{"id":6555,"date":"2020-08-12T13:14:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T20:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/?p=6555"},"modified":"2022-08-06T17:25:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T00:25:55","slug":"north-sardinia-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/12\/north-sardinia-south\/","title":{"rendered":"North Sardinia (South)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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North fountain house of the Fonte di Abbarghente o Su Mudeju.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I intended for the miscellaneous sites in the Sassari region to be a single post, but, it ended up running a bit long and made more sense to divide it up into two separate routes. This first of two Sassari routes essentially covers sites in the southern part of the region. A personal vehicle is pretty much essential, as many of the sites are fairly rural and well off the public transportation routes.<\/p>\n

This itinerary starts out with a cluster of sites around the town Pozzomaggiore. The first, near the small town of Monteleone Rocca Doria is the Fonte di Abbarghente o Su Mudeju. Though the presently standing fountain houses on-site are of a later construction, the usage of the Abbarghente (alternatively called the Mudeju) volcanic spring dates back as far as the Nuragic age, with use also by the Phoenicians\/Carthaginians and the Romans. There are two separate spring points, housed by circular stone buildings. Above the first one, in a fenced and unfortunately severely overgrown area, are some constructions dating to the Roman period. The Romans built a bathing complex here to utilize the mineral water spring. It was so overgrown, though, it was impossible to see anything when I visited.  One might have more luck at other times of the year when the overgrowth is not so prolific. The springs are still running and apparently in use, and there is no admission to the site, so it can be visited at any time.<\/p>\n