The Nuraghe La Prisgiona is the fulcrum of the most impressive Nuragic settlement in Gallura. Located on a granite rock hill, it dominates an area of several hectares covered in vineyards from the Capichera estates.<\/p>\n
The complex is arranged like a true fortress<\/strong>. It has a central tower surrounded by a turreted stronghold<\/strong> and a defence wall which separates it from the huts used as living quarters<\/strong>. Access to the central tower has an imposing architrave on top of it and leads into a corridor which opens onto a niche, the by-now collapsed stairway to the upper floor and the central room with false cupola (tholos<\/strong>) standing almost seven metres<\/strong> high. Take the trunk road SS 427 from Arzachena towards Sant’Antonio di Gallura, to reach the site. About 3 km after leaving the town on the right, follow the sign indicating La Prisgiona archaeological site. Continue straight on for a little over a kilometre until the road becomes a dirt track and leave your car in the clearing on the right; continue on foot for about 120 metres: the Nuragic site is clearly visible on your left.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":27067,"template":"","tipologia":[991],"categoria":[1025],"tematica":[1029],"class_list":["post-29348","place","type-place","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tipologia-nuraghe-en","categoria-archaeological-site","tematica-archeology"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nInside the wall-enclosed courtyard is a deep well<\/strong> and the so called “capanna delle riunioni<\/strong>\u201d (meeting hut), where presumably the heads of the Proto-Sardinian community held its gatherings.
\nOutside the defence wall, you can follow the cobbled paths connecting the village\u2019s<\/strong> almost one hundred huts<\/strong>. There were drainage conduits under the cobbled paths for rainwater which was channelled into a cistern. Some of the most interesting discoveries included an unusually shaped vase understood to be a distiller<\/strong>. There are raised three-dimensional decorative motifs<\/strong> including a snake, bull protomes and other symbols on the surface of the vase.<\/p>\n