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Domus de janas in Sardinia Voyage Tips and guide

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The UNESCO World Heritage Site Funerary Tradition in the Prehistory of Sardinia – The domus de janas, inscribed in 2025, is composed of 27 burial sites around Sardinia.

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Domus de janas is Sardinian and can mean house of the fairies or house of the witches. These are a type of tombs cut into rock, dating from about 3400 and 2700 BC. On the inside they are usually decorated with different reliefs and etchings, and one recurring element are false doors, commonly engraved on the back wall of the main chamber.

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  • 40.63258.3266671 Necropolis of Anghelu Ruju. OSM directions
  • 40.4872228.5188892 Necropolis of Puttu Codinu. OSM directions
  • 40.6063898.433 Necropolis of Monte Siseri or S'Incantu. OSM directions
  • 40.6319448.3972224 Fortified complex of Monte Baranta. OSM directions
  • 40.6308338.6180565 Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes. OSM directions
  • 40.7897788.4498336 Sanctuary of Monte d'Accoddi. OSM directions
  • 40.8108338.4427787 Necropolis of Su Crucifissu Mannu. OSM directions
  • 40.7888898.5944448 Domus de janas of Orto del Beneficio Parrocchiale. OSM directions
  • 40.8894448.7461119 Domus de janas of Roccia dell’Elefante. OSM directions
  • 41.0702789.32166710 Necropolis of Li Muri. OSM directions
  • 40.4858068.73052811 Petroglyph Park-a. OSM directions
  • 40.4822178.73086912 Petroglyph Park-b. OSM directions
  • 40.5080568.86666713 Dolmen of Sa Coveccada. OSM directions
  • 40.6494448.89083314 Shelter of Luzzanas. OSM directions
  • 40.4216678.84722215 Necropolis of Sant'Andrea Priu. OSM directions
  • 40.4102788.87166716 Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga. OSM directions
  • 40.4813898.97138917 Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos. OSM directions
  • 40.1430568.90555618 Village of Serra Linta. OSM directions
  • 40.1583338.902519 Necropolis of Ispiluncas. OSM directions
  • 40.0851398.95133320 Necropolis of Mandras/Mrandas. OSM directions
  • 40.3219449.17333321 Necropolis of Brodu. OSM directions
  • 40.1933339.29166722 Necropolis of Istevéne. OSM directions
  • 40.2552789.48611123 Grotta Corbeddu. OSM directions
  • 39.8758538.90135324 Menhir of Monte Corru Tundu. OSM directions
  • 39.8066948.77594425 Shelter of Su Forru de is Sinzurreddus and the stone tool workshops of Sennixeddu. OSM directions
  • 39.5668899.26961126 Archaeological Park of Pranu Mutteddu. OSM directions
  • 39.1336118.66833327 Necropolis of Montessu. OSM directions
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