5: Cultic complex of Romanzesu – Bitti

5 – The cult complex of Romanzesu, in Bitti, is one of the 31 monuments proposed to Unesco as emblematic of the grandiose Nuragic civilization, its history, and its vast material testimonies.Romanzesu constitutes one of the most important residential and cult complexes of the Sardinian nuragic civilization, with about a hundred huts, five places of worship, a well temple, and four “megaron” – and a large ceremonial enclosure. It is built with local granite. The area develops around the well temple, carved into the rock from which spring the source water. It has an access staircase and a circular chamber built with regular rows of carefully worked blocks.

The photos of the cult complex of Romanzesu in Bitti are by: Beatrine Auguadro, Fernando Posi, Nicola Barbicha Tornello, Alberto Valdès, and Cooperativa Istelai.