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Church of San Giovanni di Sinis

Church of San Giovanni di Sinis

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Church of San Giovanni di Sinis

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Location: Crabas/Cabras, Oristano, Sardinia, Italy

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2. Capo San Marco Beach – San Giovanni di Sinis Tower loop from Bugerru/Buggerru

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3. Shipwreck on the Coastal Path – Torre di San Giovanni di Sinis loop from Bugerru/Buggerru

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Ivan Lucini

December 6, 2022

Remains of an ancient Catholic church that transmits reminders of ancient history.

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Jenny

January 3, 2023

The church of San Giovanni in Sinis is located near Cabras on the Sinis peninsula in the province of Oristano in Sardinia, right next to the Phoenician-Punic necropolis of the ancient city of Tharros. The burial ground was still used in early Christian times, as evidenced by a number of artefacts.

San Giovanni di Sinis is one of the most interesting in terms of church history because it is the oldest Byzantine church in Sardinia. The current three-aisled church is the result of a later modification of a cruciform Byzantine church of the 6th or 7th century, which was built in Roman ashlar construction. She exerted a strong influence on the church buildings of the following epochs. From the outside, the cubic elements with the central elevation by a dome over the crossing, the oldest part of the church, are clearly visible. Inside there are imposts, chunky pillars connected by archivolts and traces of what was once a barrel vault.

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Giovanni_in_Sinis

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Michael Haß

September 5, 2023

looks like a Mexican church in the old westerns. Built in the 11th century!

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Location: Crabas/Cabras, Oristano, Sardinia, Italy

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Church of San Giovanni di Sinis

1. Capo San Marco — Ring tour

2. Capo San Marco Beach – San Giovanni di Sinis Tower loop from Bugerru/Buggerru

3. Shipwreck on the Coastal Path – Torre di San Giovanni di Sinis loop from Bugerru/Buggerru

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