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Nuxis is a small village inhabited since prehistoric times and rich in cultural layers. Among its attractions are the Church of San Pietro, built in 1853, and the Byzantine country church of Sant’Elia di Tattinu. The town of Nuxis is characterized by a vibrant use of mural art: several contemporary murals decorate walls and facades, depicting scenes from local life, portraits of residents, and moments of collective memory. The village has several accommodations, as well as markets and restaurants where you can refresh yourself and stock up on supplies.

Known as the Sulcis Railway, this narrow-gauge line was built in the 1920s by the Ferrovie Meridionali Sarde (Sardinian Southern Railways) to connect the mining areas of Sulcis with coastal towns and ports of embarkation. The route passed through isolated landscapes and wooded valleys, serving villages and mines that are now partly abandoned. Today, bridges, tunnels, and disused stations remain, testifying to the era when the railway was the main means of communication for miners and goods in the southwest of the island.

The Rosas Mine, active from 1849 to 1980 for the extraction of silver-bearing galena, lead, and zinc, is now a multi-purpose museum that chronicles the mining history of the Sulcis region. A guided tour allows access to the underground tunnels and a close-up look at the restored structures, while nearby hiking trails allow visitors to explore the natural environment and traces of the mining activity. For updated hours, costs, and reservations: https://museorosasnarcao.it/.

Here is the entrance to the Santa Barbara tunnel, part of a complex underground system consisting of seven levels connected by vertical excavations called fornelli, once accessed by wooden ladders. Excavation work was carried out using mines and, later, mechanical compressed-air drilling, introduced between the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Beautiful forest trails. The mining center has a picnic area with a water tap.

Small town in Sulcis-Iglesiente. The mural in the photo depicts the town's inhabitants.

The first and most obvious singularity compared to the ‘canonical’ sacred Nuragic wells such as the sacred well of Tattinu is the apparent absence of the vestibule and of any other visible structure. The 28-step staircase forms a rectangular void with the water chamber. The well itself has a ‘bottle-shaped’ section with an elliptical plan, which is also unusual. Limestone blocks with pebbles inserted were used to build it.

The sacred well of Tattinu stands amidst the woods and fields of asphodel in the eponymous locality on the slopes of Mount Tamara, in the territory of Nuxis, a small town in the Sulcis region, dotted with vestiges of the past. The first and most obvious difference compared to the "canonical" Nuragic sacred wells is the apparent absence of a vestibule or any other visible structure. The stairs, with 28 steps, form a rectangular space with the water chamber, just over eight meters long and just over one meter wide. The well itself has a "bottle-shaped" section with an elliptical plan, also unusual. It is approximately five meters high and has a tholos roof. It was built using limestone blocks interspersed with pebbles.