Barumini is home to Su Nuraxi, Sardinia's most famous nuragic complex and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. The nuraghe has a central tower with three stacked chambers, built around the 17th century BC and later surrounded by four towers and a large village of huts. It was excavated in the 1950s by Giovanni Lilliu, who was born here.
The village is worth a stroll: typical Marmilla houses with large courtyards and gateways, the parish church of the Immacolata and Casa Zapata, the Spanish lords' residence built over another nuraghe and now a museum. A few kilometres away are the Giara di Gesturi with its wild horses and the Sardegna in Miniatura park.
What to see
- Su Nuraxi, patrimonio UNESCO
- House Zapata e il nuraghe sottostante
- Chiesa parrocchiale dell'Immacolata
- Old town con le case a corte
- Giara di Gesturi
Nearby hikes
- Giara di Gesturi3 km
Nearby towns
- Las Plassas · 3 km
- Gesturi · 4 km
- Tuili · 4 km
- Setzu · 6 km
- Villanovafranca · 7 km
- Turri · 7 km
- Genuri · 8 km
- Ussaramanna · 8 km
Sources: Grande Enciclopedia della Sardegna; ISTAT. Original texts by Gotosardinia.
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