Complesso nuragico di Lu Brandali

About the museum

The Lu Brandali complex stands on a granite promontory a short distance from the sea, in the territory of Santa Teresa Gallura. The structures date from between the 14th and the 10th centuries BC and comprise a nuraghe, a village of huts and a giants' tomb. Excavation campaigns were carried out by Angela Antona between 1998 and 2014, and then by Letizia Lemmi in 2015 and 2016.

The nuraghe, built on several levels using the natural rock, is of mixed type, with corridor and tholos elements. It has a central keep surrounded by an outer wall (antemurale) with two towers; one of them can be visited, and the other was reused in later centuries as a kiln. Around it extends the village, with huts of curvilinear plan and rooms also used as craft workshops. To the west are the tafoni, granite cavities used as shelters and burials.

A short distance away is the giants' tomb, with a corridor more than six metres long and an area for ritual ceremonies, as shown by the numerous fragments of pottery recovered. Visits are organised by the cooperative CoolTour Gallura, which also offers the travelling exhibition “Lu Brandali: leggi, tocca, ascolta”.

Highlights

• Mixed-type nuraghe with outer wall and accessible tower
• Village of huts and area of the tafoni
• Giants' tomb with a corridor of over six metres
• Sea views from a granite promontory
• Exhibition with tactile and audio route and virtual reality viewers

Permanent exhibition

• Lu Brandali: leggi, tocca, ascolta – Travelling exhibition on Nuragic archaeology with original finds and reproductions, 3D prints, a tactile and audio route and virtual reality viewers.

Operated by

Cooperativa CoolTour Gallura (gestione delle visite)

Visitors per year

approx. 15,123

Admission & discounts

The site is offered in combined tickets with the archaeological exhibition and with the Torre di Longonsardo; a ticket for the site alone is not indicated. Age groups: children aged 4 to 11, adults from 12 years; free from 0 to 3 years.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The exhibition offers audio-tactile devices for blind and partially sighted visitors, and replicas to touch.

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