Siddi

A visit to Siddi is a trip between history and extremely fascinating natural landscapes. Even as we travel along the roads that lead to the village, we pass through an area which deserves a certain amount of attention; the Giara or 'Pranu 'e Siddi' which looms on high over the inhabited centre. The area, covered with a thick mantle of Mediterranean shrub, is enchanting because of its steep?rising walls and for the perfumes that pervade the air; essences of helichrysum, the aroma of rockroses and the fragrance of mastic trees. The Giara is dotted with numerous remains from the Nuraghic and Pre-Nuraghic period: in fact, we still come across the ruins of 17 nuraghi, but especially 'Sa Domu 'e s'Orku', the biggest 'giants? tomb ' on the Island, built in basalt blocks, and still with its original roof. On the northern border of the Giara, we find the important archaeological site of "Sa Fogaia', which still has an interesting corridor nuraghe. The 'Casa Steri' Museum can be visited in the village; it is a typical Campidanese-style house in the heart of the historic centre, which houses a series of exhibitions aimed at the discovery of the agro-industrial traditions of the late nineteenth/early twentieth century. The Ornithological Museum is housed in the old "Managu' Hospital, another building of great historic importance, which has over 200 examples of birds and mammals. Then at the entrance to Siddi, we find the Church of 'San Michele Arcangelo', an example of Romanesque style from the XIII century. It has a characteristic floor-plan of two fairly small aisles and is the smallest church in Sardinia with this layout. Inside the church, we find two wooden statues of the 'Santo Arcangelo', who is greatly venerated in the Marmilla area. Src: http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/offerta/cultura/cittaepaesi/paesi/siddi.html

Siddi

A visit to Siddi is a trip between history and extremely fascinating natural landscapes. Even as we travel along the roads that lead to the village, we pass through an area which deserves a certain amount of attention; the Giara or 'Pranu 'e Siddi' which looms on high over the inhabited centre. The area, covered with a thick mantle of Mediterranean shrub, is enchanting because of its steep?rising walls and for the perfumes that pervade the air; essences of helichrysum, the aroma of rockroses and the fragrance of mastic trees. The Giara is dotted with numerous remains from the Nuraghic and Pre-Nuraghic period: in fact, we still come across the ruins of 17 nuraghi, but especially 'Sa Domu 'e s'Orku', the biggest 'giants? tomb ' on the Island, built in basalt blocks, and still with its original roof. On the northern border of the Giara, we find the important archaeological site of "Sa Fogaia', which still has an interesting corridor nuraghe. The 'Casa Steri' Museum can be visited in the village; it is a typical Campidanese-style house in the heart of the historic centre, which houses a series of exhibitions aimed at the discovery of the agro-industrial traditions of the late nineteenth/early twentieth century. The Ornithological Museum is housed in the old "Managu' Hospital, another building of great historic importance, which has over 200 examples of birds and mammals. Then at the entrance to Siddi, we find the Church of 'San Michele Arcangelo', an example of Romanesque style from the XIII century. It has a characteristic floor-plan of two fairly small aisles and is the smallest church in Sardinia with this layout. Inside the church, we find two wooden statues of the 'Santo Arcangelo', who is greatly venerated in the Marmilla area. Src: http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/offerta/cultura/cittaepaesi/paesi/siddi.html

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