Sant’Andrea Priu Necropolis

The Sant’Andrea Priu Necropolis, in the territory of Bonorva, is one of Sardinia’s most important groups of domus de janas. The rock-cut tombs, carved into trachyte, show an exceptionally long history of use from the Neolithic period to the later conversion of some chambers into Christian places of worship.

The burials are carved into both the cliff face and the plateau of a trachyte outcrop. The complex includes around twenty tombs of different sizes and layouts.

This is the best-known tomb at Sant’Andrea Priu: a large hypogeum made up of eighteen chambers arranged around a central core, covering roughly 250 square metres in total.

Some chambers were reused and transformed in later periods. Paintings and other surviving traces make the site particularly important for understanding not only prehistory but also early Christian history in Sardinia.

Since 2025, Sant’Andrea Priu has formed part of the serial Domus de Janas property inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

This is a major archaeological stop to combine with Bonorva and, on a broader route, the Valley of the Nuraghi. For travellers interested in history, it should take priority over minor geographic stops nearby.