Neoneli

Neoneli is a Barigadu village at over five hundred metres among holm and cork oak woods, founded in the Middle Ages in the Giudicato of Arborea under the protection of Orisetto castle, whose ruins stand on a nearby hill. At the heart of its oldest quarter is the 14th-century church of San Pietro. The area is rich in prehistoric monuments: the Santa Maria d'Olisai dolmen, the Istudule, Pranu S'Asa and Pulèu rock-cut tombs and several nuraghi. In January bonfires burn for Sant'Antonio and San Sebastiano, and Carnival has revived the mascheras de cuaddu, horse masks.

What to see

• Ruderi del castello di Orisetto
• Church of San Pietro (14th century)
• Dolmen di Santa Maria d'Olisai
• Domus de janas of Istudule

Festivals and traditions

• Sant'Antonio 'e su fogu17 January
• San Sebastiano20 January
• S'Angelu, primo lunedì di agostoAugust

Nearby towns

• Ulà Tirso · 4 km
• Ardauli · 4 km
• Ortueri · 5 km
• Nughedu Santa Vittoria · 5 km
• Busachi · 5 km
• Sorradile · 5 km
• Bidonì · 6 km
• Tadasuni · 8 km

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