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The nuraghe, or nurhag, [1] is the main type of ancient megalithic edifice found in Sardinia, Italy, developed during the Nuragic Age between 1900 and 730 BC. [2] Today it has come to be the symbol of Sardinia and its distinctive culture known as the Nuragic civilization. More than 7,000 nuraghes have been found, though archeologists believe ...
Tourism in Sardinia is one of the fastest growing sectors of the regional economy. The island attracts more than a million tourists from both Italy (particularly from Lombardy, Piedmont, and Lazio), from the rest of Europe (especially from Germany and France), and, to a lesser degree, from the rest of the world. According to statistics, tourist ...
The Nuragic civilization, [1] [2] also known as the Nuragic culture, formed in the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, Italy in the Bronze Age.According to the traditional theory put forward by Giovanni Lilliu in 1966, it developed after multiple migrations from the West of people related to the Beaker culture who conquered and disrupted the local Copper Age cultures; other scholars instead ...
Around 7,000 Nuraghes still dot the island, but archaeologists believe there may have been as many as 10,000 at one time. [3] Other Nuragic-age constructions which can be found throughout Sardinia are megalithic gallery graves known as giants' graves, megaron temples such as the Domu de Orgia, and holy wells for the worship of water. [1]
Uncooked fregula. Typical dishes of Cagliari are the fregula cun còciula ("fregula with clams"); the còciula e cotza a sa schiscionera ("clams and mussels cooked in a pan"), and then the burrida a sa casteddaja (based on dogfish, vinegar and walnuts), the cassòla, a soup combining various kinds of fish, crustaceans and mollusks; s'aligusta a sa casteddaja ("Cagliaritan-style lobster"); the ...
The particular name of this historic period takes after the Nuraghes, the biggest megalithic edifices ever found in Europe, which still today represent a symbol for Sardinia. The Phoenicians founded the (hence Punic) city of Olbia (renamed in Greek, though), which was conquered by the Romans with all of Gallura in 238 BC.
The Nuraghe Arrubiu is one of the largest nuraghes in Sardinia. It is in Orroli, in the province of South Sardinia. Its name means "red nuraghe" in the Sardinian language, which derives from the basalt stones it had been built with. [1] Reconstruction of Nuraghe Arrubiu by Vittorio Anedda
Orune, Su Tempiesu. The nuragic holy well is a Sardinian Bronze Age structure for the worship of the waters. Scattered throughout the island, along with the Giants' grave and the megaron temples, they testify to the deep religiosity of the Nuragic populations.