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Once at the nuraghe, go up
the ladder to the upper level,
to visit the side section.
The stone brackets that once
supported the original wooden
structure are still intact.
T Tomba di Giganti
Coddu Vecchju
For contact details & opening hours
see Albucciu Nuraghe. 8 - =
To get to the Giants’ Tomb,
Overlooking Santa Teresa Gallura take state road SS427 towards
Calangianus and, after about
the middle of which is a small 8 Arzachena 3 km (2 miles), take the turning
square and the church of San Road map: D1. * 12,000. to the right signposted Luogo-
Vittorio. The local economy is n Piazza Risorgimento, 0789 84 santo. After about 1,800 m
based on fishing (including 40 55. ∑ turismoarzachena (1 mile) you join the Capichera
coral fishing) and tourism. costasmeralda.it road; another 500 m (550 yds)
On the rocky headland stands on there is a path leading to the
the Torre Longosardo, a tower As recently as the 1960s, this tomb, which lies to the right.
built in the 16th century during was a peaceful shepherds’ In the middle of the funerary
the Aragonese period; it village. Today it is the centre monument there is a stele 4 m
affords a magni ficent view of one of the most famous (13 ft) high, sur rounded by a
of Porto Longone bay and, in tourist resorts in the world, semicircular wall of stone slabs
the distance, the white cliffs the Costa Smeralda, and has set into the earth.
circling the city of Bonifacio in undergone consider able
Corsica, which is located only change. Towering above T Li Muri Necropolis
12 km (7.5 miles) away. the houses is a curious rock For contact details & opening hours
To the left the coast falls formed by wind erosion, see Albucciu Nuraghe. 8 (book
away to the beach of Rena called the Fungo (mushroom), ahead for a trek combining
Bianca, which ends not far from and there are many traces archaeology and nature).
the Isola Monica, a tiny island of prehistoric settlements Once outside Arzachena, follow
which has the remains of an in the vicinity. Prehistoric signs for Calangianus (SS427)
abandoned quarry. sites to be noted include the and then the right-hand turning
Albucciu Nuraghe, the Tomba for Luogosanto. Continue for
di Giganti Coddu Vecchju and 4.5 km (3 miles) and take
the Li Muri Necropolis. another turning to the right
(a dirt road), which goes to
T Albucciu Nuraghe the necropolis of Li Muri.
8 Tours by Anemos, call for This site includes a number
reservation. Tel 333 738 99 73. - of ancient tombs: burial
= ∑ anemos-arzachena.com/ chambers surrounded by
museo-eta-nuragica concentric circles of stones.
From Arzachena, take the road These funerary circles
to Olbia and after about 600 m constitute the most important
The Capo Testa lighthouse (650 yds), at the end of town, monumental complex left from
follow the turn-off and then the era archaeologists now refer
Environs take the footpath on the right. to as the Arzachena Culture.
About 5 km (3 miles) away is
Capo Testa, a rocky promontory
connected to the mainland by a
thin sandbar. The headland can
be reached via a very pretty
route around the bays of Colba
and Santa Reparata. A walk
through the ancient and
modern quarries – which
supplied the Romans with the
granite for the columns in the
Pantheon – accompanied by
the sweet fragrance of the
maquis will take you to the
Capo Testa lighthouse. The mistral whipping up the surf off Capo Testa

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