A common thread runs through Romanesque-Pisan architecture and style between three lovely old basilicas in northern Sardinia, all built within few decades but with different histories: Santissima Trinità in...
A common thread runs through Romanesque-Pisan architecture and style between three lovely old basilicas in northern Sardinia, all built within few decades but with different histories: Santissima Trinità in...
From one of the oldest churches on the island to a cathedral that has become a kaleidoscope of architectural styles over time, as well as a solemn and elegant basilica church and captivating examples of two-tone ‘rural’ style, concluding the itinerary...
There are very few examples of this unusual structure on the Island and it represents very rare evidence of the stylistic transition from Byzantine to Romanesque architecture. The church of Santa Croce stands on the northeastern edge...
It is one of the best preserved medieval Romanesque-Pisan buildings on the island. The church of Santa Maria stands on a slight plateau, surrounded by hills planted with vines and olive groves, three kilometres from the town of...
It melts your heart at first sight. The church appears in all its majesty rather unexpectedly, on a hillock in the main street of Santa Giusta, at the end of a majestic set of stairs: a gem of Romanesque architecture...
In the centre of Anglona, nestled among gentle hills and deep, sedimentary and volcanic valleys, Martis, a village of just over 500 inhabitants, shows its ancient origins: buildings decorated with moulded cornices, iron balconies, majestic doorways...
Shapes and decorations are intact and form a harmonious combination of various influences and building phases. The church of San Pantaleo, patron of Dolianova, a town situated in the historical territory of Parteolla...
On a high plain on Monte Acuto, one of the most “Romanised” areas in Sardinia, a Roman-Byzantine castrum (castle) and medieval ruins dominate the plain below, home to the Coghinas river and lake. This is the...
Its sober and harmonious architecture is the theatre of sa promissa, an evocative ritual of the Antico Sposalizio Selargino (Historic Selargino Wedding): on parchment, the bride and groom handwrite a promise...
Its origin is referred to in one of the oldest documents written in Sardinian language, the story of its construction is true evolution over time and its present is that of one of the most captivating examples of Romanesque style on...