30 sites that can be visited in Quartu Sant'Elena for Open Monuments
Twenty-seventh edition on 3 and 4 June
There will be 30 sites that can be visited in Quartu Sant'Elena on the occasion of Monumenti Aperti, the review scheduled for Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 June.
The last of five weekends involving a total of 60 Municipalities in Sardinia.
The 2023 edition, the twenty-seventh, is entitled "Practices of wonder".
«The by now traditional appointment with Monumenti Aperti - comments the mayor Graziano Milia - represents an extraordinary vehicle of cultural diffusion for the entire Island and an essential showcase for our territory, which through this initiative rediscovers its roots by offering its historical sites and cultural activities for the enjoyment of visitors and the local community. It is a unique opportunity for an entire community to get involved, called to participate and relive the stages of a journey unraveled over the centuries, rediscovering in this the profound reason for one's collective self».
MONUMENTS : basilica of Sant'Elena, church of Sant'Agata, church of the Sacred Heart, church of San Benedetto, small church of Bonaria-former oratory of Souls, church of Santa Maria di Cepola, church and sacristy of Sant'Efisio, crypt and new presbytery of the church of San Giovanni Evangelista, church of Nostra Signora del Buoncammino, fort military tower “Torre Su Forti”, former Montegranatico, chapel and asylum GB Dessì Dedoni, Denotti Falqui house former Spiga and Tocco house, Murgia Casanova house, house Sa Dom'e Farra Museum, former Carabinieri barracks, former Capuchin convent, ancient slaughterhouse - library and archive, monumental cemetery and church of San Pietro a Ponte, Diana nuraghe, Molentargius regional natural park, Saline, Piazza Luigi Olla monumental complex, false church fort, Carcangionas tower and surrounding forts, Roman villa, Simbirizzi forts, via Tharros fort, Casa Fois cellar, Casa Olla, Foxi tower,
The monuments can be visited free of charge on Saturdays and Sundays from 9 to 13 and from 16 to 20, unless otherwise specified.
Comfortable clothing and shoes are recommended for visiting the sites. Visits to churches will be suspended during religious services. The organizers of the event have the right to limit or suspend visits to the monuments at any time, for the safety of visitors or property. In some sites, the visit may be partial for organizational or influx reasons.
(Unioneonline/ss)
