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Pozzo sacro Milis

Via Cala Moresca, 07020 Golfo Aranci OT, Italy

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Narrow stone-lined stairway descending into clear turquoise water inside the Milis well

Pozzo sacro Milis is a nuragic sacred well located in Via Cala Moresca, close to the railway station of Golfo Aranci in Gallura. The monument dates back to the end of the Middle Bronze Age and remained in use through the Late Bronze Age and into the Iron Age, making it one of the area’s older archaeological traces.

The well preserves its stepped staircase and an elliptical chamber built from carefully worked courses of schist, limestone and granite, with a distinctive stepped vault covering. Part of the structure was lost when the nineteenth-century railway was built nearby, and the well now sits awkwardly close to the tracks.

Visitors describe it as a striking piece of Sardinia’s nuragic past, notable for its construction and the water still found within it, though reaching the site can be difficult due to limited signage and its surroundings.

What reviewers say

Reviewers consistently describe the well, with its 40 steps and intact Bronze Age stonework, as historically fascinating and remarkably well preserved despite its age. Many note water is still present year-round and praise the construction technique, calling the site unique among Sardinian sacred wells. A recurring and strong complaint is the lack of signage, difficulty reaching the site near the railway tracks, and the general state of abandonment and neglect by local authorities.

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