This is the only current nuraghe WHS. The largest of them all (we visited half a dozen around the island), it has significant settlement outlines and a reasonably well-preserved central tower complex. The visit is only possible with a guide, occasionally in English but more frequently in Italian. There are three challenging passages to navigate (which largely justifies the need to regulate the flow of visitors). Impressive enough on balance, although not being able to explore on your own is a bummer. You can sneak a few minutes of self-exploration of exterior parts after the guide declares the tour to be over. The ticket allows entry to a couple of related museums for those who have time.

We had a brilliant trip with Alessandro. Alessandro was very polite, professional, friendly and knowledgable. We particularly enjoyed the wine tasting and his expertise on wine pairings. We would recommended to anyone visiting.

Alessandro was so knowledgeable and informative about the grapes and the wine making process. He answered any questions with a smile and was keen to tell us all he knew. My partner and I were very intrigued by everything we learnt and loved hearing about Sardinian wines. The wine tasting and pairing was also very fun and interesting. We learnt a lot and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Just a heads up that you do have to pay an additional €20 per person on the day for the wine tasting, which we didn’t mind. We thought it was all well worth the money and would highly recommend!!

My family and I had a fantastic experience with Alessandro; it was one of the best days of our week-long stay in Cagliari. Alessandro picked us up promptly at our hotel; his van was clean and comfortable (and comfortably air conditioned). On our way to Su Naraxi, he talked about Sardinian history, explaining a bit about what we were going to see. We arrived at Su Nuraxi early enough in the morning that we weren't there with crowds and felt that we had the place almost to ourselves as we explored. Su Nuraxi Barumini is SO worth the trip! It was incredibly interesting and unlike anything we had ever seen before. When we went to the National Archeological Museum in Cagliari the following day, everything made so much more sense to us having been to the Su Nuraxi site. After visiting Su Nuraxi, we took a ten minute drive to the tiny village of Gergei to visit Sinnos Formaggi, a rural mini dairy. We arrived around noon, so the streets of Gergei were quite quiet (lunch and siesta), but it was wonderful seeing what felt like a very typical Sardinian village and such a contrast to Cagliari. Sam, the cheese maker, met with us and showed us the tools of his craft. It's a one-man operation with a very small storefront, but he makes at least six or seven types of Pecorino (which we learned is a term for all sheep milk cheeses); the milk comes from the sheep raised by his wife's family a few miles away. We visited the cheese cave in the back of the family's courtyard, saw their garden in which they were growing a variety of fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers, and then were treated to a fantastic cheese tasting in a dining room off of the garden -- a variety of Sam's cheeses along with local breads, jams made by his wife, fruits and vegetables, wine ... it was a feast and the perfect way to end our outing. On the drive back to Cagliari, we learned that Alessandro is a trained sommelier who also offers wine and olive oil tastings -- that will definitely be our next outing with Alessandro when we return to Sardinia! In all, I cannot recommend Alessandro and this outing highly enough!

Alessandro was an amazing guide! He knew so much about the site itself, and shared so much of his knowledge with us about the island of Sardinia (from history to the best foods to try). I couldn’t imagine visiting this site without Alessandro - he made such an ancient place come to life! Must-do tour if you are in Sardinia.

My partner and I had a fantastic experience touring the winery. The pick-up was smooth and Alessandro told us about Sardinian culture, history and of course about the wineries while getting there. We arrived and got a wonderful and in depth tour of the facility and learned the whole process from grapevine to finished bottled wine. Alessandro is so well-spoken and knowledgable, and very easy to understand. The actual tasting was beyond anything we could have imagined - extraordinary wine and pieces of great and authentic food paired with it - we both thoroughly enjoyed learning so much about wine and look forward to using our new tools and information in the future! (afterwards, Alessandro kindly dropped us off near the city centre and told us the best places to see and where to eat!) Couldn’t recommend it enough, truly a MUST if you are visiting Cagliari!

Me and my partner vad an amazing experience looking around the winery and getting everything explained by Alessandro. He was an amazing tour guide, very experienced and friendly. We got to see the whole process from grape to different wines and all our questions got answered very well. We got picked up and dropped off just outside our accommodation and the drive to the winery near Cagliari was lovely with great views. The tasting was the very best part of our experience. We got to try beautiful and amazing wines with great pairing with Sardinian cheese, sausage, bread and olives. Even some pastries at the end. We got generous amounts of both food and wine and they had a shop where you could purchase their wines. Both me and my partner are very new and unexperienced in wine tasting and wine making. Alessandro explained very well to us so we could understand. He guided us through the tasting in how to look, smell and drink the different wines. Overall, we had an incredible experience and loved every second of it. We definitely have a different view on wine now. We learned so much by this tour and would definitely recommend it to anyone visiting Cagliari!

Alessandro have us a lot of interesting information about the local area on the way to the vineyard and taught us so much about tasting wines and pairing different foods with the wines. Excellent trip!

Me and my partner had a lovely time looking around the winery and wine tasting. Alessandro was very informative and helpful. He picked us up from our apartment and told us about the city. He is definitely very knowledgeable about Cagliari and wine. The winery was very impressive. Would recommend.

Both parts were great. The host of the olive oil farm was extremely knowledgeable and passionate, and the experience was efficient. Learned a lot. The wine tour and tasting was fabulous. At the winery, the sommelier made the experienced. She is terrific, and also passionate. Even before the tasting the tour, was so informative and detailed. She made the tasting and is a star. Best wine tasting I have ever done in the states or otherwise. And our guide Alessandro was prompt, friendly, accommodating and his pride for his country and culture helped make for a wonderful experience.

Alessandro was amazing, he walked us through the winery and production cycle and made sure we understood everything. He answered all questions I had too, he is very knowledgeable. The wine tasting and pairing with local meats and cheeses was delectable! I highly recommend this tour and tasting!! Thank you Alessandro!

I did a tour of Su Nuraxi with Alessandro and I couldn't recommend it enough. He was passionate and knowledgeable, and there was great communication before the tour as well.

Alessandro was an excellent guide- good communication prior to event, knowing history and showing enthusiasm for the history. He made the tiring effort to explain everything in 2 languages. The experience made for a wonderful day!

We had a great time in 4. Alessandro took us first to the local Winery and after tasting local wine, cheese and sausage we went for a visit to a nearby Oil Mill, where we could taste several types of olive oil. Thank you Alessandro, also for a timely pick-up and return to our accommodation.

Such an amazing experience with Alessandro. A beautiful winery, great guided tour from Alessandro, and delicious wine with cheese, meat and olives to end the experience. Alessandro very kindly contacted us in the morning and came to pick us up from the hotel after some slight confusion with the pick up destination, which was through no fault of Alessandro and we were very grateful that he came to find us! The drive to the countryside was lovely as you get to see more of Cagliari and the surrounding areas, and Alessandro provided great historical information which was very interesting. We were also lucky enough to be the only people on the tour!😊 thank you so much to Alessandro and everyone at Cantine di Dolianova! We will be back😁