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CULTURE AND TERRITORY
Placed only 4 km far from the coast, Bari Sardo stands on a rise of the territory, surrounded by green hills and by
the plateaus of Teccu, which is of volcanic origin, and of Su Crastu. A very favourable climate helps the
tillage of the soil: here the countryside is teeming with citrus orchards, with olive groves and beautiful almond trees. But
pride of Bari Sardo is its shore: a sequence of white beaches and an almost unexplored sea whose colour varies from turquoise
to emerald. The beach of Cea, a cove marked by two stacks of red porphyd, starts 9 km of a varied sandy shore: promontories of
basaltic rocks (Punta Niedda) alternate with spots of pines, a thick Mediterranean scrub crosses paths of eucalyptus, while the
humid areas of “Bau Eni” and “Tramalitzia” are an explosion of flora and fauna. In summer,
from the XVIthcenturyTower of Barì (Torre di Barì), boats sail everyday bound for famous
coves, reachable only by sea: Goloritzè, Mariolu, Sisine and Luna.
There are fourteen nuraghs in this area. The most well-preserved are: “Iba Manna”, “
Niedda Puliga” and “Moru” on the Teccu plateau; “Mindeddu” next to the Tower
of Barì. Very charming and full of history are the tombs of the giants (tombe dei giganti) of “Canali
”, “Ulì” e “Pitzu”. In Giara di Teccu you can also visit
Menhirs that date back to a pre-nuraghic period.
Local traditions are kept alive by handicraft, like the working of jewels filigree or the working of linen with the “grain
” tecnique.
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