The alternation of austere black-purple basalt of the walls and of dynamic pink trachyte in the arches and columns forms a unique two-tone that renders it mysterious and fascinating. From its vantage point atop a knoll in an isolated yet prominent...
A sumptuous and harmonious superimposition of architectural styles, “and yet one would not want to take anything away from it”, as the writer Elio Vittorini said when he saw it. The basilica is named after St Nicholas of Bari, a cathedral since 1441,...
It all began in 303 CE when the Romans executed the death sentence of Efisio, a common soldier guilty of having converted to and professed Christianity. In the high Middle Ages, a sanctuary was built on the exact spot of his martyrdom. Thus the legend...
You will stand in awe of the monumental grandeur that almost a thousand years of life have given to this gem of Romanesque-Pisan architecture revisited in a Gothic and Baroque touch. The Basilica di Nostra Signora ...
It is only seemingly simple, with a single nave, typical Romanesque decorations and a bell gable. In reality, it contains ancient paintings and unusual decorations, as well as religious symbols from a Nuragic tomb. The church of San...
It is one of the smallest Romanesque churches in Sardinia, but its main feature, which is clearly visible on the façade, is an architrave with images, carved in relief, of five anthropomorphic figures, one of which is upside down....
It is almost fortress-like and is surrounded by a wall with a spectacular entrance portal. It also features unusual precision in the way the ashlars were worked, which could be proof of the fact that craftsmen were working there actively in one of the...
Situated in the central-south of Campidano, near the confluence of Flumini Mannu and Flumini Bellu, on lands rich in clay, which has defined its history and economy. Pabillonis is a town of almost 3000 inhabitants, with close ties to...
