Sardinia, Italy. 360° Travel Guide.

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Restored 12th century Basilica

Basilica di Saccargia	Altar	The Chapel	Frescoes

The original church was donated to the Camaldolite Order who constructed the monastery which was consecrated in 1116. A splendid (some say the best in Sardinia) of Romanesque-Pisan architecture evidenced by the portico (entrance) and 40m bell tower. When the Camaldolite monks left it passed to a commendatory abbot and at the beginning of the 19th century the estate passed to the University of Sassari. Only ruins remain of the monastery; but the church was carefully restored at the end of the 19th century and the result is spectacular.

Photographs displayed with the permission of the “Arcidiocesi di Sassari per I Beni Culturali”. Reproduction or duplication by any means is forbidden.