Nuraghe Maiori

Tempio Pausania, Italy

The Nuraghe Maiori is an archaeological site, situated near the Comune of Tempio Pausania. The Nuraghe are stone houses that date back to the Bronze Age and can be found all across Sardinia's interior. Near are the ruins of older Protonuraghe Naracheddu and Nuraghe Cacchioni.

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Founded: 1800-1400 BCE
Category: Prehistoric and archaeological sites in Italy

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Pankaj Chaudhary (7 months ago)
Place with great historical value. Suggest to have a guide if you wish to go atound this place to know more about the facts.
Maja Opua (2 years ago)
Beautiful place, making it with torches and spyglasses and adventure for children.
DiLaemmer (2 years ago)
The high price of 3 euros is worth it! A more then 3000 year old and impressive building in astonishing condition. The staff is very friendly and enforce covid measures excelently (green pass, masks) .
Cyriel Rademacher (2 years ago)
Amazing how people could make such a building so long ago,well preserved. Compliments for the staff and the ambiance of the place. There were even cosy and clean toilets.
pentagram fairy (2 years ago)
Its a beautifull place to visit. I highly recommend it. The protected spiecies of bats that live there are very cute too.
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