Santa Maria Coghinas, Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie Ancient buildings of worship have always represented a centre of social aggregation, the church of Santa Maria in the village of Santa Maria Coghinas, is no exception to this rule and the various building...
Orosei, Church of Sant'Antonio Abate Some places are located in the centre of heterogeneous landscape contexts where hinterland and sea come together, giving the communities an important intermediary role with the world beyond the coasts. The ancient villa of Orosei,...
We have often noted the close relationship between many of the island's Romanesque buildings and the rural landscape. This is no coincidence: this relationship expresses the need of the time to put places dedicated to work in the countryside under divine protection,...
Romanesque churches show a privileged relationship with the landscape, which has always been intended as an integral part of the architectural project. The panoramic location of the church of Sant'Antioco di Bisarcio, in a dominant position on a hill about 20 km from...
The Romanesque churches offer a plurality of ways into the history of Sardinia. The name Ottana can be traced back perhaps to the Roman nobleman Ottius, which can be interpreted as deriving from the locution '(villa) Ottiana (estate or farm) of Ottio', who was one...
The meeting with the church of San Giovanni Battista gives us the opportunity to reflect on a phenomenon of which we are not always aware: in many Christian religious festivals it is possible to see the legacy of more ancient pagan rites. One example is the cult, one...
The history of the buildings is a sort of puzzle of architectural events that can only partially be traced back to a coherent unitary project. This is how the building complex, of which the church of San Pietro is an integral part, came into being. In fact, it...