Entering the Sanna Museum is like going back in time, from the Paleolithic to the present day. A journey through relics and ancient objects collected over time by amateur archaeologists who gradually over time have created a treasure to offer the city and its visitors.
Mystery and Wonder: Monte D’AccoDdi is all this and more. The monument is similar to the ziggurats of Mesopotamia, and is located in the level green countryside outside the city. It probably owes its name to the Sardinian Logudorese dialect that means "Mountain or hill of stones", for its appearance before the excavations, which began in 1952.
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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A jewel result of best Baroque Art : statues, columns and decorations, the first impact with the facade of the Cathedral of San Nicola in Sassari is a real surprise. Set in the old city center, it lies along narrow streets full of charm. And when this Church appears you will be kidnapped by the beauty of what can be created by human genius and art .
Among the many palaces built by the nobility of Sassari, the Palazzo Ducale stands out for its beauty, beginning with the original facade with windows of different styles, to the top floor, framed with unique Rococo designs.
Among the many palaces built by the nobility of Sassari, the Palazzo Ducale stands out for its beauty, beginning with the original facade with windows of different styles, to the top floor, framed with unique Rococo designs.
From the iron-work balcony on the first floor of this building, a sixteenth century tradition is reenacted every year: at the end of the festival of the Descent of the Candlesticks.
The Palazzo di Città has a neoclassical façade that was built between 1826 and 1829 by the Piedmontese architect Giuseppe Cominotti. Today in its rooms it is possible to admire a museum exhibit divided into two sections: entering from Corso Vittorio Emanuele II in the west wing, a number of representations of the town culture and identity. From the ball room, through the foyer, visitors will enter the historic Civic Theatre, inspired by the Teatro Carignano in Turin. In the east wing of the palace, entered from Via Sebastiano Satta, is the tourist information office of Sassari and on the upper floors visitors will find a display of Sardinian costumes representing the traditional dress of daily life in the city and countryside. A hall holds the works of Eugenio Tavolara portraying two very important events in Sassari: The Carnival and the Holy Week.
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The Civic Palace is located in Corso Vittorio Emanuele
Entrance and guided visits
Entrance
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9.00 - 13.00 / 14.00 - 17.00
Wednesday and Friday 9.00 - 12.00 / 14.00 - 17.00
Domenica Sunday 10.00 - 14.00
Guided tours
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 9.00 - 12.00
Wednesday and Friday 9.00 - 11.00
Closed on Mondays and public holidays
