittura' (The Sardinian Nuragics and Writing), stated, among other things: 'I have written - without ever being challenged - that the Sardinians continued to build nuraghi even...
Nora and the surrounding area
The archaeological area of Nora is located in an area with numerous Nuragic remains, including the sacred well depicted in the photo by Antonello Gregorini. In the vicinity of the settlement, at 'Punta Santa Vittoria', there is what appear...
The Filigosa site and the Ruggiu nuraghe in Macomer
The 'Ruggiu' of Macomer is a single tower, 13 metres in diameter 'built with medium to large blocks arranged in regular rows. The nuraghe is not in a good state of preservation. The entrance to the south-east, which has collapsed, leads int...