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                                                 VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
                                                 Practical Information
                                                 Road map C2.
                                                 Tel 347 00 07 882 or 079 43 50 19.
                                                 Open 9am–6pm (winter: call
                                                 in advance). From Sassari,
                                                 follow the SS131 for 10 km
                                                 (6 miles), then turn off on
                                                 the SS597 to Olbia.




                                       Double-lancet
                                       Windows
                                       These date from the
                                       late 12th century.















                                                 Fresco of Christ
                                                 Christ is depicted holding
                                                 a book in the act of
                                                 benediction.





















                         Monastery Ruins
                         Only a few black and
                         white stone archways
                         are left of the first    . The Apse Frescoes
                         and most important   Romanesque frescoes are rare in
                         Camaldolese monastery   Sardinia – these are attributed to
                         in Sardinia.       Pisan artists.




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