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Samugheo is well known all over the Island for its flourishing production of textile craftwork, handed down from mother to daughter in a tradition that is deeply rooted in the distant past. These famous carpets, tapestries and the typical blankets of this village, made on a wooden loom, appear in all the craftwork exhibitions on the Island, The colours and designs have evolved with the passing of time, more touristy objects have been added to the traditional ones and many artificial dyes, with a far broader spectrum of colours, are now used alongside the natural ones. However, these changes have not modified the beauty of these precious works in any way and their passed-on designs have remained unaltered for centuries and have also become very famous. As confirmation of this particularity of the value of Samugheo?s textiles, the village has received the authenticated D.O.C trademark and has set up a consortium involving many local businesses. This art has been further enhanced by the opening of the 'Museo Unico Regionale dell'Arte Tessile' (Regional Museum of Textile Art) on the outskirts of the village, with a number of rooms, which as well as the textiles themselves, provide a wide panorama of the equipment and tools used in this kind of work. Whosoever visits Samugheo will find a territory rich with findings and archaeological remains. The most suggestive site is certainly the area where the Medusa Castle stands, with its past is enveloped in legend. It rises on the crest of the gorge formed by the Riu Aratisi, entirely dug into the marble rocks. It was constructed in the Byzantine period as a means of controlling the territory and as a protection against the raids of the barbarians, who often penetrated into the lands of the Marmilla area to plunder the villages. Unfortunately today, the dense and lush vegetation makes it difficult to visit. According to legend, it is still home to the ghost of the phantomatic Queen Medusa. Near the village it is also possible to visit a number of 'domus de janas' (chamber tombs), like the one at 'Spelunca Orre' dug into the pink trachyte, the 'Paule Luturu' 'giants? tomb', ( whose menhirs are conserved in the Council?s 'Casa Serra'), several nuraghi, among which the single towered nuraghe of Perda Orrubia in the valley of the Rio Noedda deserves a visit and the Jewish hypogeum at Pranu 'e Laccos, dating back to the IV century AD. A seven-branched candlestick was found here, leading to the supposition of the presence of a Hebrew community on the territory of Samugheo. There are also around 700 "pinnatzusu" found in the area, round dry-stone walled buildings with a pointed stone roof, once used as shelter by the shepherds and today to house animals. In Samugheo, it is worth visiting the Churches of San Mari of Abbassa, San Basilio, San Michele and San Sebastiano. The country Church of San Mari of Abbassa, located in a panoramic position, was rebuilt in 1931 as fulfilment of a vow made by a young man from Samugheo, who had been saved by the Madonna during the war. The original structure of this church probably dates to the XV century and in its turn had been built on the ruins of a pagan temple dedicated to Cybele. Following an outbreak of the plague, the Church of San Basilio was built in the XVI century, since the Saint had preformed a miracle by wiping out the sickness in the village. The building is of very little architectural value but is endowed with a great importance, as regards the population?s devotion to the Saint, who is still fervently venerated as "Basile Mannu Dottore", as San Basilio is called here, their protector and healer. The area, where the country Church of San Michele once stood, is of great archaeological interest. The church is now in ruins but according to popular tradition is the oldest in the village. The last church which should be visited is the Church of San Sebastiano, built between the XV and the XVI century. Legend tells that the church was supposed to have been built 300 m further west, but that every morning, the building materials were mysteriously found on the site where the church was eventually erected; the belief in a miracle by the Saint caused work to be started in the new place. Samugheo has a lot to offer as regards scenic landscapes: in fact, its territory is covered by a thick mantle of dense and lush vegetation that frames a number of caves, an ideal destination for lovers of speleology. Among these caves we should recall those of 'Sa conca 'e su Cuaddu' in the Riu Settilighe valley, the 'Grotta dell'Aquila' (Eagle?s Cave) on the 'Sa Pala de is Fais' Mount, (only reached by climbing down for around 25 m on ropes and ladders), and the caves near the Medusa Castle, such as the suggestive 'Buco della Chiave' (keyhole) with its characteristic hourglass shape. As has already been said on several occasions, Samugheo is a village closely linked to its traditions, which have remained almost untouched, also because of its lengthy geographical isolation. The women?s feast-day costume is very characteristic; the headdress is especially unique in its style, with four handkerchiefs, (which a long time ago were seven), rolled up and put around the woman?s face leaving very few features visible. The festivities in honour of Samugheo?s saints are very suggestive and likewise Carnival with its typical masks. The celebrations begin on 17th and 20th January with the lighting of an enormous bonfire, made with the logs of wood offered by all the villagers, in honour of Sant'Antonio and of San Sebastiano. In February the streets are enlivened for the rites of Carnival, one of the most characteristic in Sardinia. Its protagonists are the masks of the 'Mamutzones', who are dressed in goat skins, wear tall cork masks with a long horn, carry resonant cowbells on their shoulders and have smoke-blackened faces. They dance around 'S'Urtzu', the victim to be subdued, half man/ half goat, tormented by 'Su Omadore' his keeper, who carries a stick, a chain and a goad as he leads him to be sacrificed. The meaning of these masks from Samugheo mixes both the scared and the profane and probably represents a memory of the Ancient Dionysiac rites. 7th July is the turn of San Costantino, in whose honour a small 'Ardia' is organised, that is, a ritual horse race around the Church of San Basilio. One of the most ancient feasts in Samugheo is held on the first of September, the Feast of San Basilio, with a procession carrying the simulacrum around the streets of the village and a 'palio' (horse race) with riders also coming from nearby hamlets. On 8th September, the celebrations in honour of Santa Maria take place in the little country church with the same name, also including a horse race. On 9th August and 10th September, the village becomes the destination for thousands of tourists who come to visit the 'Craftwork Exhibition', which displays the local products manufactured in iron, wood and its famous textiles. The last festival of the year is held in October and is the 'Bread Festival', when the ancient techniques of bread-making are remembered and the products are tasted. There are various kinds of bread found here, ranging from "sa farrighinjiada" ( a long loaf of bread with a hole in the centre), to "sa fresa o pistoccu"( a flat round bread) , or again "su tzicchi" (with different decorations for every festival) and "sa coccoa cun bedra" (prepared at the time when the pig is killed, because it is made with lard and sometimes stuffed with ricotta or sultanas). Src: http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/offerta/cultura/cittaepaesi/paesi/samugheo.html
Samugheo is well known all over the Island for its flourishing production of textile craftwork, handed down from mother to daughter in a tradition that is deeply rooted in the distant past. These famous carpets, tapestries and the typical blankets of this village, made on a wooden loom, appear in all the craftwork exhibitions on the Island, The colours and designs have evolved with the passing of time, more touristy objects have been added to the traditional ones and many artificial dyes, with a far broader spectrum of colours, are now used alongside the natural ones. However, these changes have not modified the beauty of these precious works in any way and their passed-on designs have remained unaltered for centuries and have also become very famous. As confirmation of this particularity of the value of Samugheo?s textiles, the village has received the authenticated D.O.C trademark and has set up a consortium involving many local businesses. This art has been further enhanced by the opening of the 'Museo Unico Regionale dell'Arte Tessile' (Regional Museum of Textile Art) on the outskirts of the village, with a number of rooms, which as well as the textiles themselves, provide a wide panorama of the equipment and tools used in this kind of work. Whosoever visits Samugheo will find a territory rich with findings and archaeological remains. The most suggestive site is certainly the area where the Medusa Castle stands, with its past is enveloped in legend. It rises on the crest of the gorge formed by the Riu Aratisi, entirely dug into the marble rocks. It was constructed in the Byzantine period as a means of controlling the territory and as a protection against the raids of the barbarians, who often penetrated into the lands of the Marmilla area to plunder the villages. Unfortunately today, the dense and lush vegetation makes it difficult to visit. According to legend, it is still home to the ghost of the phantomatic Queen Medusa. Near the village it is also possible to visit a number of 'domus de janas' (chamber tombs), like the one at 'Spelunca Orre' dug into the pink trachyte, the 'Paule Luturu' 'giants? tomb', ( whose menhirs are conserved in the Council?s 'Casa Serra'), several nuraghi, among which the single towered nuraghe of Perda Orrubia in the valley of the Rio Noedda deserves a visit and the Jewish hypogeum at Pranu 'e Laccos, dating back to the IV century AD. A seven-branched candlestick was found here, leading to the supposition of the presence of a Hebrew community on the territory of Samugheo. There are also around 700 "pinnatzusu" found in the area, round dry-stone walled buildings with a pointed stone roof, once used as shelter by the shepherds and today to house animals. In Samugheo, it is worth visiting the Churches of San Mari of Abbassa, San Basilio, San Michele and San Sebastiano. The country Church of San Mari of Abbassa, located in a panoramic position, was rebuilt in 1931 as fulfilment of a vow made by a young man from Samugheo, who had been saved by the Madonna during the war. The original structure of this church probably dates to the XV century and in its turn had been built on the ruins of a pagan temple dedicated to Cybele. Following an outbreak of the plague, the Church of San Basilio was built in the XVI century, since the Saint had preformed a miracle by wiping out the sickness in the village. The building is of very little architectural value but is endowed with a great importance, as regards the population?s devotion to the Saint, who is still fervently venerated as "Basile Mannu Dottore", as San Basilio is called here, their protector and healer. The area, where the country Church of San Michele once stood, is of great archaeological interest. The church is now in ruins but according to popular tradition is the oldest in the village. The last church which should be visited is the Church of San Sebastiano, built between the XV and the XVI century. Legend tells that the church was supposed to have been built 300 m further west, but that every morning, the building materials were mysteriously found on the site where the church was eventually erected; the belief in a miracle by the Saint caused work to be started in the new place. Samugheo has a lot to offer as regards scenic landscapes: in fact, its territory is covered by a thick mantle of dense and lush vegetation that frames a number of caves, an ideal destination for lovers of speleology. Among these caves we should recall those of 'Sa conca 'e su Cuaddu' in the Riu Settilighe valley, the 'Grotta dell'Aquila' (Eagle?s Cave) on the 'Sa Pala de is Fais' Mount, (only reached by climbing down for around 25 m on ropes and ladders), and the caves near the Medusa Castle, such as the suggestive 'Buco della Chiave' (keyhole) with its characteristic hourglass shape. As has already been said on several occasions, Samugheo is a village closely linked to its traditions, which have remained almost untouched, also because of its lengthy geographical isolation. The women?s feast-day costume is very characteristic; the headdress is especially unique in its style, with four handkerchiefs, (which a long time ago were seven), rolled up and put around the woman?s face leaving very few features visible. The festivities in honour of Samugheo?s saints are very suggestive and likewise Carnival with its typical masks. The celebrations begin on 17th and 20th January with the lighting of an enormous bonfire, made with the logs of wood offered by all the villagers, in honour of Sant'Antonio and of San Sebastiano. In February the streets are enlivened for the rites of Carnival, one of the most characteristic in Sardinia. Its protagonists are the masks of the 'Mamutzones', who are dressed in goat skins, wear tall cork masks with a long horn, carry resonant cowbells on their shoulders and have smoke-blackened faces. They dance around 'S'Urtzu', the victim to be subdued, half man/ half goat, tormented by 'Su Omadore' his keeper, who carries a stick, a chain and a goad as he leads him to be sacrificed. The meaning of these masks from Samugheo mixes both the scared and the profane and probably represents a memory of the Ancient Dionysiac rites. 7th July is the turn of San Costantino, in whose honour a small 'Ardia' is organised, that is, a ritual horse race around the Church of San Basilio. One of the most ancient feasts in Samugheo is held on the first of September, the Feast of San Basilio, with a procession carrying the simulacrum around the streets of the village and a 'palio' (horse race) with riders also coming from nearby hamlets. On 8th September, the celebrations in honour of Santa Maria take place in the little country church with the same name, also including a horse race. On 9th August and 10th September, the village becomes the destination for thousands of tourists who come to visit the 'Craftwork Exhibition', which displays the local products manufactured in iron, wood and its famous textiles. The last festival of the year is held in October and is the 'Bread Festival', when the ancient techniques of bread-making are remembered and the products are tasted. There are various kinds of bread found here, ranging from "sa farrighinjiada" ( a long loaf of bread with a hole in the centre), to "sa fresa o pistoccu"( a flat round bread) , or again "su tzicchi" (with different decorations for every festival) and "sa coccoa cun bedra" (prepared at the time when the pig is killed, because it is made with lard and sometimes stuffed with ricotta or sultanas). Src: http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/offerta/cultura/cittaepaesi/paesi/samugheo.html
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