San Gavino Monreale is a Medio Campidano town that grew around the church of San Gavino in the medieval village of Nurazzeddu. In the late 19th century the Montevecchio company built a large lead smelter here, turning the town into an industrial centre. San Gavino is Sardinia's saffron capital: its fields, together with those of Turri and Villanovafranca, produce PDO Sardinian saffron, and in November the saffron festival celebrates the flower harvest. The town keeps a few mud-brick courtyard houses and several historic churches, and its Carnival is one of the liveliest in the Campidano.
What to see
- Church of San Gavino
- Campi di zafferano
- Ex fonderia
Festivals and traditions
- Carnevale sangavineseCarnival
- Sagra dello zafferanoNovember
Nearby hikes
- Giara di Gesturi26 km
Nearby towns
- Sardara · 8 km
- Pabillonis · 8 km
- Sanluri · 9 km
- Collinas · 11 km
- Villanovaforru · 11 km
- Villacidro · 12 km
- Samassi · 12 km
- Gonnosfanadiga · 13 km
Sources: Grande Enciclopedia della Sardegna; ISTAT. Original texts by Gotosardinia.
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