Collinas - Collinas

Collinas is a center of the Sardinia in province of Southern Sardinia.

To know

It is part of the Authentic Villages of Italy.

Geographical notes

Collinas is located in Marmilla and borders on Gonnostramatza (Oristano), Lunamatrona, Mogoro (Oristano), Sardara, Siddi is Villanovaforru.

Origins of the name

The village was originally called Forru, and only on January 24, 1863 the mayor of the time, who was the jurist, philosopher and parliamentarian Giovanni Battista Tuveri, proposed to change the name due to postal problems with the neighboring village, called Villanovaforru. Several proposals were made and in the end Collinas was chosen because of the hills surrounding the town.

The name Forru in turn came from the Latin forum (because it stood in a small valley between the hills), or from terms that indicated the ovens there used to prepare terracotta or melt metals.

Background

The area was already inhabited in the pre-Nuragic era, as evidenced by the remains of wooden houses and branches, in the Nuragic era, due to the presence of numerous nuraghi, and in Roman times, due to the presence of the ruins of a spa.

In medieval times it belonged to the Giudicato of Arborea and was part of the curatoria of Marmilla. At the fall of the Giudicato (1410) it became part of the Marquisate of Oristano. Following the failure of the anti-Aragonese revolt of Leonardo Alagon, the last Marquis of Oristano, after the battle of Macomer (1478) the whole area passed under the Aragonese dominion. In the Aragonese period it was part of the Incontrada di Parte Montis, belonging to the county of Quirra, fief of the Carroz. In 1603 the county became a marquisate, a fief of the Centelles. In the Savoy period, in 1798, it passed to the Osorio de la Cueva, in possession of which it remained until 1839 when it was redeemed following the suppression of the feudal system.

In the first half of the 19th century, with the merger between the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Piedmontese mainland territory, Forru was incorporated into the province of Cagliari. In the Fascist era the municipality of Villanovaforru was aggregated (later reconstituted). In 2005 it passed to the province of Medio Campidano and in 2016 to the province of Southern Sardinia.

How to orient yourself

How to get

By plane

• 39.259.051 Cagliari-Elmas Airport (IATA: CAG) (55 km from Collinas), ☎ 39 070 211211, fax: 39 070 241013. L'Cagliari-Elmas airport is served by Ryanair with Milan-Bergamo, Treviso, Cuneo, Bologna, Pisa, Rome-Ciampino and some European cities, from Alitalia with Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Linate, from Easyjet, Volotea and other airlines that operate national flights and with Europe.  
• 40.6311118.2886112 Alghero-Fertilia Airport (IATA: AHO) (189 km from Collinas), ☎ 39 079 935011. L'Alghero-Fertilia airport it is served by Ryanair with Milan-Bergamo, Bologna, Pisa and some European cities, by Alitalia with Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Linate and by other airlines such as Volotea, Easyjet, etc ... which operate national flights and with Europe .  
• 40.8986119.51753 Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (IATA: OLB) (221 km from Collinas), ☎ 39 0789 563400, fax: 39 0789 563401. L'Olbia-Costa Smeralda airport it is connected with several Italian and European cities from Alitalia with Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Linate and other scheduled and low cost airlines including Easyjet, Volotea, Smartwings, Transavia, British Airways, Austrian and many others.  

From the following airports it is possible, thanks to several car rental companies present, to rent a car to reach Collinas.

By car

Take the SS 131 Carlo Felice and exit at Sardara, then, continue towards Sardara-Collinas in order to arrive at your destination.

On boat

From the ports of Cagliari, Porto Torres, Olbia-Isola Bianca e Golfo Aranci.

By bus

• From Cagliari with the ARST 120 line.
• From Oristano with the ARST line 446.

How to get around

What see

Churches

• 39.6409868.8401531 Church of San Michele Arcangelo.  
• 39.6393068.8407782 Church of San Rocco. 
• 39.6426648.8405333 Church of San Sebastiano.  
• 39.6504448.8182974 Church of Santa Maria Angiargia.  

Museums

• 39.6421398.8408335 B & BArt, Via San Sebastiano 12, ☎ 39 335 8354521, @[email protected]. Contemporary art museum. 

Archaeological sites

• 39.65758.8433336 Nuraghe Concali. 
• 39.6458.8052787 Tomb of the giants of Sedda sa Caudeba.  
• 39.6511118.8205568 Sacred well Su Angiu. Thermal bath from the Roman era. 

Events and parties

• San Sebastian. The Sunday after January 21st. The celebrations begin on Saturday evening with the lighting of a bonfire in honor of the saint and the lighting of fireworks. During the bonfire, bread, cheese, sweet Collinas wine and fried food are offered. On Sunday morning the procession takes place through the streets of the town, followed by the Holy Mass with panegyric. 
• Sant'Isidoro. The Sunday following May 15th. In the morning the solemn procession takes place through the streets of the town, with the participation of groups in costume, horses and tractors decorated with Sardinian flowers and carpets. After the procession, the holy mass. The previous evening, public balls are held in the square. For the feast of Saint Isidoro, an extemporaneous painting and sculpture exhibition is held, organized by the Committee with the collaboration of the Pro Loco and the Municipal Administration. Around 1 pm tasting in the square of typical Collinas products. In the afternoon you can visit various typical houses of the village with the representation of ancient crafts with the tasting of typical sweets and the famous binu druci de Forru ("sweet wine of Collinas"). 
• San Rocco. August 16. Around 6 pm the procession takes place through the streets of the town, followed by the solemn mass with panegyric. On the evening of 15 and 16 August in the Town Hall square there is a musical entertainment with light and ethnic music. 
• Santa Maria Angiargia. 7-9 September. The feast commemorates the birth of the Madonna, precisely on 8 September and is the most important feast in the country. It begins on the afternoon of 7 September with the processional transport of the simulacrum of Maria Bambini to the country church located in the middle of a sacred wood. On day 8, the festival takes place mainly in the grove.

In the morning around 11 the procession takes place inside the grove, followed by the solemn Holy Mass with panegyric. Many people, both from Collinas and from neighboring villages, weather permitting, prepare lunch, based on roast suckling pig, which is cooked on the spot, and other succulent food, which is eaten in the grove. In the afternoon there are dances accompanied by an accordion and launeddas. On the evening of 7, 8 and 9 in the town square there is the performance of various groups of light and ethnic music. On the 9th, the celebration is practically the same as on the 8th. On the evening of the 9th, the simulacrum of Maria Bambini returns to the village. Around 7:15 pm, the procession leaves from the grove to arrive in Collinas at dusk. At the entrance to the town there are fireworks in the church square, a solemn conclusion with the sermon and the Eucharistic blessing. 

What to do

Shopping

How to have fun

Where to eat

Where stay

Moderate prices

• 39.6426118.8388061 Sa Domu de Pilimeddu, Vico II Felice Uda 2, ☎ 39 349 7316047, @[email protected]. B&B. 

Average prices

• 39.6411118.83952 Sa Dom'e Forru, Alley Church 4, ☎ 39 347 7392751. Check in: 15:30-24:00, check-out: By 10:00. Hotel. 

Safety

How to keep in touch

Post office

• 39.6427228.8402224 Post Office, Piazza San Sebastiano 2, ☎ 39 070 9304302, fax: 39 070 9304302. 

Around

• 39.6138898.8215065 Sardara
• 39.6354398.8532646 Nuraghe Genna Maria (TO Villanovaforru). Full: € 3.00; reduced € 2.50 (compulsory students, groups of at least 20 people, people over 65); cumulative ticket for the entire museum and archaeological park: € 6.00; reduced cumulative ticket museum and archaeological park: € 5.00 (compulsory students, groups of at least 20 people, people over 65); free for children under 6 years, 1 companion for groups of at least 20 people.. Nov-Jan: Tue-Sun 14: 30-17: 00; Feb, Mar and Oct: Tue-Sun 15: 30-18: 00; Apr-Sep: Tue-Sun 15: 30-19: 00.  
• 39.6563898.8657 Sa Corona Arrubia Territory Museum (Giovanni Pusceddu naturalistic museum), Spinarba locality, Lunamatrona - Collinas road (In the municipal area of Lunamatrona), ☎ 39 070 9341009, fax: 39 070 9341135, @[email protected]. Full: € 6.00; reduced € 4.00 (children between 6 and 12 years, over 65, booked groups of min. 20 people); family ticket: € 15.00 (two parents with two children or one parent with three children); free for children under 6, the handicapped and their companion.. Mon-Sun 9: 00-19: 00. Naturalistic Museum. 

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