Holiday apartment in Villamar: Nuraghi, art and cycling route

Villamar lies on the gentle hills of the lower Marmilla, on the border with Trexenta. If you are planning a holiday apartment stay in Villamar, you can shape your visit around this landscape and divide your days between nature, culture and regional history. The town therefore caters to different interests without requiring you to commit to just one way of travelling.

Holiday apartment in Villamar between landscape and history

Twelve Nuraghi from the Bronze Age have been preserved in the Villamar area. These remains give your trip a clear historical focus and make Villamar appealing to visitors interested in Sardinia’s early past. When choosing a holiday apartment, you can combine this focus with the town’s other cultural and natural attractions and plan your days either diversely or around a specific theme.

The cycling route via Ales to Samugheo

The Samugheo–Ales–Villamar cycling route connects Villamar with Samugheo via Ales. The section of the cycling route from Ales to Villamar follows the course of a disused railway line. This provides a clear connection between the towns when planning your cycling trip. You can consider this active focus alongside Villamar’s cultural themes and compare different daily rhythms.

Churches, art and murals in Villamar

The Chiesa di San Pietro in Villamar is distinguished by an unusual two-nave floor plan, a feature rarely found in Sardinian Romanesque architecture. The Retablo di Villamar was painted by Pietro Cavaro in 1518. In Villamar’s historic centre, colourful murals by Sardinian artists and Chilean exiles enliven the townscape. The Madonna d'Itria church in Villamar was built in 1600; its three naves are separated by arcades resting on pillars. The so-called “quartiere Maiorchino” was created through the intermingling of a colony with Villamar’s local population.

The Museo Civico Archeologico Genna Maria, the Museo Ornitologico della Sardegna, the Area Archeologica Del Nuraghe Sa Fogaia and the Museo Naturalistico del Territorio are located in the surrounding area of Villamar. The range therefore extends from archaeological subjects to natural history. If you are travelling with different interests, you can incorporate these focuses separately into your personal daily planning.

The wider regional area

Monte Ochiazzanu is located in the wider regional area around Villamar. Bruncu de su Trigu, Pitza Sinai and Monte Fogu are also situated there. This broader perspective complements your stay in Villamar with further landscape connections and helps you define your preferred focus between local culture, the cycling route and the regional surroundings when choosing your holiday apartment.

For further discoveries in the area, you can also consider Torre Dei Corsari, Lunamatrona, Villanovaforru, Pauli Arbarei, Portu Maga, Sant'antonio Di Santadi, Marina Di Gutturu Flumini and Gonnosfanadiga .

For the overarching travel overview: Medio Campidano.