Basilica di San Simplicio

The St. Simplicio's Basilica is the oldest and most important religious monument in the North-eastern Sardinia. Pisan Romanesque style, in granite, stands on a small hill was once used as a burial ground. Awarded the title of minor Basilica in 1993, the church was built in two phases, in the late eleventh century and the second half of the twelfth century: the building in the late Middle Ages is perhaps due to the first judges of Gallura, as administrative center. Has a facade divided into three by two pilasters, embellished with a mullioned recessed window, with marble columns and capitals in lava stone decorated with figures of birds and acanthus leaves. Next is the bell tower, a Spanish flavor. To the left of the main facade, under an arch, there is a marble slab depicting Christ defeating the pagan peoples, perhaps relief from the ancient Fausania's Cathedral (VII century). The interior, with three naves separated by arches, has an apse frescoed with the figures of Saints Simplicio and Vittore. Under the altar is kept the reliquary bust of the Saint in polychrome wood holder.