Eight towns characterised by extraordinary popular devotion that unfolds in rituals, processions, songs and moments of authentic sharing and involvement in spirituality, with firm roots in thousand-year-old traditions and focused around the figures of saints and the blessed.
The pilgrimage destinations are: Borutta, famous for the church and monastery of San Pietro di Sorres; Dorgali, homeland of the Blessed Sister Maria Gabriella Sagheddu, patron saint of Christian unity; Galtellì, a village characterised by deep devotion following the miracles of the Holy Crucifix; Gesturi, where the Blessed Nicola was born; Laconi, the village where Saint Ignatius was born and lived; Luogosanto, site of the Holy Door and the statue of the Queen of Gallura; Orgosolo, homeland of the Blessed Antonia Mesina; Sant’Antioco, a little town named after the patron saint of Sardinia.
It stretches along a valley on the slopes of Mount Pelao, amid nuraghi and domus de Janas, with a cave next to it, the Grotta Ulari, inhabited by man since the Late Neolithic period, which gave its name to the town. In Borutta, there are thousand-year-old traces of its history and its long religious tradition, dating back to the 12th century, with the building of what was then the Cathedral ...
An infinite variety of landscapes, from the wild Supramonte to the enchanting sea of Cala Gonone. The vast territory of Dorgali is a continuous discovery, where emotions are always new, like inside the Grotte del Bue Marino (Sea Oxen Grottoes) or in that of Ispinigoli, where you will find the highest stalagmitic column in Europe. The richness of Dorgali also lies in its cultural heritage, ...
A landscape of enchanting, wild beauty surrounds Gesturi, the northernmost village in the Marmilla region. The impression of entering a border territory increases as you leave the inhabited area, heading east in the direction of the Giara (which takes its name), an ecosystem of immeasurable naturalistic value and the ‘home’ of the legendary little horses whose origins are not entirely clear. ...
St. Ignatius, the first Sardinian saint, was born in Laconi. His birthplace is now a museum displaying evidence of his path to holiness and the main pilgrimage destination of a trail leading through the alleys and squares of a village steeped in devotion, where the locations linked to the saint’s life are places to stop at for prayer and reflection. The environment around the town ...
Its name says it all. Luogosanto rises up among rugged granite reliefs, a village out of time, surrounded by evidence of the Middle Ages and deeply imbued with legend and intense spirituality. Its territory has 22 sanctuaries, the main one, the Basilica of Our Lady of Luogosanto, enjoys the privilege of the Holy Door. The mark of the Franciscan order is strongly imprinted in the history of ...
Cradle of ancestral traditions and a paradise for excursions surrounded by the Supramonte scenery, it lies on the slopes of Mount Lisorgoni, in the heart of Barbagia. Orgosolo reveals a deep bond with its roots and with the customs and traditions of the past: it is the homeland of the Canto a Tenore (typical polyphonic folk singing) and is famous throughout the world as the village of ...
Suspended between the slopes of the Tuttavista mountain and the banks of the Cedrino, the village ‘narrated’ by Grazia Deledda in ‘Reeds in the Wind’ brings the present and the past together in the Deleddiano Park that winds along one of the most distinctive historic centres in Sardinia. Once the seat of the diocese and stronghold of the Judicate of Gallura, Galtellì is a trove of natural ...
Its roots are very ancient and always ‘alive’, preserved within the urban fabric of the town that gives its name to the largest Sardinian island. It was originally the ancient city of Sulky, perhaps the island’s first town, and was first Phoenician-Punic and then an important Roman municipium. Today, Sant'Antioco is a renowned tourist destination that captivates with its sea and its nature, ...
