San Sperate

San Sperate is Sardinia's museum village: since 1968, at the initiative of the sculptor Pinuccio Sciola, house walls have been whitewashed and painted with hundreds of murals and the streets filled with sculptures. The village has Sciola's Sound Garden, with stones that ring when touched. Its territory, inhabited since prehistory, includes the site of Piscina 'e Ortu, with a Middle Bronze Age village and necropolis. The heart of the old centre is the Gothic-Catalan church of San Sperate, built where tradition places the saint's tomb. San Sperate is also famous for its peaches and fruit, celebrated with a festival in July.

What to see

• Murals e sculture del paese museo
• Giardino sonoro di Pinuccio Sciola
• Church of San Sperate
• Sito di Piscina 'e Ortu

Festivals and traditions

• Sagra delle pescheJuly
• San Sperate17 July
• Celebrazione dei defunti2 November

Nearby beaches

• Poetto22 km

Nearby hikes

• Sella del Diavolo22 km

Nearby towns

• Monastir · 5 km
• Decimomannu · 6 km
• Villasor · 6 km
• Ussana · 7 km
• Assemini · 7 km
• Decimoputzu · 8 km
• Villaspeciosa · 8 km
• Uta · 8 km

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