Sardinian History: Pre-Nuragic Tour

Sightseeing  :  Italy  :  Sardinia  :  Cagliari  :  Cultural Tours

Let yourself be surprised by the Sardinian history of 5000 years ago.Discover how pre-nuragic people lived and used their tools. Keep your eyes open to find precious obsidian remains. Feel the magic of sacred sites such as Nuraghes and Giant's graves. Departs from Cagliari to discover the beauty of the Monte Arci. Dive into history and folklore of an area inhabited by humans 5,000 years ago.After departing at 8:00 am, you'll set north towards the small town of Pau, the largest and rich in obsidian mine in the Mediterranean area.Visiting the museum with company of an archaeologist and creator of the museum, you will discover all the secrets of volcanic glass used even before the Bronze Age. After the visit, you will do a walk in the largest field of obsidian in the Mediterranean.

You'll stop for lunch at a restaurant where you will eat local specialities. After lunch you'll set to Senis, where you are going to see fourteen domus de Janas, which literally means house of fairies, considered among the most beautiful in the whole island.Then you visit the Giara of Siddi, where you will have the opportunity to visit the protonuraghe Sa Fogaia, (one of fourteen nuraghes that populate the Giara) and the largest and best preserved Giant's grave "Sa domu 'e s'Orcu", which literally means "The ogre's house," as it is said to be inhabited by an evil creature like an ogre.The tour will end at 8:00 pm at which time you will be back in Cagliari.