Sardinia's Bronze Age Ruins Featured
Sardinia's Su Nuraxi nuraghi, dating to 1,500 B.C., represents the largest Bronze Age ruin on the island alongside 2,000km of coastline. The island's Emerald Coast (Costa Smeralda) spans 55km of luxury coastline with turquoise waters and superyacht marinas. Both posts received 3 likes each on social media.
- Su Nuraxi di Barumini was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997, recognized as the most complete and best-preserved example of the island's unique Bronze Age structures. - The complex was systematically excavated between 1950 and 1957 under the direction of archaeologist Giovanni Lilliu, who brought the full extent of the settlement to light. - The central tower of Su Nuraxi, built of basalt blocks without mortar, originally stood over 18.5 meters high and is surrounded by the remains of a village that housed between 100 and 1,000 people. - The development of the Costa Smeralda was initiated in the early 1960s by a consortium led by Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, who sought to transform the then-uninhabited area into a luxury tourist destination. - On March 14, 1962, the Costa Smeralda Consortium was officially formed to manage the architectural and territorial development of an initial 1,800 hectares of land. - To support the burgeoning destination, the Aga Khan founded Alisarda airline in 1963 and established the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in 1967, which became a hub for international sailing. - The name "Costa Smeralda" is not a historical place name but a registered trademark for the territory managed by the private consortium. - While Sardinia is home to an estimated 7,000 nuraghi, Su Nuraxi is considered the pre-eminent example of this unique megalithic architecture.
