Anela

Anela is a small Goceano village on the slopes of the Marghine-Goceano range, with one of the finest state forests in northern Sardinia: as early as 1896 its thousand hectares of woodland were declared unsellable and so saved from felling. In the Middle Ages it was the capital of the Goceano district.

Just outside the village lies the Sos Furrighesos necropolis, fourteen rock-cut tombs in a rocky slope. The area also has the sanctuary of Nostra Signora di Mesumundu, founded by Cistercians in the 12th century, and the church of San Giorgio di Aneleto, linked to an ancient fort.

What to see

• Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos
• Foresta demaniale di Anela
• Sanctuary of Nostra Signora di Mesumundu (12th century)
• Church of San Giorgio di Aneleto
• Chiesa parrocchiale dei Santi Cosma e Damiano

Festivals and traditions

• Sant'Antonio Abate, con il falò17 January
• Santi Cosma e Damiano27 September

Nearby towns

• Bultei · 2 km
• Bono · 4 km
• Bottidda · 7 km
• Burgos · 8 km
• Esporlatu · 8 km
• Benetutti · 10 km
• Illorai · 11 km
• Nule · 11 km

Sources: Grande Enciclopedia della Sardegna; ISTAT. Original texts by Gotosardinia.