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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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  • 1 Necropolis of Anghelu Ruju. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 2 Necropolis of Puttu Codinu. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 3 Necropolis of Monte Siseri or S'Incantu. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 4 Fortified complex of Monte Baranta. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 5 Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 6 Sanctuary of Monte d'Accoddi. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 7 Necropolis of Su Crucifissu Mannu. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 8 Domus de janas of Orto del Beneficio Parrocchiale. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 9 Domus de janas of Roccia dell’Elefante. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 10 Necropolis of Li Muri. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 11 Petroglyph Park-a. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 12 Petroglyph Park-b. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 13 Dolmen of Sa Coveccada. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 14 Shelter of Luzzanas. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 15 Necropolis of Sant'Andrea Priu. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 16 Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 17 Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 18 Village of Serra Linta. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 19 Necropolis of Ispiluncas. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 20 Necropolis of Mandras/Mrandas. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 21 Necropolis of Brodu. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 22 Necropolis of Istevéne. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 23 Grotta Corbeddu. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 24 Menhir of Monte Corru Tundu. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 25 Shelter of Su Forru de is Sinzurreddus and the stone tool workshops of Sennixeddu. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 26 Archaeological Park of Pranu Mutteddu. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 27 Necropolis of Montessu. OSM directions target=_blank
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