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BEHIND THE SEA
½ hour from the beach

NATURE

  • Monte Arbu and the Sette Fratelli granites:
    strangely shaped granite rocks, centuries-old holm-oaks, Mediterranean plants, Sardinian deer, views on the Gulf. 

ARKEO

  • Near the Spiaggia del Riso there is a domus de janas (“home of the fairies”): it is a tomb dug in the rock, dating back to the Neolithic Age (3000 B.C.).
  • Near Giardone there is a tomb of the Giants. These were Nuraghic collective tombs (1500 B.C.).
  • Near Trajas there is a Roman necropolis: five tombs with several buried objects. 
  • In the S. Maria area there is a Roman thermal complex. 
  • 5 km from the town, the conical tower of Capo Boi and Fortezza Vecchia (XVIIth century) overlook the granite headland of Capo Carbonara.

MUSEUMS

  • Archaeological museum, v. A. Frau 3, tel. 070790023.