On the Path of nature and Archaeology

• Oristano
  
  
  
• Paulilatino
  Paulilatino is an agricultural-pastoral town, situated on a basaltic plateau, surrounded by woods of cork-oaks and olive trees. It gets its name from a marsh area not far from the town (paludis a latere), which was reclaimed in 1827. The territory is rich in historic remains which bear testimony to its ancient past, with ruins from pre-historic and Roman times. Visitors should not miss the Nuragic site of Santa Cristina, with one of the most beautiful scared wells on the island, and the remains of the "Lugherras" Nuraghe, immersed in a secular wood.
  
  
  
• Abbasanta
  Abbasanta is an agricultural-pastoral town, situated on the Abbasanta plateau. In the oldest part of the town the houses are built in the characteristic dark, basaltic stone, without plaster. The territory abounds in archaeological testimony to its ancient past and visitors should not miss the extraordinary Losa Nuraghe, one of the island's most representative remains. It stands near the turning off for Nuoro on the SS 131 road. This trilobed Nuraghe, built in large, basaltic blocks, is surrounded by an impressive turreted outer wall. The oldest tower leads up to the raised floor from where there is a spectacular panorama which sweeps from the Gennargentu plateau towards the mountain range of Marghine.
  
  
• Santulussurgiu
  Santulussurgiu is the main town in the Montiferru district. It stands in a deep basin, which was once the caldera of a volcano, now extinct.
  The town boasts a fine tradition of artisan activities, many of which are still practised today, such as weaving and carpentry. Visitors can also admire the exquisite leather products, as well as iron instruments for horses and the local production of typical knives. Among the many other things to see there are the churches of S.Maria degli Angeli, with its beautiful wooden altar and statue, S.Croce, the Neo-classical parish church of S.Pietro and the 'Museo della Tecnologia Contadina', a museum dedicated to the area's farming history. Just 6 km. from the town there is also the marvellous village of S.Leonardo di Siete Fuentes, rich in therapeutic springs and immersed in a magnificent, fertile park of secular plants.