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Bitan - Daily Tours - You will travel to Paulilatino, from Cagliari the trip takes about 2 hours.
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Pozzo Santa Cristina - The well temple of Santa Cristina (XII century b.C.) is one of the most important exemples of religious and building evidence of the Nuragic period. It consists of a Dromos (vestibule) and a stone staircase which leads to an hypogeic “tholos” room. The temple is surrounded by a perimetral wall (themenos). Inside this area of the Sacred Well, where a local guide will lead us to visit the well temple, and also the Christian Village where the small Medieval rural church of Santa Cristina, built by the Camaldolese Monks, is located. About 50 mt. far from the church, along a path, we will get to the beautiful Nuraghe of Santa Cristina (XVI century b.C.), a simple circular Nuragic stone tower.
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Museo Civico Giovanni Marongiu - After the tour of the Nuragic site of Santa Cristina, in a 20 minute drive we will get to Cabras, home of the stone Giants of Monti Prama, that we will visit at the local archaeological museum.
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Province of Cagliari - Your local guide will be keen to make the tour as personal as possible. He will assist you with his expertise and recall interesting anecdotes for you before driving you back to your hotel.
- Complimentary onboard Wi-Fi
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off
- Option for a private tour
- Refreshments including bottled water
- Multilingual professional guide (English, French, Italian, Portuguese)
- Comfortable transport in an air-conditioned minivan
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Language guide not specified
- Gratuities
The historical site of Santa Cristina can be found on the basalt plateau of Abbasanta. The site is named after the small countryside church of Santa Cristina, constructed during the 1200s, surrounded by a collection of cumbessias, compact homes originally designed to provide accommodation for pilgrims. This area, significant since the nuraghic era, is split into two parts: the first part houses the water temple (comprising an atrium, a descending staircase and a subterranean chamber with a tholos roof for the spring), a congregation hut featuring pebble flooring and a circular seat, and an assortment of additional small square and circular structures, assumed to be housing for the temple priests and the pilgrims. We are also set to witness the Giants of Monti Prama, exhibited at the Municipal Museum of Cabras. These are the only stone statues inherited from the ancient Nuraghic civilization, alongside models of nuraghi and betyls discovered in their vicinity.
- Dress code is smart casual
- Due to availability, please be aware that for groups of more than 8 participants vehicles used in the excursions may be different from description and vary at the management’s discretion.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
