Domusnovas-Musei → Orbai
Walking distance 16.8 km
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Stage information
- Ascent
- 486 m
- Descent
- 280 m
Difficulty: moderate
Walking the stage
Crossing the Cixerri valley, this walk of about 17 km passes through the S'Ortu Mannu natural park, home to centuries-old olive trees, on the way from Musei to Orbai. It climbs through the Monte Cadelano forest to the mining village of Orbai and its abandoned mine buildings.
Before leaving Domusnovas-Musei, locate Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio on the map. It is close to the starting point.
Look for these places on the stage map: Regione Maroccheddu and Bidda Matzràxia/Villamassargia.
What to see on this stage
History and landmarks
Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio
Church · < 100 m from the trail as the crow flies
The interior space consists of a single nave with four chapels on each side, and a semi-ellipsoidal apse. The supporting structural elements are the walls of the chapels on which the lowered transverse arches and the barrel vault are set.
Chiesa parrocchiale della Vergine del Rosario
Church · < 100 m from the trail as the crow flies
Church of the Virgin of the Rosary. Church, in Domus de Maria, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
Nature and landscape
Olivo di S'Ortu Mannu, Villamassargia
Monumental tree · < 100 m from the trail as the crow flies
Italy’s monumental tree register identifies this specimen as Olea europaea L. It records a height of 8 m and a trunk circumference of 1,000 cm.
Map · Domusnovas-Musei → Orbai
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