Antas Temple

Photo author Tatiana Ciobanu Image credits Agenzia Forestas

Usefull informations

Geographical area Iglesiente

Route type Nuraghi and other places of history and archaeology

The point of interest

A monument from the Roman era on the Island, formerly a Nuragic sanctuary and also in vogue during the Punic period. Built in various phases with local limestone, an access staircase and a podium adorned with elegantly aligned columns remain standing. It was already famous in Antiquity, cited by the Egyptian geographer Ptolemy (2nd century AD).

The current monument is the Roman one, discovered by General La Marmora in 1836 and restored in 1967. It stands in the middle of a valley dominated by Mount Conca s'Omu, which in spring takes on the appearance of a silent Avalon, cloaked in a meadow of white daisies and scented with rosemary.

How to get here

Along the state road 126 that leads from Iglesias to Fluminimaggiore, at km 54 there is the junction for the road to Antas. From here, after about two km, you arrive at the Tempio di Antas parking lot.