Sant’Anna Arresi (Sulcis Iglesiente)
Nuraghe Arresi
In the centre of Sant’Anna Arresi, a short distance from the beaches of Porto Pino, nuraghe Arresi preserves a three-tower structure around which the modern town grew.
THREE TOWERS IN THE TOWN
The nuraghe stands in the lower Sulcis, on an alluvial plain about five kilometres from the sea.
It occupies a slight rise overlooking the plain and a system of lagoons connected to the coast.
Built between the 15th and 9th century BC, it consists of three towers built against one another in successive rings.
Today parts of the walls and several inner rooms survive; the upper terrace and the tholos ceilings no longer remain.
NURAGHE ARRESI
DATING
15th–9th century BC Area frequented since the Late Neolithic
TYPE
Three-tower nuraghe With two Nuragic fountains
DIMENSIONS
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STATE OF PRESERVATION
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OTHER MONUMENTS AT THE SITE
Courtyard, corridors, blind room, two Nuragic fountains
FINDS
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ENVIRONMENT
Alluvial plain of the lower Sulcis
VISITABLE
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SERVICES
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ACCESSIBILITY
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THE SITE
Before the nuraghe was built, the area was already frequented in the Late Neolithic. Besides the nuraghe, two Nuragic fountains stand on either side of the monument.
THE TERRITORY
The lower Sulcis is an alluvial plain near the sea, with coastal lagoons and the beaches of Porto Pino.