The best walks and hikes around Piscinas

This stretch connects the two villages along a scenic and quiet dirt road that passes through fields and patches of Mediterranean scrub. The surface is compact and easily passable, at least when dry.

Or the Menhir of Terrazzu (the location where it is located). A megalithic monument over 5 meters tall; its current height, however, is not its original height, as its top was damaged by lightning. It is said that it was planted in Terrazzu by the giantess Luxia, who was tasked with building a bridge between the island of Sant'Antioco and the mainland. Upon arriving, however, she saw that the bridge had already been built and, enraged, threw the boulder to the ground, where it can be seen today. In the small park where the menhir is located, there is also a bicycle repair and maintenance station sponsored by the Cammino di Santa Barbara, of which the monument is part.

In the countryside of Piscinas, around 1000, the Benedictines built a convent, the center of local activities. Over the centuries, the town of Piscinas was united with Giba and passed to various feudal lords, until it was assigned to the Salazar family of Iglesias in 1587. At the end of the nineteenth century, the Salazars built Villa Salazar (or Villa Bice), designed by the architect Giorgio Asproni, acquired by the Municipality in 2002 to make it a multipurpose cultural center, immersed in a park with rare and centuries-old plants.

Cantina di Santadi, located in Sulcis in Sardinia, was founded in 1960 and, thanks to a new management, focuses on the production of bottled wines, in particular reds based on the Carignano grape variety, without neglecting the traditional Sardinian whites. The arrival of the oenologist Giacomo Tachis marks a turning point, leading to the creation of high-quality red wines aged in barriques and refined white wines, combining innovation and respect for the tradition of the territory. For tastings Website: https://www.cantinadisantadi.it Tel: +39 0781 950127

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The Terrazzu menhir, also known as Luxia Arrabiosa, is located not far from the village of Villaperuccio, in an agricultural area near the confluence of two rivers. The area boasts at least fifteen hard stone menhirs scattered around, as well as numerous evidence of Neolithic human presence, including the beautiful domus de janas necropolis of Montessu. Although damaged by lightning, the Terrazzu menhir is the most imposing in the area, reaching a height of over 5 meters. Its flat main face faces southeast, while its opposite face is semi-convex with rounded edges, resembling the shape of proto-anthropomorphic menhirs. One of the names by which it is known, Luxia Arrabiosa (Furious Lucy), refers to the protagonist of ancient Sardinian legends. She is often depicted as a woman or giantess who, angry at a wrong she has suffered, forcefully throws an object that sticks in the ground and turns to stone.

The Phoenician-Punic settlement of Pani Loriga is an important archaeological complex, including a fortified settlement and two necropolises, located in the municipality of Santadi.

The village of Sant'Anna Arresi is particular thanks to the presence of a nuraghe in the center of the town. The name of the town comes from the name of the nuraghe and the patron saint. In August there is the fish festival and at the beginning of September the jazz music festival takes place.