Name: Santa Cristina Country Church
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1. Santa Cristina Country Church – Nuraghe Losa loop from Paulle/Paulilatino

14.5km

03:53

160m

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2. Santa Cristina Country Church loop from Paulle/Paulilatino

6.09km

01:38

70m

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Peter

March 1, 2025

The Nuragic Sanctuary of Santa Cristina is an archaeological area located in the municipality of Paulilatino, in the province of Oristano, in central-western Sardinia and in the southern part of the Abbasanta plateau. The site takes its name from the country church of Santa Cristina, which is located nearby.

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Peter

March 1, 2025

«The country church of St. Christina, located in the territory of Paùli-Latìno, a quarter (4 km) from this town, also belongs to this priory (of Bonarcado), while it is two hours from Bonarcado. Nearby there are some casipole for the novenanti who compete there on the first of May. The main festival falls with great frequency on the 10th of the same and a pious procession to the fountain named after the saint, which has a peculiar shape and structure. On July 24th there is a memorial day on which the glorious death of the same is commemorated.»

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March 1, 2025

In 1857, Giovanni Spano published an article that included a graphic overview of the monument. The canon describes and interprets the sacred well in a rather convoluted manner: it classifies it as a nuragic structure, but is unable to identify its true function, considering it a prison due to its similarity to other findings.

In 1860, La Marmora, in his Itinéraire, praised the monument and compared it "to the Treasury of Atreus at Mycenae, Greece, described and illustrated by James Stuart." In the early years of the 20th century, other sacred wells in Sardinia were investigated: Antonio Taramelli, an archaeologist of the first half of the 20th century, finally divined their function. His work is rounded out by Raffaele Pettazzoni, who, in his book on the beliefs of the ancient Proto-Sardinians, describes the cult of water, also drawing comparisons outside the island.

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Location: Paulle/Paulilatino, Oristano, Sardinia, Italy

Santa Cristina Country Church

1. Santa Cristina Country Church – Nuraghe Losa loop from Paulle/Paulilatino

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