Places in Genuri, Sardinia
Genuri is a small town located on the border of the Giara di Gesturi plateau and within a short distance from Barumini where to find the best example of nuraghe (pre-historic truncated conic tower) in the complex of Su Nuraxi.The site is enlisted in the Unesco World Heritage and is dated around 1500 BC. Approximately 4 km from Barumini the town of Gesturi is well known to be the starting point for a fabulous excursion to the Giara di Gesturi.
This is a plateau 12 km long and 3 to 6 km wide that steeply arises from the plain beneath. The top of the Giara is perfectly flat and alternates woods of cork oaks to ponds and meadow grass areas. Typical of the Giara are the Cavallini, an ancient Sardinian breed of horses.
The Cavallini are smaller in size than a normal horse, nevertheless they do not lose any of the typical elegance. Their eyes are peculiar, in the shape of an almond. In the Giara you also find the country chapel of Santa Lucia, many nuraghes, domus de janas and pinnetas.
The latter are the typical shepherd's huts, the base of which looks like a nuraghe completed at the top by branches laid down to form a cone.
Places near Genuri
Points of interest near Genuri
Places
- 2 km Ulivo Millenario 33
Nuraghe
- 2 km Nuraghe Suraxiu 26
- 3 km Nuraghe Setzu 31
- 4 km Nuraghe Turriga 27
- 6 km Nuraghe Mummuzzola 29
- 6 km Nuraghe Soru 28
- 6 km Nuraghe Attori 33
Churches
- 4 km Chiesa di San Sebastiano 37
- 6 km Chiesa di San Giorgio 30
- 6 km Chiesa di San Quirico Martire 41
Monuments
- 5 km Terre Monte 26
- 6 km Bruncu de Madili 34
- 6 km Giuerri Mannu 27
- 7 km Su Nuraxi 32
- 8 km Monte Figu 17
Museums and Libraries
- 7 km Casa museo 24
Places in Sardinia
