Nuraghe "Su Nuraxi"
Tomorrow is our last day on this beautiful island. As we have explored many of the beaches but very little in terms of historic sites we are advised that the Nuraghe "Su Nuraxi" is definitely worth a visit and in fact almost on our way up north again. After a quick stop at this fantastic supermarket in Pula we hit the road. This time we use the motorway as we are running out of time.
The Nuraghe "Su Nuraxi" is located next to the town of Barumini and archaeologists think the oldest parts where created between the 17th and 13th century B.C. which means those parts are well over 3000 years old and they still stand here ...
This shows the entire site. We took this picture from a posture in the museum.
First we pass through the remains of the surrounding village.
Remains of a round hut with a round stone in the middle.
Remains of a round hut with a round stone in the middle.
Remains of the outer towers.
View across the village.
A pass through the inner walls.
We are inside the oldest part.
The walls are a few meters thick.
The tower on the right is from the 17th century B.C.
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What purpose the Nuraghe had initially is not know although many theories do exist. It's clear however that this site has been used over an extended period of time until it was abandoned in the 6th century B.C. Over more than a thousand years different elements where added to strengthen the outer wall of the inner towers or a village to host people on the surroundings. As we arrive there is nobody else and so we get a personal tour through the site. Definitely a place that was worth while the time.
