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Seui boasts a unique
environmental patrimony,
within the territory we
find the Montarbu forest and
numerous ancient remains
from the Nuragic period. But
the real attraction is the
historic centre with its
medieval roots,
characterized by stone
houses and winding streets
The
highlight of our excursion
is the Seui Museum and
Monument Itinerary (Percorso
Museale Monumentale
Sehuiense) which includes
the Spanish prison (built in
1647), “Casa Farci”, the Art
Nouveau building from 1900,
the 19th century townhall
with its civic galley, the
house of Caredda Loy, and
the churches of San Giovanni
and Santa Maria Maddalena.
During
the itinerary you can visit
the anthracite mining area
and learn about the hard
life of the Seui miners who
worked there between 1800
and 1960.
At the
Spanish prison you get to
know about the dramatic
conditions in which the
convicts lived up until
1975. Whereas at “Casa Farci”
you come into contact with
the culture and history of
the Seui people, as well as,
documents by the famous
writer and politician.
Seui can also be reached
with the Trenino Verde
that departing from
Arbatax station, following
the same route as the two
previous excursions, but we
will discover different
things on our journey to
Seui.
Mountain
village of Ogliastra, Seui
is first mentioned in
documents dating back to
1300 under various
spellings: “shuy”, “sechuy”,
“Sheuuy”. Nuragic remains
are scattered throughout the
territory. Particulary
interesting are the
archaeological sites around
Tonneri and
Montarbu. The old
section in the village
centre, with its tortuous
streets of medieval origin
and its stone houses and
balconies with wrought iron
railings is undoubtedly an
attraction for visitors. |
