Luogosanto - Italy

Luogosanto (OT)

Sardinia (Italy)

Luogosanto is a town in the province of Olbia-Tempio in the historical region of Gallura.
It is located 321 meters above sea level, in the heart of Gallura, at the foot of the mountain Ghjuanni. Part III of the Mountain Community Gallura.
The birth of the center dates back to medieval times, rebuilt, as some by the Franciscans in the thirteenth century, and this should be the name. In the mid-fifteenth century, the country was abandoned and only two hundred years after the shepherds began to build their huts in this area.
During this period the country was also concerned by the serious scourge of banditry and smuggling, lying in their route between Temple and Santa Teresa di Gallura, historic port of trafficking with Corsica.
At the beginning of the twentieth century the good soil of this country began to bear fruit, viticulture and sheep were the leading sectors for a renaissance in 1947, made the municipal autonomy in Luogosanto.
A Luogosanto There are twelve churches in that it raised in honor of St. Trano were found the relics of St. Nicholas and Tran, who would live near the church.
The shrine is located to the south, not far from the village on a granite relief with panoramic views over the Straits of Bonifacio.
In the cave where the bones of the blessed were recovered, preserved within the walls of the church, an altar has been built from a single block of stone.
The most important church of Our Lady of Luogosanto country, built in the thirteenth century in Romanesque style in which Pope Honorius III granted the privilege of having a dowry of the Holy Door, which opened seven years each for a year and became a pilgrimage site for thousands of faithful.
Rises towards Arzachena Balaiana Castle, summer residence of the Judge of Gallura, although severely damaged preserves different environments.
On the road to Santa Teresa, after a few kilometers on the right hand stands the Castle of King Baldo (or Palazzu of Baldu) most likely home of a governor as devoid of fortifications.