San Vero Milis

The Church of San Michele Arcangelo is of certain interest, built by the Confraternity of the Holy Spirit between the end of the XVI and the beginning of the XVII century. It originally had a single nave covered by a trussed roof and ending in a square-shaped presbytery. In 1638, the Confraternity commissioned the 'picapedrers', Cristolu Pisano of Narbolia and Agosti Marras of Bosa, (the highly?ranked Master builders and stone-cutters mentioned in Sardinian documents) with the addition of a side aisle, to which another symmetrical one was added later. The faade is made in sandstone ashlars with a rose window and a sloping roof over a portal in green trachyte, alongside which, the two entrances to the respective side aisles are found. The Parish Church of Santa Sofia rises in the centre of the village, built in 1604 under the archbishopric of Antonio Canpolo, who entrusted its direction to the Genovese Agostino Carli and to Francesco Escano of Cagliari, both mentioned in the inscriptions on the side of the high altar. Later, the Parish Church underwent continual renovation, which led to the building of the bell tower in the XIX century, whose little dome was rebuilt in 1952. The faade with its profile like a 'cappello di carabiniere" (policeman?s hat) has a red trachyte rose window which opens onto three entrances. The square bell tower with its bulb-shaped dome re-proposes the model of the dome of Oristano. The building houses precious furnishings such as altars and Baroque simulacrums. There are numerous 'Domus de janas' scattered all over the territory surrounding the inhabited centre, for example at Serra is Arus, Putzu Idu and Sa Rocca Tunda. These are graves dug into the rock, made up of one or more chambers: Serra is Arus and Putzu Idu have one chamber while the Sa Rocca Tunda has two or more chambers. There are also plenty of remains from the Nuraghic Age, as demonstrated by the 30 nuraghi, of which the most important is the S'Urachi Nuraghe, which has a very complex floor-plan and stands just outside the village. However San Vero Milis also boasts beautiful beaches along its coastline, some of which are dotted with the 4 watch towers built at the end of the XVI century as protection against the Turks and barbarians. These are the towers of Capo Mannu, of the Saline, of Scala 'e Sali and of Sa Mora. The latter is mentioned on a XVII century map called the "Descripcione de isla y reyno de Sardea". The territory of San Vero has many natural attractions: not just for its beaches of fine sand and the sites of geological interest like Capo Mannu, but also for the lagoons which are home to so many multicoloured species of birds, such as the pink flamingos. These are the wetlands of Sa 'e Proccus (included in the Convention of Ramsar as an internationally important eco-system), Salina Manna and Is Benas. The village?s calendar of events is extremely rich. Above all, during the festivities for Carnival, the typical "carru'e is puddas" float can be seen, which moves at a solemn gait around the village streets with its band of noisy merrymakers, trying to find chickens and other animals. On Carnival Sunday a horse race takes place, where children gallop on their horses made from reeds. In reality, equestrian events happen very often in the village: on the first Sunday of Lent, a competition is held which tests the riders? ability in releasing two doves closed in a holed cage. On the second Sunday, the "Sa cursa de sa loriga" takes place: the riders perform acrobatic feats trying to centre an iron ring (sa loriga) with a wooden whip. Furthermore, San Vero Milis is also the site of a number of mystical religious events during Holy Week. Finally, the village also produces a fine wine and excellent bread. Src: http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/offerta/cultura/cittaepaesi/paesi/sanveromilis.html

San Vero Milis

The Church of San Michele Arcangelo is of certain interest, built by the Confraternity of the Holy Spirit between the end of the XVI and the beginning of the XVII century. It originally had a single nave covered by a trussed roof and ending in a square-shaped presbytery. In 1638, the Confraternity commissioned the 'picapedrers', Cristolu Pisano of Narbolia and Agosti Marras of Bosa, (the highly?ranked Master builders and stone-cutters mentioned in Sardinian documents) with the addition of a side aisle, to which another symmetrical one was added later. The faade is made in sandstone ashlars with a rose window and a sloping roof over a portal in green trachyte, alongside which, the two entrances to the respective side aisles are found. The Parish Church of Santa Sofia rises in the centre of the village, built in 1604 under the archbishopric of Antonio Canpolo, who entrusted its direction to the Genovese Agostino Carli and to Francesco Escano of Cagliari, both mentioned in the inscriptions on the side of the high altar. Later, the Parish Church underwent continual renovation, which led to the building of the bell tower in the XIX century, whose little dome was rebuilt in 1952. The faade with its profile like a 'cappello di carabiniere" (policeman?s hat) has a red trachyte rose window which opens onto three entrances. The square bell tower with its bulb-shaped dome re-proposes the model of the dome of Oristano. The building houses precious furnishings such as altars and Baroque simulacrums. There are numerous 'Domus de janas' scattered all over the territory surrounding the inhabited centre, for example at Serra is Arus, Putzu Idu and Sa Rocca Tunda. These are graves dug into the rock, made up of one or more chambers: Serra is Arus and Putzu Idu have one chamber while the Sa Rocca Tunda has two or more chambers. There are also plenty of remains from the Nuraghic Age, as demonstrated by the 30 nuraghi, of which the most important is the S'Urachi Nuraghe, which has a very complex floor-plan and stands just outside the village. However San Vero Milis also boasts beautiful beaches along its coastline, some of which are dotted with the 4 watch towers built at the end of the XVI century as protection against the Turks and barbarians. These are the towers of Capo Mannu, of the Saline, of Scala 'e Sali and of Sa Mora. The latter is mentioned on a XVII century map called the "Descripcione de isla y reyno de Sardea". The territory of San Vero has many natural attractions: not just for its beaches of fine sand and the sites of geological interest like Capo Mannu, but also for the lagoons which are home to so many multicoloured species of birds, such as the pink flamingos. These are the wetlands of Sa 'e Proccus (included in the Convention of Ramsar as an internationally important eco-system), Salina Manna and Is Benas. The village?s calendar of events is extremely rich. Above all, during the festivities for Carnival, the typical "carru'e is puddas" float can be seen, which moves at a solemn gait around the village streets with its band of noisy merrymakers, trying to find chickens and other animals. On Carnival Sunday a horse race takes place, where children gallop on their horses made from reeds. In reality, equestrian events happen very often in the village: on the first Sunday of Lent, a competition is held which tests the riders? ability in releasing two doves closed in a holed cage. On the second Sunday, the "Sa cursa de sa loriga" takes place: the riders perform acrobatic feats trying to centre an iron ring (sa loriga) with a wooden whip. Furthermore, San Vero Milis is also the site of a number of mystical religious events during Holy Week. Finally, the village also produces a fine wine and excellent bread. Src: http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/offerta/cultura/cittaepaesi/paesi/sanveromilis.html

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