Cammino Minerario di Santa Barbara: Points of interest
Cultural and natural places linked to this walk in the Appy catalogue. Check each location and description to plan your visit.
- Sulci
Historic center. Sulci or Sulki (in Greek Σολκοί, Steph.)
- Archaeological Complex of Sant'Antioco
Archaeological site, in Sant'Antioco, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
- Ràixe - Digital Spaces for Tabarchina Culture
Museum, in Calasetta, Italy.
- San Nicolò
Church, dedicated to Saint Nicholas, in Santadi, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
- San Vittorio tower
Tower, in Carloforte, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
- Sant’Antioco Martire
Church in Byzantine style, in Sant'Antioco, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
- San Carlo Borromeo
Church, in Carloforte, Italy.
- Madonna dello Schiavo
Church, in Carloforte, Italy.
- Casa
The building retains the appearance of the traditional Sulcitana farmhouse, divided into areas that are still clearly distinguishable today (the anteroom, the dining room, and opposite are the…
- Mandamental Prison
The prison is built within a thick square-shaped wall.
- Monte granatico
The building consists of two rectangular rooms of equal length side by side.
- Facade of the Church of Sant'Antioco
Seventeenth-century facade consisting of a tympanum, oval rose window, and wooden door. It is designed with slight vertical reliefs in pilasters that divide it into proportional parts.
- Fortress
The building is located on the rocky peak of the hill that dominates the town of Sant'Antioco and looks east towards the lagoon and west towards the countryside.
- Palazzo del Capitolo poi ex Pretura
The peculiarity of this building lies in its prominence compared to some established views of the historic center.
- Santuario di Sant'Antioco oggi chiesa parrocchiale
The building, of which only the facade and the extrados of the dome and vaults are visible from the outside, is completely incorporated to the north by the old town hall, to the east by this and the…
- Portal
a full arch with exposed stone voussoirs, topped by a tympanum with a curved inflected shape, plastered on both sides with white mortar. Two slender abaci protrude from the side pillars.
- Fortress
rectangular construction with a tripartite plan and a convex main facade. Two above-ground levels at different heights, with a taller central body.
- Lavatoio
the building is located a few meters away in a straight line from the former King's Cistern, on via Alicante (now incorporated into a private building and altered from its original features).
- Torre
Built of local trachyte blocks, the tower is based on a central plan scheme, consisting of a circular core with a diameter of 12 m.
- Cistern
Of the neoclassical facade of the original building, which developed on a single level and consisted of seven front arches and two lateral ones interspersed with rose windows, nothing remains after…
- Cemetery
elongated rectangular layout with an entrance on the short side facing northeast and a cemetery chapel aligned at the center of the main avenue.
- Castello di Salvaterra
Medieval fortress of the late 1200s, perhaps raised by Count Ugolino, on a hill that let it signal to the castles of Gioiosa Guardia, Acquafredda and San Michele.
- Chiesa di Santa Barbara
Church of Santa Barbara. Church, dedicated to Saint Barbara, in Gonnosfanadiga, Italy.
- Church of Saint Barbara
Church in baroque style, dedicated to Saint Barbara, in Villacidro, Italy.
- Santa Maria d'Itria
Church, dedicated to Mary, in Portoscuso, Italy.
- Piscina Irgas
Natural landmark, in Villacidro, Italy, 45 m tall.
- Chiesa parrocchiale della Vergine del Rosario
Church of the Virgin of the Rosary. Church, in Domus de Maria, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
- Chiesa di San Pietro
Church of San Pietro. 19th-century church, dedicated to Saint Peter, in Nuxis, Italy.
- Castello di Palmas
Castle, in San Giovanni Suergiu, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
- San Ponziano church
Church in Romanesque Revival style, dedicated to Pontian, designed by Cesare Valle, in Carbonia, Italy.
- Torre Spagnola
A coastal tower shaped like a truncated cone, built of local lava and volcanic tuff on a hill above the little harbour.
- Su Niu de su Crobu
Giants' tomb of the middle and late Bronze Age, built of trachyte blocks, whose name means the raven's nest.
- Museo etnografico della civiltà agro-pastorale Iglesias
Ethnographic Museum of Agro-Pastoral Civilization Iglesias. Museum, in Iglesias, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
- Cathedral of Santa Maria di Monserrato
13th-century church in Romanesque style, dedicated to Our Lady of Montserrat, in Tratalias, Italy.
- Santa Maria delle Grazie
Church, dedicated to Our Lady of Graces, in Iglesias, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
- San Francesco
Church, dedicated to Francis of Assisi, in Iglesias, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
- San Domenico
Church, in Iglesias, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
- La Purissima
Church, in Iglesias, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
- Chiesa di San Michele
Church, dedicated to Archangel Michael, in Iglesias, Italy.
- Fontana
The fountain is actually a simple well that allowed access to the water contained in the underlying cistern.
- Villa
The villa, originally intended as the headquarters of the Monteponi mining company, one of the most important national companies engaged in the extraction of metals such as lead and zinc, represents…
- Scuola Materna
The building is part of a larger complex of buildings constructed near the civic center of the Monteponi mine.
- Cappella
The small chapel is located in the oldest part of the cemetery, near the ancient church of Valverde, which constitutes one of the physical limits of the cemetery area and at the end of the main…
- Teatro
the building features a facade facing the square, characterized by a clear reference to the dictates of eclectic canons, which complemented well with the facilities for entertainment contemporary to…
- Slaughterhouse
The building covers an area of 3,736 square meters.
- Stadium
The sports complex features a formal solution of great scenic impact. The original grandstand of the facility indeed serves as the backdrop for the monumental entrance to the field.
- Palazzina
The building complex is located within a large plot of land with an area of approximately 3,341 square meters.
- Villa
The Boldetti villa, along with other important buildings constructed along the significant roadway formed by Via Cattaneo, is characterized by adherence to the architectural and decorative…
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