Its size suggests not only a need to host many burials but also an intent to declare status and dominance over the surrounding landscape. And it does more than impress—studying this tomb has led to two important discoveries about Bronze Age funerary...
It is one of the most venerated places of worship in the north of the island, visited every year by numerous worshippers from Gallura, Baronia and Barbagia, some of whom are the protagonists of a night-time pilgrimage. The Sanctuary...
Aglientu is located a few kilometres from the sea, in an area predominantly rich in granite. Its landscape is characterised by majestic boulders and green valleys that slope down towards sandy shores with high desert-like dunes alternating with...
In the territory of Santa Teresa Gallura, four kilometres from the residential area, along the isthmus that joins the peninsula-promontory of Capo Testa to the mainland, there are two beautiful...
The history of Olbía, Greek for “happiness”, of its harbour and the thousands of years of layers of culture. On the small Peddone island a short walk from the old port is the archaeological museum of Olbia, the...
Once upon a time, a train ran through these woods and granite cliffs. It was the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the carriages mainly carried Gallura's prized cork. The railway extended just 27 kilometers, crossing an almost...
Set between the valleys of Oschiri, it is located on Monteacuto, at the entrance to the Gallura area, but within the province of Sassari. The lake of Coghinas...
In around 1300, a Turkish fleet (or Saracen) besieged Posada, attempting to conquer it through exhaustion and hunger. To deceive the besiegers, the inhabitants of the fortified village – by now exhausted and unable to...
The colours of the sea range from emerald green to sky blue and azure. The sand is warm, firm and white and multi-coloured rocks emerge from the water. A scenic access path follows a river as it makes its way in between pink rocks until it reaches the...
A 3500-year-old fortress, symbol of the evolution of the Nuragic civilisation, enchanting thanks to the natural scenery all around it and populated by a colony of small very rare bats. The nuraghe Majori is perched on a granite ‘dome’ at an...
