Places in Lunamatrona, Sardinia
Lunamatrona is a small town located on the border of the Giara di Gesturi plateau and within a short distance from Barumini where to find the best example of nuraghe (pre-historic truncated conic tower) in the complex of Su Nuraxi.The site is enlisted in the Unesco World Heritage and is dated around 1500 BC. Approximately 4 km from Barumini the town of Gesturi is well known to be the starting point for a fabulous excursion to the Giara di Gesturi.
This is a plateau 12 km long and 3 to 6 km wide that steeply arises from the plain beneath. The top of the Giara is perfectly flat and alternates woods of cork oaks to ponds and meadow grass areas. Typical of the Giara are the Cavallini, an ancient Sardinian breed of horses.
The Cavallini are smaller in size than a normal horse, nevertheless they do not lose any of the typical elegance. Their eyes are peculiar, in the shape of an almond. In the Giara you also find the country chapel of Santa Lucia, many nuraghes, domus de janas and pinnetas.
The latter are the typical shepherd's huts, the base of which looks like a nuraghe completed at the top by branches laid down to form a cone.
Places near Lunamatrona
- 2 km Pauli Arbarei 36
- 3 km Siddi 41
- 3 km Villanovaforru 44
- 5 km Ussaramanna 41
- 5 km Collinas 35
- 6 km Villamar 22
- 6 km Turri 33
- 7 km Gonnostramatza 33
- 7 km Baressa 28
- 8 km Sardara 35
Points of interest near Lunamatrona
Monuments
- 1 km Tomba dei Giganti sa Domu e s'Orcu 42
- 2 km Domu s'Orcu 43
- 3 km Bruncu Amus 41
- 3 km Corti Marini 38
- 4 km Genna Maria 44
Nuraghe
- 2 km Nuraghe Pranu Casti 36
- 4 km Nuraghe Siliqua 35
- 6 km Nuraghe Fenu 25
- 7 km Nuraghe Nuratteddu 33
- 7 km Nuraghe Gattus 28
- 7 km Nuraghe Scala s'Egua 34
Museums and Libraries
- 3 km Museo Naturalistico del Territorio 35
- 3 km Museo Archeologico Genna Maria 44
- 7 km Museo Multimediale Turcus e Morus 35
- 8 km Museo Archeologico 35
Churches
- 5 km Chiesa di San Quirico Martire 44
- 6 km Chiesa di San Sebastiano 42
- 7 km Chiesa di San Giorgio 31
Places in Sardinia
Cagliari
Oristano
Olbia
Sassari
Alghero
Villasimius
Pula
Porto Cervo
Orosei
Arbatax
Chia
Carloforte
Buggerru
Costa Rei
Cala Gonone
Fonni
Orroli
La Caletta
San Teodoro
Castelsardo
Santa Teresa Gallura
Bosa
Berchidda
Aritzo
Lanusei
Bari Sardo
Tertenia
Nuoro
Muravera
Barumini
Badesi
Santu Lussurgiu
Stintino
Porto Torres
Ozieri
Macomer
Senorbì
Villacidro
Porto Pino