Paulilatino ( sc, Paùlle) is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Oristano The province of Oristano ( it, provincia di Oristano, sc, provìntzia de Aristanis) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Oristano. It has an area of , a total population of 160,746 (2016), ...

in the

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region

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...

, located about northwest of

Cagliari Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...

and about northeast of

Oristano Oristano (; sc, Aristanis ) is an Italian city and ''comune'', and capital of the Province of Oristano in the central-western part of the island of Sardinia. It is located on the northern part of the Campidano plain. It was established as the pr ...

. Paulilatino borders the following municipalities:

Abbasanta Abbasanta (, , literally "holy water"; la, Ad Medias) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Oristano, Sardinia (Italy). It is located on the main road between Macomer and Oristano. Description Abbasanta sits on a lava plateau rich in cork ...

Bauladu Bauladu, ( sc, Baulàu) meaning "wide ford", is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about northeast of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a popula ...

Bonarcado Bonarcado ( sc, Bonaccatu) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about north of Oristano. Bonarcado borders the following municipalities: Bauladu, Mili ...

Fordongianus Fordongianus, ( sc, Fordongianis) (Ancient Greek: ''Hydata Hypsitana'', la, Aquae Hypsitanae or ''Forum Trajani'',Ghilarza Ghilarza ( sc, Ilàrtzi) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about northeast of Oristano. Antonio Gramsci, political philosopher and founder of the Ita ...

, Santu Lussurgiu, Solarussa, Villanova Truschedu, Zerfaliu.

Main sights

Pozzo sacro di Santa Cristina, l'ingresso

The archaeological complex of Santa Cristina dates from the 12 century BC and consists of a well and various ceremonial buildings. It is one of the most important sites of the

Nuragic civilization The Nuragic civilization, also known as the Nuragic culture, was a civilization or culture on Sardinia (Italy), the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, which lasted from the 18th century BC (Middle Bronze Age) (or from t ...

. Central to the facilities is a well, built with well smoothed

basalt Basalt (; ) is an aphanite, aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the planetary surface, surface of a terrestrial ...

ashlar Ashlar () is finely dressed (cut, worked) stone, either an individual stone that has been worked until squared, or a structure built from such stones. Ashlar is the finest stone masonry unit, generally rectangular cuboid, mentioned by Vitruv ...

s and consisting of three architectural elements: an elliptical enclosure, stairs shaped like a trapezium and a circular chamber with an

ogival An ogive ( ) is the roundly tapered end of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional object. Ogive curves and surfaces are used in engineering, architecture and woodworking. Etymology The earliest use of the word ''ogive'' is found in the 13th c ...

ceiling that contains the water. In front of the well there are remains of Nuragic villager huts with and a gathering place.Archeotour: Il villaggio cristiano ,
/ref> Other sights include numerous

nuraghe The nuraghe (, ; plural: Logudorese Sardinian , Campidanese Sardinian , Italian ), or also nurhag in English, is the main type of ancient megalithic edifice found in Sardinia, developed during the Nuragic Age between 1900 and 730 B.C. To ...

and domus de janas, and the Aragonese-Gothic-style church of San Teodoro.sss

References

External links

3D view of the archeological complex of Santa Cristina

www.comune.paulilatino.or.it/
Cities and towns in Sardinia {{Sardinia-geo-stub