Graves and nuraghic huts under the church of San Nicola, in Orroli

The church of San Nicola in Orroli, preserves under its modern foundations about fifteen “tombe a camera” (room graves), mostly in correspondence of the nave. The archaeological diggings have carried to light huts dating back to the Nuraghic Age and a chapel dedicated to the pagan cult in the roman age. It was the parish of the town until the XVI century, when the Spanish imported the cult for San Vincenzo martyr and wanted the construction of the new church dedicated to him.

Gergei is the destination of many tourists also for the beauty of the Gothic-Catalan parochial church of Saint Vito (constructed in 1328 but widened in the course of the XVI century), inside of which are guarded art works of great value, among which some wooden groups and a retable.

A few years ago, it has been refurbished the church dedicated to Sant’Antonio from Padova, constructed in the 1500's in the countrysides of Isili, in Fadali locality. A great procession of faithfuls leaves from the town on the occasion of the festivity of the Saint, and stops at the rustic church where a communitarian lunch takes place. The church of San Giuseppe Calasanzio, instead, testifies in Isili the passage of the Padri Scolopi, who founded a college in this town. Very particular is the facade, where in a niche stands out the simulacrum of the Saint. This church was constructed at different times: the works, begun in 1661, were completed in 1747.

The sixteenth century bell tower of the church of San Michele, in Nurri, rises with its stateliness in comparison with the rest of the building and the wide parvis, becoming the real point of reference for all the population. Interesting is the Gothic-Catalan portal of the bell tower.

In Escalaplano rises the parochial church of San Sebastiano, constructed in the 1500's. Of particular interest is the uncommon (for Sardinia) Renaissance contamination of some parts.

It is uncertain the date in which the construction works of the church of Santa Cecilia in Escolca, were completed. On a stone embedded in a wall is engraved the year 1583 but, in some historians' opinion, it is only the date of the first refurbishing work. The presence of burial stones, called losas, makes us understand that in the past, the dead of the town were buried also in the area surrounding the parish of Santa Cecilia.

If you go to Serri, we suggest visiting the small country church of Santa Maria della Victoria, built in front of the homonym nuraghic sanctuary (look at Temples).