Why this ride
114 km from Putifigari to Putifigari, about 2 h 32 of riding. It goes by way of Necropolis of Puttu Codinu, Petroglyph Park-a and back through Necropolis of Puttu Codinu.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Necropolis of Monte Siseri/S'Incantu and Petroglyph Park-a
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 114 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 32
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Sardinia Alghero to Bosa Coast Road
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For about 22 km this is Sardinia Alghero to Bosa Coast Road, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 22 km
- Named road
- Sardinia Alghero to Bosa Coast Road
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Necropolis of Monte Siseri/S'Incantu
Sardinia is covered in small rock-cut tombs called domus de janas, the houses of the fairies, or of the witches depending on who tells the story. They were carved into soft rock by the island's Neolithic and Copper Age communities, more than five thousand years ago, and there are thousands of them, from single chambers to complex underground houses for the dead. The necropolis of Monte Siseri, near the village of Putifigari in the hills behind Alghero, includes the tomb known as S'Incantu, the enchantment, one of the most elaborate on the island. Its chambers imitate the interior of a house, with carved details such as roof beams, pillars and doorways, and traces of red and black paint that once decorated the walls. The domus de janas have recently joined the UNESCO World Heritage list, a long-overdue recognition of Sardinian prehistory.
Read the complete Necropolis of Monte Siseri/S'Incantu write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Necropolis of Monte Siseri/S'Incantu is where the day begins. Next is Necropolis of Puttu Codinu.
2. Necropolis of Puttu Codinu
Domus de janas means houses of the fairies, and that is what Sardinians called the small chambers cut into rock faces across the island, believing them to be the homes of tiny supernatural women. They are in fact tombs, carved out by the island's Neolithic and Copper Age people some five thousand years ago, often with rooms arranged like houses, carved doorways, false roof beams and symbols such as bulls' horns. The necropolis of Puttu Codinu, near Villanova Monteleone in north-west Sardinia, is a group of these tombs cut into a low limestone outcrop amid fields and scrub, one of thousands across the island.
Read the complete Necropolis of Puttu Codinu write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Necropolis of Puttu Codinu comes up about 22 km into the recorded legs. Next is Petroglyph Park-a.
3. Petroglyph Park-a
The north-west of Sardinia is a country of low volcanic hills, pasture, cork oak and stone, and the villages of the Logudoro are small, quiet and far older than they look. This area, around Cheremule and Giave, is dotted with traces of a world that predates the Romans by a very long time. The island's prehistoric people carved tombs into soft rock, the domus de janas, which translates as fairy houses, and built round stone towers called nuraghi, of which there are thousands.
Read the complete Petroglyph Park-a write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 59 km into the recorded legs you reach Petroglyph Park-a. Next is back through Necropolis of Puttu Codinu.
4. back through Necropolis of Puttu Codinu
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Necropolis of Puttu Codinu write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Necropolis of Puttu Codinu, late in the day. Next is Necropolis of Monte Siseri/S'Incantu.
5. Necropolis of Monte Siseri/S'Incantu
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Necropolis of Monte Siseri/S'Incantu write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Necropolis of Monte Siseri/S'Incantu. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Necropolis of Monte Siseri/S'Incantu to Necropolis of Puttu Codinu
Necropolis of Monte Siseri/S'Incantu → Necropolis of Puttu Codinu is 22 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Necropolis of Puttu Codinu to Petroglyph Park-a
Necropolis of Puttu Codinu → Petroglyph Park-a is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Petroglyph Park-a to back through Necropolis of Puttu Codinu
Petroglyph Park-a → back through Necropolis of Puttu Codinu is 33 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Necropolis of Puttu Codinu to Necropolis of Monte Siseri/S'Incantu
back through Necropolis of Puttu Codinu → Necropolis of Monte Siseri/S'Incantu is 22 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.