Discover the territory

At 10 km from Is Perdas, in Barumini rises a Nuraxi, the most important legacy that the civilization of the towers has left us. The archaeological area includes a complex nuraghe and a large village of huts, a unique place that UNESCO declared a World Heritage Site in 1997. The imposing site came to light thanks to excavations conducted in the mid-20th century by Giovanni Lilliu. The cultural center is named after the ‘father’ of Sardinian archeology a few steps away from the nuraghe, where events, exhibitions, concerts and educational workshops take place all year round.

Is Perdas rises at the foot of the Sanctuary of Santa Vittoria di Serri, one of the most important archaeological areas of the island and which, from the top of the Giara di Serri, dominates the surrounding countryside. In this wonderful archaeological complex, it is possible to observe and find traces of the different evolutions of the Nuragic civilization.

A few steps from Barumini is Las Plassas, a tiny town in the Marmilla area, famous for its castle, built as a border stronghold for the control of the territory of the former Kingdom of Arborea.

La Giara de Gesturi, also called in the Sardinian language sa jara manna, is the largest of the Giares.
The Parco della Giara is a place of considerable naturalistic interest, where you can discover and admire the typical flora and fauna of this corner of paradise, such as the cork oaks and the little wild horses of La Giara.

Located in Barumini, the residence of Sardinian-Aragonese barons, built from the mid-sixteenth century on top of a Nuragic building, came to light in the late 20th century. Today the noble residence, consisting of a palace, garden, large courtyard and agricultural interest, is the seat of the museum pole of the same name, organized in three sections: archaeological, historical-archival and ethnographic.

Genoni, 20 km from Is Perdas, is home to several museums of archaeological and naturalistic interest including the P.AR.C, Paleontological and Archaeological Civic Museum, where children can also participate in interesting educational workshops, and the Cavallino Museum of the Giara.

The Museum of the Cavallino della Giara has the task of collecting the testimonies of the town that hosts it, Genoni, concentrating on the realities rooted in the historical memory of its population and preserved through material culture, work, stories and the environment.

It is the Multimedia Museum of the Kingdom of Arborea, in Las Plassas.
A new way to approach the history of the Sardinian people thanks to new technologies and multimedia paths.

Near Su Nuraxi is “Sardinia in miniature”, a park in which to walk, in the space of a promenade, is the entirety of Sardinia. But not only that! You can indeed find botanical routes, the astronomical museum, the nuragic area and much more! A place suitable for families but also for those who want to get to know Sardinia in a different way.

At 10 km from Is Perdas, from Mandas, is a medieval village in the Trexenta area with a glorious past, today an important cultural center. The trains go in two directions.

Tra Is Perdas e Isili, paese situato a circa 10 km da Gergei, si trova la piccola “Mont Saint-Michel” sarda, una pittoresca chiesa che sorge su di un’isoletta calcarea nel mezzo del lago artificiale di San Sebastiano. Molte sono le attività da praticare qui all’aria aperta, dal trekking all’arrampicata, dalle escursioni in canoa al biking.

From the awareness of the strong religiosity rooted in the heart of the island and with the desire to revive it the traditions of which the memory has lost in time, “Il Cammino di San Saturnino” is born. A path that takes life from the collaboration between the Athanatos Association and the Chelu e Luna Association. The former has been dealing with the organization of large cultural and educational events for a long time; the second, recently established, was created with the aim of enhancing the historic cultural traditions of Sardinia.

The Maraté museum preserves and narrates two important local craft traditions: copper working and weaving.
The museum is housed in the most important historic building in the town of Isili, the ancient convent of the Piarist fathers, just a 5-minute drive from Is Perdas.
It is organized into three sections (ethnographic, artistic and copper) divided over two floors and can be visited in about an hour.

The Museum of Prehistoric Statues in Sardinia is located in Laconi and is a 30-minute drive from Is Perdas.
It rises inside Palazzo Aymerich and is characterized by eleven rooms, in which it is possible to admire statue-menhirs, found in the Laconi area starting from 1969, but also coming from the areas of Villa Sant’Antonio, Allai and Samugheo, and other artifacts relevant to the same context of discovery of the menhir statues.

The largest urban park in Sardinia, on the border between the provinces of Oristano and Nuoro. Paradise for botanists, due to the presence of rare plant species, and an ideal place for nature and trekking lovers.

The Nuraghe Arrubiu of Orroli is one of the most imposing and complex monument in Sardinia and among the most impressive in all of Western Europe. It is one with 5 towers!
It owes its name to the red lichens that cover it almost entirely. Indeed, in Sardinian, Arrubiu means “red”.
The expert and prepared guides who will accompany you during the excursion will be happy to answer all your curiosities.
This site is about 30 minutes by car from Is Perdas.