Siddi, Sa Fogaia Archaeological and Naturalistic Park

Located in the territory of Siddi, about 330 meters above sea level, in the town of Sa Fogaia, on the east side of a basaltic plateau called Pranu de Siddi.
The park called “Sa Fogaia” is an area of natural and archaeological importance located within the municipal territory of Siddi, on the east side of a basaltic plateau of the countryside, called Pranu de Siddi, about 330 meters above sea level.
The area is characterized by a high naturalistic value due to the presence of numerous plant species, including endemic and rare ones, a varied wildlife; inside there is an important archaeological site and services to support its use.
The archaeological site is located at the end of the southern sector of the Giara di Siddi plateau, on a prominence whose view embraces the entire valley, in a position of domination and control.
It consists of a main monument and the traces of a village.
The main monument, made of volcanic rock, is formed by three bodies placed side by side, which form a single complex together with several smaller structures, with a forehead of more than 22 meters wide and a residual height of at least 6 meters.
The oldest building is a corridor-shaped protonurage with a three-lobed plan, almost a “Y” shape, with a raised entrance of about five meters, accessible by means of a staircase carved into the walls themselves. The internal compartment consists of a corridor currently under the open air: some residual steps testify to the original presence of an upper level (or a terrace) that has now disappeared. The other two added bodies lean against the central protonuraghe on the eastern and western sides, completely modifying its physiognomy. The eastern building is crossed by a mixed-roof corridor (tabular and ogival), marginalized by smaller rooms; the western body houses a circular tholos, with a steep staircase that goes up to the upper levels, and an additional connecting compartment with a quadrangular plan and an ogival roof, in turn divided into a small side cell. There is an inner courtyard that overlooked several smaller rooms; the long staircase of the oldest building also starts from it.

History of excavations
The archaeological site has been known in literature since the 19th century: Vittorio Angius, in describing the municipal territory of Siddi, reports that “three different surveys were noticed in the part of the hill that belongs to the Siddish, and one is called Sa Conca de sa Cresia, the other three-Nuragis, the third Sa Fogaia”. The protonuraghe was later the subject of a brief description by Lilliu in the early 1940s of the last century. Only relatively recently has it been the subject of systematic excavation campaigns by the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage for the provinces of Cagliari and Oristano during the years 1993, 1994: archaeological investigations have highlighted how the construction of the original nucleus can be traced back to the final Ancient Bronze, while towards the final stages of the Middle Bronze, a sudden abandonment took place.

Bibliography
Regione Autonoma della Sardegna, Siddi – Sa Fogaia,
in "Sardegna Cultura – Catalogo dei Beni Culturali"
L. Doro, Scheda n. 12. Sa Fogaia – Siddi (Sud Sardegna), in A. Moravetti, P. Melis, L. Foddai, E. Alba, La Sardegna nuragica. Storia e Monumenti. Catalogo, collana "Corpora delle Antichità della Sardegna", Sassari 2017, pp. 332-333. A. Moravetti, Considerazioni sui protonuraghi, in A. Moravetti, P. Melis, L. Foddai, E. Alba, La Sardegna nuragica. Storia e Monumenti, collana "Corpora delle Antichità della Sardegna", Sassari 2017, pp. 11-27. A. Moravetti, G. Alvito, Sardegna archeologica dal cielo: dai circoli megalitici alle torri nuragiche, Sassari 2010.
V. Santoni, Il nuraghe a corridoio Sa Fogaia di Siddi, in AA. VV., Territorios megaliticos del Mediterraneo. Gorafe (Granada, España) y Sa Corona Arrùbia (Cagliari, Cerdeña, Italia), Guadix 2001, 2004, pp. 84-97.

How to get there
The Sa Fogaia Park can be reached from the SS 131, taking several exits.
Those arriving from Cagliari (about 60 km away) can turn at the exit for Villamar, and from here continue on the provincial road to Ussaramanna to the junction for Siddi and then follow the signs for the Park.
On the other hand, those arriving from Oristano (about 50 km away) can turn at the Collinas—Museo del Territorio exit, from here continue on the road to Gonnostramatza, and then to Siddi following the signs for the Park.

Tag

Structure category: archaeological area or park

Content type: Archaeological complex
Archaeology

Usability: Open

Province: South Sardinia

Common: Siddi

Macro Territorial Area: South Sardinia

POSTAL CODE: 09020

Address: località Nuraghe Sa Fogaia

Telephone: +39 070 939888 +39 347 5116787

E-mail: coopvillasilli@gmail.com

Website: www.museoparcosiddi.it/parco

Facebook: www.facebook.com/parcosafogaia

March - September

Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Saturday - Sunday

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

October - February

Saturday - Sunday

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Information on tickets and access: Admission is free for minors up to 5 years old, group and school class companions, disabled people excluding their companions. Public holidays March-September hours: 10:00-18:00. Public holidays October-February schedule: 10:00-16:00. On Mondays and at different times, the opening takes place upon reservation.

Access mode: For a fee

Tickets :

Integer : 2 €, grownups, .

Reduced : 1 €, children from 6 to 12 years old, groups and school classes over 20 people, adults over 65, .

Services information: For guided tours, a total of €20.00 must be added to the tickets for groups of up to 20 people, adding €1.00 for each additional visitor, over 20. The numerous thematic educational workshops, for kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, plus other educational and cultural entertainment offers, must be booked in advance.

Other services: In the park there is a fixed route for orienteering (orientation) activities, an area for bird ringing, and spaces for holding educational workshops dedicated to school and non-school groups, and for other recreational and cultural events. Among its century-old oak trees, there is also a picnic area equipped with tables, cookers, bathrooms and water points.

Update

5/6/2025 - 13:21

Services

Teaching room