Ballao is a Gerrei village where the Flumendosa meets the Flumineddu, in a green valley of citrus groves and oleanders. It probably grew from a Roman post built to protect the local mines, an activity revived in the 19th century at Corti Rosas.
A few kilometres away on the road to Escalaplano lies the sacred spring of Funtana Coberta, a nuragic well with a vestibule and twelve steps down to its domed chamber. In the village the 16th-century Gothic-Aragonese parish church of Santa Maria Maddalena is worth a look.
What to see
- Sacred well of Funtana Coberta
- Parish church of Santa Maria Maddalena (16th century)
- Valle del Flumendosa
Festivals and traditions
- Santa Maria CleofeEaster Monday
Nearby towns
- Armungia · 3 km
- Silius · 6 km
- Villasalto · 7 km
- Goni · 7 km
- San Nicolò Gerrei · 8 km
- Escalaplano · 9 km
- San Basilio · 14 km
- Siurgus Donigala · 16 km
Sources: Grande Enciclopedia della Sardegna; ISTAT. Original texts by Gotosardinia.
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