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5. Travel to Sardinia: Tourism Information and Places to visit

Sardinia Geography

5.1 North Sardinia

5.2 Central Sardinia

5.3 South Sardinia

Tableland of Siddi - Archaeological Site

Geology:

The tableland of Siddi is commonly denominated in Sardinian language On " Pranu " (the highland), it is substantially horizontal with the confinements to precipice. The Tableland of Siddi, as also the Tableland of Gesturi (famous for a kind of horses characterized by a dimension very small, few more than a pony) he is formed by a due lava casting to volcanic activity of the effusive-basaltic type that has had beginning (in Sardinia) in the Pliocene in the last period of the tertiary era (around 5 million years ago) and he is continued then in the quaternary era.

These lava castings after having invaded the zones concave of the ground are overlapped of sandstone to the sediments of the period Miocene (over 25 million years ago). The time, the atmospheric agents (as sun, wind and water) they have developed in many millennia an erosive activity. Naturally the zones constituted in prevalence by rocks marnose and of sandstone are very more quickly been notched in comparison to the basaltic zones, the result that we today can admire they are these highlands, denominated " jars ", whose term etymologic means: stony place.

The Tableland is extended for around 4 kms in direction East-west, whose form is similar to an undulated "T". The tallest part in the plateau reaches a maximum height of around 366 meters on the level of the sea.

Photo FonteSarda 2006 Small Sardinian Horses Giara of Gesturi

Photo FonteSarda 2006 Small Sardinian Horses Giara (Tableland) of Gesturi

List Nuraghes, graves of the giants and panoramic points:

  • 1) Museum of the Territory
  • 2) Nuraghe Liccu
  • 3) Nuraghe Corruardu
  • 4) Nuraghe Genna Maiu
  • 5) Nuraghe Molas
  • 6) Nuraghe Cuccuru Bingias
  • 7) Grave of the giants knows Domu 'e s'Orcu
  • 8) Nuraghe Pranu Stintu
  • 9) Nuraghe Conca sa Cresia
  • 10) Nuraghe Mammonaia
  • 11) Nuraghe su Pardu
  • 12) Nuraghe sa Gruxi
  • 13) Nuraghe sa Fogaia
  • 14) Nuraghe Pranu Casti
  • 15) Nuraghe su Concali
  • 16) Nuraghe Corona Arrubia

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The structures of guardianship are recognizable whose work they have never been completed, probably for a lack of funds and a general interest rather reduced.

Nuraghi (Nuraghic Fortress)

Of the present nuraghes in this archaeological site few stones remain only, with exclusion of the Nuraghe Sa Fogaia (suitable to the n. 13) where present are still the surrounded building and some inside rooms with the corridors.

The Giants' graves

As it regards the graves of the giants, if also restructured, can be visited it denominated, "Sa Domu 'e s'Orcu" (the Giant's House ogre to the n. 7).

Some other ancient Nuraghic constructions of the megalithic period don't remain but few traces poorly signaled. Only in the last decades of the jobs have been undertaken for protecting and to restore this archaeological zone. Particular relief deserves the Museum of the territory that with its cultural initiatives (shows and exposures of great artistic and cultural value), this has allowed the knowledge of these places a vast public.

Translation date: 2001-2006 - Sardinia Information Section Voyages

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