Santuario di Nostra Signora di Bonacattu

The sanctuary features a cross-shaped floor plan with a semi-circular apse, crowned by a hemispherical dome enclosed within a pyramidal quadrangular structure.

The sanctuary was built during the Byzantine period in the 6th-7th century over a late Roman settlement, which itself was constructed on a Nuragic worship site.

The western facade, constructed between 1242 and 1268, displays Romanesque architecture with basalt and trachyte blocks, decorated with trilobed hanging arches.

The sanctuary contains four vaulted arms of different lengths, with the southern arm housing the presbytery enclosed by a wrought iron gate.

The eastern arm preserves a basin from the original Roman settlement, likely part of thermal baths, indicating multiple layers of historical occupation.

Location: Bonarcado

Architectural style: Romanesque architecture

Elevation above the sea: 282 m

GPS coordinates: 40.09972,8.65444

Latest update: April 3, 2025 22:08