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NURAGHI, THE MILLENARIAN TOWERS OF STONES IN SARDINIA, ITALY

Nuraghi, the millenarian Towers of Stones in Sardinia, Italy

 

Nuraghi, the huge, enigmatic towers of stones built by ancient civilization more than 5000 years ago in Sardinia island

Itinerary: Alghero, Cmplesso nuragico di Palmavera, Nurri, Orroli, Torralba, Seui, Nuraghe Arrubiu
Nuraghi, the millenarian Towers of Stones in Sardinia, Italy
Sardinia, the second-largest Italian island, is located in the mid of the Mediterranean sea. Land of unforgettable beauty but still wild and scarcely populated especially in its interior, Sardinia is a well-known popular holiday destination because of its beautiful, Caribbean-style white sand beaches and crystal-clear seawater.

Its past is both mysterious and charming, like a big puzzle that has not yet been solved. Throughout the island, there are ancient buildings older than 3000 years called 'Nuraghi'. A Nuraghe is a monumental tower made of huge, roughly worked stones. It might stand as a single tower like the one in the pic above, or several Nuraghi might be joined together in order to make a complex of many towers with connecting structures and walls. Picture n°5 (courtesy of Sardonic Studio) shows a 3D design of what a standard Nuraghe is expected to look like.

At this time, there are about 7000 Nuraghi on the whole island but it is thought that originally there were many more of them. Today, these Nuraghi left are the only remains of the ancient civilizations supposed to live here. Due to the fact, we do not have other information about them, the air of mystery and the magnetic charm lingering around these Nuraghi fascinate every visitor and make an unforgettable, beautiful experience on their trip to Sardinia.

Some of the most interesting Nuraghi are located in the Province of Oristano such as the so-called Nuraghe Losa (pic n°4). Nuraghe Arrubiu (pic n°6) is located along Nurri and Orroli, Nuraghe Palmavera (pic n°1) is on the road to the Gulf of Alghero and the Gulf of Porto Conte, Nuraghe Serbissi, Nuraghe Santu Antine (pic n°3) in Torralba and Nuraghe Ardasai in the municipality of Seui in Ogliastra.

More about Nuraghe: Su Nuraxi

Departure: Alghero
Arrival: Nuraghe Arrubiu
Length: Km 396

Some pictures:

Nuraghe Palmavera (pic n°1); (pic n°2); Santu Antine (pic n°3); Nuraghe Losa (pic n°4); a complex of many towers (pic n°5); Nuraghe Arrubiu (pic n°6)

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