One of the few completely frescoed Sardinian churches, an architectural monument that is the result of nine centuries of reconstructions and restorations, the last complete one of which was in 1996-99. The parish church of Sant'Elena stands in the...
The village is spread out on Mount Ruiu, surrounded by extinct volcanoes dating back millions of years. Ittireddu, a small and ancient Logudoro village with just over 500 inhabitants, dates back to Byzantine times, when the church of...
A balanced overlapping of architectural forms, it is also a wonderful example of how sacred art on the island has adapted to the dictates of the Counter-Reformation. In the parish church of Santa Barbara, which stands in the historical ‘upstream’ part...
A village in the centre of Sardinia comes alive as worshippers fill it twice a year, in May and October, while during the rest of the year it brings an atmosphere of mysticism and sacredness to a place that is, in itself, magical, where the rituals of...
Its charm lies in its archaic appearance and the simplicity of its forms, as well as the privilege of becoming the home of a work, every Christmas, unique in Sardinian and with very few other examples in Italy. The Romanesque church...
Heavenly male voices sing Gregorian chants. Inside the current monastery of Pietro di Sorres, which was once a cathedral, not only will you look at its architectural beauty with admiration, but you will also be spellbound as you listen to the melodic...
His story is shrouded in legend and steeped in deep devotion. He had a close bond with the largest Romanesque building in Sardinia, located in a panoramic position. The church of San Gavino A Mare, also known as the church of Balai...
The name derives from Etruscula, a village founded perhaps in the times of the Roman Republic, or more likely from truiscu, 'mountain pepper', a herbaceous plant that thrived in the hills surrounding the village, used to clean...
From the colourful houses in the village of Bosa, travelling one kilometre along the Temo river, you will reach the locality of Calamedia, a site that was already inhabited in the Phoenician-Punic age: here,...
It looks out onto a square in the southwestern outskirts of Sassari, once open countryside. You will get to San Pietro di Silki via an avenue that runs alongside the walls of the former Franciscan monastery, attached to the...
