Sa Rocca

Domus de Janas - Casa delle Fate

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Location:	At Sedini. At the road to Martis.
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Classification:	Cave House
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Address:	Sa Rocca, Tel: +39-0, Fax: +39-0,
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History

Description

Sa Rocca (The Rock) is the main tourist site of the small village Sedini. The prominent limestone rock was used as a burial place during the megalithic era. Those graves, domus de janas, were cut into the rock. Much later, during the Middle Ages, the now empty graves were extended and used as cave houses. The result is a strange rock with windows here and there, looking more like an illustration of a fairy tale book than a real house. The house is not inhabited any more, it contains a small local heritage museum and is operated by a local cooperative.