Morning lights on the valley of Antal, sunset on the dunes of Piscinas.

The Valley of Antal (duration of visit: 30 minutes.)

The importance of the archaeological site is undoubtedly given by the vestiges of the place of Roman worship. Below the steps of access to the Roman temple are the remains of the Carthaginian worship (500 B.C.), erected in honor of the Punic deity Sid Addir Babay who personified the indigenous god venerated in the nearby Nuragic sanctuary. The famous Roman temple, quoted by the famous Egyptian geographer Ptolemy (2nd century A.D.), dates back to the 1st C. B.C., was renewed several times until it arrived at the great restoration testified by the inscription located on the top part of the building, confirming the Chronological placement in the 3rd century A.D. And the Adoration of the god Sardus Pater Babai. Contacts and Info: LOCALITA ‘ antal S.S. 126 09010 Fluminimaggiore 0781580990-3478174989 Nov-Mar 9.30 am-4.30 pm except on Mondays. On reservation We are also available at different times than planned. Entrance to the site: Tempio di antal €4.00 per person.

The Caves of SU MANNAU (duration visit: 60 minutes.)

If you love rocks and have always dreamed of taking a trip to the center of the earth, you can’t miss an excursion inside the caves of Su Mannau. Miles of tunnels and spectacular halls constantly moulded over the centuries by the water. At the entrance to the cave you can quickly understand that the cult of gods and water was the main reason why men approached this cave for the first time: a harvested, magical place with an emerald green pond in the background. Several fragments of votive oil lamps are found inside the first archaeological room, probably become a place of worship of the waters in the Nuragic period. Contacts and Info: Caves of su Mannau + 39 347 3313665 0781 1580411 Fax: 0781 580189 daily from 9.30 am to 6.30 pm from November to March by appointment adults Euro 10.00

 INGURTOSU the Direction Palace and the Multimedia Museum.

Continuing from Ingurtosu to the sea, instead, you meet well Gal (located in the construction site Harold) entered the compendium, the visitor is immediately in front of the big well, a vertical chasm of almost two hundred meters, nothing but the door of access to Underground. Behind the well is an old building, now restored, the Multimedia Museum of the mine. The Inrgesso of 18.00 Euro cumulative includes lunch at the restaurant “La Casa del miner”.

Friendly and friendly staff. Good food and plentiful portions. Excellent kulurgiones with tomato and pecorino, as well as meats and cheeses of the mixed appetizer of Earth. Good the Seadas as well as the Myrtle offered by the house. Good value for money. “

The palace of the direction, called the Castle, is an elegant nineteenth-century building built in neo-Gothic style (imitation of a German palace) around 1870: Made of granite, is located at the highest point of the village and Inside has the Ancient administrative and technical offices of the mine. In addition, immersed in the green of the maquis, it is possible to observe two villas of the time, this is Villa Wright and Villa Ginestra. Contacts and Info: Ingurtosu Mueseo Multimedia of Pozzo Gal + 39 32 86442424 official website: http://www.visitarbus.com/museo-multimediale-della-miniera/Open all year. Booking advising Palazzo della direction 09031 Ingurtosu, Sardinia, Italy by appointment the miner’s house Pozzo Gal, 09031 Ingurtosu, Sardinia, Italy + 39 328 6442424

Our desert. The dunes of PISCINAS.

The dunes of Piscinas, among the largest in Europe, go inland for about 2 km reaching a maximum height of about 100 meters. Unlike the deserts, the dunes are found in several colonized and consolidated by a particular vegetation that has adapted to the difficult environment: Junipers and the Phoenician, with individuals centuries, mastic, brooms, euphorbias that you They alternate with wide expanses of tamarisk and reeds near the waterways and wetlands.

“In the valleys behind the dunes, not infrequently, you will encounter deer and free fallow deer guests of the mountainous areas, coming out of the woods in search of water streams that descend downstream.”

The museum of the Sardinian Knife.

Museum of the Sardinian Knife of Arbus. A very interesting place, realized by the Craftsman Paolo Pusceddu who with great effort has recovered locals close to his laboratory and has turned them into a continuous exposition. Inside you can see old and modern Sardinian knives, paintings, sculptures and a large series of objects used in the processing of the knife. On the outside it is impossible not to notice the biggest knife in Europe: a arburesa of colossal dimensions. Contact Arbus, Museum of Sardinian knife address: via Roma, 15-09031 Arbus Tel. 070.9759220 owner: Paolo Pusceddu Timetable: 09.00 – 12.00 and 16.00 – 20.00 (Monday to Friday) ticket: Free admission

Montevecchio

Montevecchio: The building of the management was the home of the Sanna family and housed the offices. Today it is a house-museum, from the rooms in nineteenth-century style: the “Sala Blu” for receptions and representation; The dining and billiard rooms; The kitchen; Servants ‘ quarters. Important is the historical archive of Montevecchio, which documents the first years of life of the mines and in which also flows the documentary Patrimony of the mine of Ingurtosu. Building of the direction Piazzale Rolandi – Montevecchio – 09036 Tel. Info point 070 973173 cell. 389 1643692 Winter Time (from 1st October to 30th April): From Tuesday to Friday open on reservation for groups of minimum 10 people. €6.00 per person.