| Nuraghe Santu Antine | |
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| State | Italy |
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| Region | Sardinia |
| Territory | Meilogu |
| Institutional website | |
Nuraghe Santu Antine is an archaeological site of the Sardinia.
To know
The nuraghe of Santu Antine is a multi-lobed nuraghe; the oldest part is made up of the central keep, while the outer trilobate wall, which reaches the height of the first level, dates back to a later period. The access to the structure is oriented towards the south, the internal environment of the first level of the central keep has three niches, but - very rare - they are made communicating with each other by a circular corridor carved into the thickness of the wall.
The staircase, arranged in a clockwise direction, leads to the second level completing 360 ° of extension. The staircase also reached a third level which no longer exists; the remaining height of the keep reaches 17.5 meters. The nuraghe has two wells, one in the pavement of a cell, the other in the courtyard.
One of the galleries inside the nuragic palace of Santu Antine Adjacent to the nuraghe is the village, with the classic circular huts of the nuragic period and with rectangular houses from the Roman period that testify to the reuse of the structure in subsequent periods to the nuragic one. .
The nuraghe has also been studied several times from an archaeoastronomic point of view, and these studies have shown how its structure is oriented following the solstices. These claims were supported, among others, by the archaeologist Ercole Contu and the archaeostronomists Mauro Peppino Zedda, Juan Antonio Belmonte and Michael Hoskin. In particular, Hoskin, a science historian and lecturer emeritus at Churchill college in Cambridge, called Santu Antine "the most sophisticated dry stone monument on the earth's surface"
Geographical notes
The nuraghe is located in the municipality of Torralba, on the plain of Cabu Abbas.
How to get
By plane
- 1 Alghero-Fertilia Airport (IATA: AHO) (68 km from the nuraghe Santu Antine), ☎ 39 079 935011. L'Alghero-Fertilia airport is served by Ryanair with Pisa, Bologna, Milan-Bergamo and some European cities, from Alitalia with Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Linate and by other airlines serving other national and European destinations.
- 2 Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (IATA: OLB) (90 km from the nuraghe Santu Antine), ☎ 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.
- 3 Cagliari-Elmas Airport (IATA: CAG) (176 km from the nuraghe Santu Antine), ☎ 39 070 211211, fax: 39 070 241013. L'Cagliari-Elmas airport it is served by Ryanair with Pisa, Bologna, Milan-Bergamo, Rome Ciampino, Treviso, Cuneo, Bologna and some European cities, by Alitalia with Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Linate and by other airlines serving other national and European destinations.
From the following airports it is possible, thanks to several car rental companies present, to rent a car to reach the nuraghe Santu Antine.
By car
Take the SS 131 Carlo Felice and exit at Torralba, then, follow the signs for the nuraghe Santu Antine to reach your destination.
From the ports of Porto Torres, Olbia- White Island, Golfo Aranci is Cagliari.
Permits / Rates
- The entrance fees are as follows: Visit to the Nuraghe Entrance to the Civic Museum of the Nuraghi Valley: Full € 8.00, reduced € 6.00; free up to 6 years, handicapped persons, staff of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage upon presentation of the appropriate card, university students in historical-artistic subjects and academy of fine arts within 25 years of age upon presentation of the appropriate card, teachers class leaders, bus drivers accompanying groups visiting the museum, interpreters when their work is needed alongside the guide, directors and curators of Italian and foreign museums upon showing the appropriate card, journalists registered with the order, upon presentation of the appropriate card, tourist guides duly authorized to exercise the profession upon presentation of the appropriate card, members of the ICOM (International Council of Museum) and during national days recognized as culture days.
- The opening hours of the site are as follows: Last Sunday in October-last Saturday in March: Mon-Sun 9: 00-17: 00; last Saturday in March-last Sunday in October: Mon-Sun 9: 00-20: 00.
How to get around
Take the SS 131 Carlo Felice and exit at Torralba, then, follow the signs for the nuraghe Santu Antine to reach your destination. Arrived at the nuraghe Santu Antine, leave your car in the parking lot and continue on foot.
Nuraghe Santu Antine: full screen map.What see
- 1 Nuraghe Santu Antine.
What to do
Shopping
Where to eat
There is a refreshment point in the parking area.
Where stay
Safety
How to keep in touch
Useful information
- Contact Nuraghe Santu Antine, ☎ 39 079 847481, 39 366 4353484, 39 347 9138479, @[email protected].
Around
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- 4 Church and monastery of San Pietro di Sorres, to Borutta. Romanesque church and Benedictine monastery.
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