Cycling Highlight
Recommended by 21 out of 23 cyclists
Location: Gèsturi/Gesturi, Sud Sardegna, Sardinia, Italy
The complex overlooks the edge of the Giara, a basaltic plateau on the border between the regions of Marmilla, Sarcidano and Arborea.
The main building is of considerable architectural importance, as it belongs to the type of protonuraghi or "corridor" nuraghi.
It is a mighty construction in the Cyclopean work of irregular blocks of basalt.source Sardinia Culture
January 7, 2023
The German-language television series “Treasures of the World – Heritage of Humanity” – which I can recommend without reservation – devotes a quarter-hour report to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the “NURAGHI” in Sardinia and the traditional shepherds’ song known there as “Canto a Tenore”. The accompanying text to the programme states: “Over seven thousand round towers made of stone blocks weighing several tons are scattered all over Sardinia. Often only the stumps of these megalithic buildings, called nuraghi, remain. The first were built around 1400 BC. Small stones were placed between the mighty blocks, a construction method that made the stone towers safe from collapse." This article (episode 413 of the series) can be accessed in the ARD media library at the following link => ardmediathek.de/video/schaetze-der-welt/sardinien/3sat/Y3JpZDovL3N3ci5kZS8xNTg4MzM5MA
February 18, 2025
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