Necropolis of Anghelu Ruju

Anghelu Ruju looks like an ordinary field until you spot the stairways leading down into the ground. On a fertile plain about 9 km from the sea, 38 tombs were dug into the rock. Known as domus de janas, or “fairy houses”, they sit in two groups: seven on flat ground and 31 on and around a small hill. Some are entered through a narrow vertical shaft, others by a stepped corridor, sometimes of monumental size. Inside, look for carved bull horns and false doors. It is the largest prehistoric burial complex in northern Sardinia. It is also one of 17 components of Sardinia’s UNESCO domus de janas series, which includes Puttu Codinu and Sant’Andrea Priu.