MONTE D’ACCODDI: A PREHISTORIC ALTAR UNIQUE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

A few kilometers from the inhabited center of Sassari, along the State Road that leads from the city to Porto Torres, turning onto a small road marked by the signs for the monumental areas, you arrive in a place that represents, until now, something unique in Sardinia and throughout the Mediterranean.

The pre-Nuragic sanctuary of Monte d'Accoddi came back to light in 1952 thanks to the excavations conducted by Ercole Contu and, immediately, revealed unexpected peculiarities. Today it looks like a truncated pyramidal structure, assimilated by the archaeological world to the Mesopotamian ziqqurat, which extends over a vast plain and which gives the area a particular sense of sacredness. The name of the site derives from "Monte de Code" or hill of stones, as it appeared before the excavation, which later became Monte d'Accoddi.
What we see today is a second structure, which is dated between 3500 and 2900 BC. The first, incorporated within the current building, was painted with red ocher. Gone destroyed, perhaps due to a fire, it can be dated between 4000 and 3500 BC.
All around the so-called altar are preserved various testimonies and artifacts found on site, some from the surrounding land and gathered there to promote its protection and usability. An archaeological site usually open to the public and able to give unforgettable emotions together with a unique glimpse of the history of our island.

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How to get there

The site is located about 13 km from Sassari. It lies along the former State Road 131 in the direction of Porto Torres at the 222.200 km. Turning left at the junction for Bancali, go towards Sassari and continue to the Strada Vicinale Monte d'Accodi, where the site is marked by tourist signs. Coming from Porto Torres, after about 8 km, the Vicinale Road is located immediately to the right of the State Road 131.

OPENING HOURS

APRIL - OCTOBER 2024

Tuesday to Sunday
10.00 - 18.00
Last entrance 1 hour before closing
Closed on Monday and public holidays

Tickets

STANDARD TICKET 2024
MONTE D’ACCODDI
Full price ticket: € 5,00
Reduced price ticket: € 4,00

BIGLIETTO RIDOTTO - REDUCED PRICE TICKET
students aged from 6 to 25
groups (min. 20 people)
school visits

BIGLIETTO GRATUITO - FREE TICKET
visitors under the age of 6
Tourist guides, school teachers
disabled visitors
journalists and cameramen
Ministry of Culture's employees
ICOM members

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