Luogosanto, Church of San Leonardo Some buildings have the function of anthropising inhospitable landscapes by acting as a bulwark of human presence and, at the same time, a point of reference for those who venture into those territories that, only in appearance,...
Many of the island's Romanesque churches have intertwined their history with that of various monastic orders active in Sardinia in the Middle Ages, such as the church of Nostra Signora (also known simply as Santa Maria), annexed to the most important Benedictine...
The names of urban centres are significant historical symptoms of the past that generated them. However, their decoding is not always simple and unambiguous. This is particularly true of the city of Olbia: the name is Greek and means 'happy', which would suggest a...
Not infrequently, it occurs that history transforms some sacred buildings into real treasure chests, guardians of precious works of art. This is the case of the Church of San Pietro del Crocefisso, known by the eloquent denomination of "Lu Rughifissu', 'of the...