Places in Lunamatrona, Sardinia
Lunamatrona 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 Lunamatrona
- 2 km Pauli Arbarei 35
- 3 km Siddi 38
- 3 km Villanovaforru 41
- 5 km Ussaramanna 41
- 5 km Collinas 35
- 6 km Villamar 18
- 6 km Turri 36
- 7 km Gonnostramatza 33
- 7 km Baressa 30
- 8 km Sardara 36
Points of interest near Lunamatrona
Monuments
- 1 km Tomba dei Giganti sa Domu e s'Orcu 40
- 2 km Domu s'Orcu 40
- 3 km Bruncu Amus 37
- 3 km Corti Marini 37
- 4 km Genna Maria 42
Nuraghe
- 2 km Nuraghe Pranu Casti 34
- 4 km Nuraghe Siliqua 33
- 6 km Nuraghe Fenu 23
- 7 km Nuraghe Nuratteddu 31
- 7 km Nuraghe Gattus 25
- 7 km Nuraghe Scala s'Egua 33
Museums and Libraries
- 3 km Museo Naturalistico del Territorio 33
- 3 km Museo Archeologico Genna Maria 41
- 7 km Museo Multimediale Turcus e Morus 34
- 8 km Museo Archeologico 36
Churches
- 5 km Chiesa di San Quirico Martire 41
- 6 km Chiesa di San Sebastiano 37
- 7 km Chiesa di San Giorgio 30
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