The "Barraccos" are original stone and wood constructions that for centuries served as the solitary dwellings of Sardinian shepherds, around which goats, sheep, and pigs were raised. These structures recall what life was once like for shepherds, governed by the rhythm of nature and the seasons. The main structure, called "Su Barraccu," consists of a dry stone perimeter wall and is surmounted by an inverted cone-shaped roof made of beams, holm oak and juniper branches, and lined with foliage and leaves.
The interior of the structure is composed by central hearth, probably modeled after the hearths of Nuragic huts, called "su foghile," while some side shelves, leaning against the roof, were used by the shepherd to store work tools and typical processed products, such as pecorino cheese and ham. In the highest part, a kind of horizontal hat-shaped covering called "su cugumale" was created, which had the function of protecting the hut from autumn rains and directing them away from the wooden structure.
"Su Barraccu" is often accompanied by a small building, used as a storage room for larger tools, and surrounded by a pen for the flock called "sa corte," which is in turn flanked by small spaces, called "cherinas," used for sheltering young kids.
