La Nuova Sardegna

In addition to the parish churches, around which the historical centres of the 11 communities that make up the Unione di Comuni dell'Anglona e Bassa Valle del Coghinas have been moulded, the Anglona territory can boast an infinite number of sacred rural buildings, some of them authentic masterpieces of architecture. Starting from Osilo, you should visit the parish church of the Immacolata, the adjacent church of Santa Croce and the nearby church of the Rosario all from the 17th-century. After that, you cannot fail to make an excursion to the church of Nostra Signora di Bonaria at the top of Mount Tuffudesu, which is the highest in the province of Sassari with its 766 metres. Descending to Nulvi, one arrives at the 'little Rome of Anglona' called so due to the high presence of urban and rural churches. Besides the parish church of the Assunta, worth a visit are the church of San Sebastiano, adjacent to the convent of San Bonaventura, and that of Santa Tecla adjacent to the Capuchin convent of the same name and San Filippo that guards the three grandiose Nulvese candlesticks and the oratory of Santa Croce.

In Martis it is possible to find the church of San Pantaleo, built in Romanesque forms but with Gothic-Aragonese influences between 1300 and 1325, which is a real jewel even though it is in a precarious condition and part of the roof has collapsed. On the road to Laerru stands the church of San Leonardo, the smallest Romanesque church on the island. In Chiaramonti, the beautiful parish church of San Matteo in neoclassical style dates back to the end of the 19th century, but a church with the same title stood inside the medieval fortress of the Doria family that dominates the village. It is also worth visiting the small country churches surrounding the town of Erula located in its small hamlets. Once in Perfugas, a stop at the parish church of Santa Maria degli Angeli is a must because in its interior you can find the marvellous retable of San Giorgio, one of the largest in Sardinia with its 54 panels, from the country church of the same name a few kilometres from the village.

In Laerru, in addition to the parish church of Santa Margherita and the small churches of the Rosario and Santa Croce, it is worth to visit the church of Sant'Antonio da Padova, a small 18th-century private oratory on the eastern outskirts of the village. On the road to Bulzi, San Pietro delle Immagini is another authentic jewel as it stands out solitary amidst the greenery. Dating back to the 12th century with its Romanesque style, it is also known as 'Su Rughefissu' because of the polychrome wooden group of the Deposition dated to the early 13th century, the only example of its kind of medieval wooden sculpture in Sardinia, now kept in the parish church of San Sebastiano. In Sedini, the Silanis valley is worth a special visit. This is dotted with churches but above all with the fascinating ruins of the church of San Nicola that stand out in the Sardinian Romanesque panorama for the perfect stone-cutting technique and the particular purity of the architectural forms.

In the heart of Santa Maria Coghinas stands the graceful parish church of Madonna delle Grazie, built in sandstone in the second half of the 12th century. The journey through the churches of Anglona ends in the church of its patron saint, the beautiful Romanesque church of Nostra Signora di Tergu, one of the highest expressions of Romanesque style on the island 'queen of Anglona'.