What to see in Sorgono, itinerary including the main monuments and places of interest, including San Mauro Church, Nuraghi, Tombs of the Giants, Domus de Janas and Menhir.
Tourist information
Located in the province of Nuoro, near the border with the Gennargentu Natural Park, Sorgono is a country with a mainly agricultural economy, given the remarkable fertility of its land, where in particular the vines that supply the grapes necessary to produce the renowned Cannonau wine.
In the territory of Sorgono there is a considerable amount of prehistoric remains, dating back for the most part to the Nuragic age but, despite this, the origins of the village are medieval.
Among the main monuments and places of interest is the Church of Santa Maria Assunta, built in late Gothic style in the sixteenth century but remodeled in later periods, with the consequent loss of most of the original features, except for the bell tower.
The rural sanctuary of San Mauro, one of the largest in Sardinia, has a church dating back to the fifteenth century, built in the late Gothic-Aragonese style and remodeled in the seventeenth century.
The facade includes a large stone rose window and a Renaissance door, while the interior has a single nave with a barrel vaulted roof.
In addition to the church there are numerous muristenes, also called cumbessìas, which are small lodgings for pilgrims, also popular in other rural sanctuaries in Sardinia.
What see
Other churches to see are the rural ones of San Giacomo, with a single nave with a gable roof, and of Our Lady of Itria, rebuilt in 1910 with a single classroom, located about a thousand meters above sea level on the hill of Sa Pala and Cresia, from which you can enjoy a beautiful panorama.
In the historic center you can see many examples of Aragonese domestic architecture, as well as a remarkable Pisan source from the 1600s located in the Funtana Lei district.
Casa Carta, a building built between the end of the sixteenth century and the beginning of the seventeenth century, is characterized by late Gothic architectural elements.
The railway station, surrounded by an enchanting landscape, presents itself with the particular railway engineering architecture typical of the late nineteenth century.
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In the territory of Sorgono there are various sites of archaeological interest, including various nuraghes, stone buildings with a conical trunk shape, the Tombs of the Giants, burials of the Nuragic period, the Domus de Janas, artificial caves carved into the rock, and the Menhirs, monuments prehistoric formed by a single very long and irregularly shaped stone, inserted vertically into the ground.
