Nuraghe Corona Maria

The Nuraghe Corona Maria is a historical landmark located in the territory of Gonnesa, in the heart of the Sulcis Iglesiente, in a landscape that preserves numerous traces of the nuragic civilization. Nuraghe Corona Maria is part of an area rich in archaeological evidence, where the presence of the nuraghi tells the ancient settlement organization of south-western Sardinia.
The structure, now visible in a partial form, can be traced back to a nuragic settlement with functions related to the control of the territory and the management of community spaces during the Bronze Age. Its position in the hilly landscape of Gonnesa underlines the strategic value, typical of nuragic buildings that favoured high or easily defendable points. The Nuraghe Corona Maria thus contributes to the reading of the network of ancient settlements of Sulcis, offering a significant testimony of the prehistoric human presence in the area.