San Nicolò Gerrei is a Gerrei village of Roman origin, called Pauli Gerrei in the Middle Ages. Its name is tied to a famous find: at Santu Iacci, near the village, a bronze base was discovered with a trilingual inscription in Punic, Latin and Greek dedicated to the god Eshmun Merre, one of the most precious records of ancient Sardinia. A nuragic well temple and a rectangular building stand on the same site. The old centre keeps large courtyard houses with stone gateways and the 17th-century parish church of San Nicola di Bari. The feast of Santa Lucia, on the third Sunday of September, takes place at the country church.
What to see
- Sito di Santu Iacci
- Parish church of San Nicola di Bari
- Old town con le case a corte
Festivals and traditions
- Santa Lucia, terza domenica di settembreSeptember
Nearby hikes
Nearby towns
- Silius · 2 km
- Armungia · 7 km
- Villasalto · 8 km
- Ballao · 8 km
- Goni · 9 km
- San Basilio · 10 km
- Sant'Andrea Frius · 11 km
- Senorbì · 15 km
Sources: Grande Enciclopedia della Sardegna; ISTAT. Original texts by Gotosardinia.
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