The places of cult in Baronìe: in Galtellì a church of the XII century

The places of cult in Baronìe: in Galtellì a church of the XII century

The ex-Cathedral of San Pietro, in Galtellì, was built in the XII century and was bishop's seat until the 1495, before that the population was mown down by the malaria and exposed to the continuous barbaric assaults. A beautiful example of the Romanesque style, that is certainly well-worth a visit (not only for the ancient frescoes that make precious its interiors) together with the parochial church of the Santissimo Crocifisso, so called because it preserves a wooden crucifix of the XV century, that is carried in procession during the rituals of the Holy Week. Inside the church you will find even three bells dated 1450, 1592 and 1616.

In Onifai it is possible to admire a very original church, dedicated to San Giorgio, whose façade shows the stones with which the building have been constructed. Today the church of San Giorgio has lost the importance it had: it is mostly attended by the tourists and by those who visit the adjacent cemetery. The rustic church of San Giovanni Forestiero, instead, livens up at the end of the month of June, in occasion of the festivity dedicated to him, better known with the local name of Santu Juanne Istranzu.

In Siniscola, in the church of San Giovanni Battista (XVIII century), you can admire a wooden sculpture that represents the Santissima Trinità, the frescoes that adorn all the inner walls and an organ of the 1700's.

If you go through Posada, we suggest you to visit the ancient church of Sant’Antonio Abate: located not far from the castle of the Fava, it keeps some parts (the apse and the sacristy) of the original building in Romanesque style of the XII century.

Orosei offers three churches that deserve a visit: Sant’Antonio Abate (in the photo: it has a beautiful court, the “cumbessias” used to receive the pilgrims and the arcade for the stalls of wine and food and for the handicraft products sold during the most important festivities), Nostra Signora del Rimedio (provided of “cumbessias” too, that on the 8th September, reaches the apex of the long festivities dedicates to the Virgin Mary) and San Giacomo Maggiore: this last one was built in the XIV century but it was rebuilt in the following ages.