Su Nuraxi joins Cultural Tourism Expo on 14 November

Su Nuraxi features in the Cultural Tourism Expo in Barumini on 14 November 2026, when a public photowalk will link the archaeological area with two local cultural venues. The event brings archaeology, heritage protection and regional tourism together in Sardinia.

A public photowalk links three Barumini venues

The twelfth Cultural Tourism Expo in Sardinia runs on 13 and 14 November 2026, with an additional programme at Casa Zapata on 16 November. The Barumini Sistema Cultura Foundation and the Municipality of Barumini organise the event, whose main base is the Giovanni Lilliu Centre.

The programme places the archaeological area on the route of a photowalk at 10.30am on 14 November. The walk also includes the Polo Museale Casa Zapata and the Giovanni Lilliu Centre, giving visitors a scheduled connection between the three heritage sites rather than treating the nuraghe as an isolated stop. The organiser’s programme lists the date, time and venues.

The wider event includes public conferences, exhibitions, educational activities and demonstrations. On 14 November, the programme includes a morning conference on archaeology during the Renaissance, a presentation about the Zapata Archives of Las Plassas, a talk on Sardinian cultural experiences and an evening fashion show. The programme also includes professional meetings with tour operators, so not every item has the same audience.

Su Nuraxi places the programme beside UNESCO heritage

Su Nuraxi is an archaeological complex at Barumini in Sardinia. UNESCO describes it as a Bronze Age defensive complex of circular stone towers with corbel-vaulted chambers. The wider nuraghe tradition developed on Sardinia during the late second millennium BC, while the Barumini complex was extended and reinforced in the first half of the first millennium BC.

The central tower is the oldest main feature of the complex and contains three chambers linked by a spiral staircase, according to the UNESCO description. Four subsidiary towers were later connected by a substantial curtain wall. The site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997, giving the 2026 programme a direct setting within a protected archaeological landscape. UNESCO’s site description records the complex’s history, structure and inscription year.

The connection is practical as well as thematic. The photowalk uses Su Nuraxi as one of its three stops, while the talks and exhibition programme at the other venues place the archaeological site within a larger discussion about Sardinian heritage and its presentation to visitors. The published Expo programme confirms the 14 November route and the event’s organisers.

Visiting Su Nuraxi: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The relevant programme item is the public photowalk on 14 November 2026 at 10.30am, connecting the archaeological area with the Giovanni Lilliu Centre and Casa Zapata.
• The event does not announce a closure or replacement entrance for the archaeological area. Visitors should distinguish the photowalk from professional workshops and from activities held at the other venues.
• Su Nuraxi is in Barumini, Sardinia, and the scheduled route also names the Giovanni Lilliu Centre and the Polo Museale Casa Zapata.
• The archaeological complex contains stone towers, enclosed walls, internal chambers and a spiral staircase, so the visit takes place in a historic structure rather than a level gallery.

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Frequently asked questions about Su Nuraxi

When does the Cultural Tourism Expo take place at Su Nuraxi?

The Expo runs in Barumini on 13 and 14 November 2026, with a 10.30am photowalk at Su Nuraxi on 14 November.

Where is Su Nuraxi and how do you get there?

Su Nuraxi is in Barumini, Sardinia. The event programme also names the Giovanni Lilliu Centre and Casa Zapata as connected venues.

What is Su Nuraxi?

It is a Bronze Age archaeological complex of stone towers and chambers in Sardinia. UNESCO added the site to the World Heritage List in 1997.