Domus de Janas
The "domus de janas" are archaeological findings of pre-Nuragic origin. They are ancient prehistoric tombs carved into the rock and interconnected through tunnels and underground corridors. The labyrinthine complexes that connect one house of the deceased to another were designed to create a kind of citadel where the deceased could continue to live and communicate with each other even after death.
The Domus de Janas Sa Domu 'e S'Orcu is located near the town of Sanluri in south-central Sardinia. Despite its large size...
In Sant'Antonio near Oristano there is Genna Salixi, one of the largest Domus de Janas on the island. Literally 'house of fairies' in...
Inhabited for only a thousand years from 3,000 to 2000 B.C., the Domus de Janas of Montessu were only discovered in...
Between Perfugas and Castelsardo in northern Sardinia lies the incredible Domus de Janas of Sedini. Since 3,000 BC, it has been...
Very close to Cagliari in southern Sardinia there is the Domus de Janas S'acqua e is dolus, which literally means 'water of pain'...
Centuries, wind and rain have modelled the Domus de Janas dell'Elefante, which today has the shape of a pachyderm...
We are bewitched by the Nuragic civilisation, which shows its magnificence through 38 Domus de Janas Anghelu Ruju...
