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Acquafredda Castle

Name: Acquafredda Castle
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Location: Siliqua, Sud Sardegna, Sardinia, Italy

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1. Acquafredda Castle – Sa Reina monumental olive tree loop from Villamassargia-Domusnovas

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2. Acquafredda Castle – Muravera Cycle Path loop from Decimomannu

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3. SP1 Gravel Climb and Lake View – Descent to Santadi loop from Santadi

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Viaggiatore Lento

December 10, 2021

On the top of the hill the ruins of the Acquafredda Castle. Built towards the end of 1200 by Count Ugolino Della Gherardesca. Here the legend took place according to which, in order to resist the siege, the Count had his children killed and ate them.

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Andreas Bikefan

October 12, 2025

According to legend, the castle of Acquafredda was built by the Gherardesca family, Counts of Donoratico, when they acquired southeastern Sardinia. In fact, in 1257, the fortress came into the possession of Ugolino of Donoratico, lord of the Cagliarani territory, immortalized by Dante in Canto 23 of the Inferno. However, the castle is older, as it is already mentioned in a papal bull of 1215. After Ugolino's death (1288), it passed into the possession of Pisa, then to the Aragonese (1324), and subsequently to several feudal lords until it was redeemed by Victor Amadeus III (1785).
From the top of a mountain, the castle dominates the territory of Siliqua, four kilometers away. Climbing its slopes, the view sweeps from the green valley of the Cixerri to Cagliari, from the Marmilla to the Iglesias area. At dawn and dusk, their shadows extend across the valley.

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Location: Siliqua, Sud Sardegna, Sardinia, Italy

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1. Acquafredda Castle – Sa Reina monumental olive tree loop from Villamassargia-Domusnovas

2. Acquafredda Castle – Muravera Cycle Path loop from Decimomannu

3. SP1 Gravel Climb and Lake View – Descent to Santadi loop from Santadi

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