Oristano and Sinis · Provincia di Oristano

Things to do in Siapiccia

Siapiccia, a tiny village between Monte Arci and Grighine near Oristano: 1605 parish church, springs, scrubland walks and winter feasts.

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Siapiccia is one of the smallest villages around Oristano: fewer than 400 people, about 18 km from Oristano, between Monte Arci and Monte Grighine, on the edge of the Barigadu. There are no grand monuments, but there's a landscape of rock, scrub and springs, a 17th-century parish church and winter feasts the whole community takes part in. A stop for lovers of quiet Sardinia and nature walks.

Things to see in Siapiccia

Church of San Nicola di Bari

The parish church stands at the highest point of the village, was consecrated in 1605 and keeps a marble altar showing the patron saint.

Church of the Rimedio

A small church tied to the feast of the Madonna del Rimedio in early January.

The springs

The area has the spring of Sa Mitza de s'acqua callenti (“the hot-water spring”) and the s'Arrogana fountain, long important to village life.

Things to do in Siapiccia

The slopes of the Grighine are covered in Mediterranean scrub, dense in places, and weathered rocks, with outcrops of quartzite once used to make dyes. They're ideal for walks and mountain-bike rides, easily combined with the trails of nearby Monte Arci and a visit to Fordongianus. Just below on this page you'll find experiences offered by local operators: see what you can book.

History

The area was frequented in the Neolithic and the Bronze Age, as nuraghe remains show. The village began as a post on a Roman road between Usellus and Forum Traiani (Fordongianus); its name likely means “small road”, a secondary route compared with that of neighbouring Siamanna. In the Middle Ages it belonged to the Giudicato of Arborea, then to the Marquisate of Oristano. From 1947 to 1975 it was merged with Siamanna into one municipality.

Food and shopping

This is a village of farmers and herders: wheat, barley, meat and cheese are the basis of its simple, tasty upper-Campidano cooking.

Festivals and traditions

Madonna del Rimedio: 8 January.
San Nicola di Bari, the patron saint: 6 December.

Nearby

Siamanna, with the San Giovanni chapel and nuraghe.
Fordongianus, with its Roman baths.
Villaurbana and its nuraghi.
Oristano, about 20–25 minutes away.

Getting there and when to go

From Oristano it's about 20–25 minutes via Simaxis and Siamanna. The nearest airport is Cagliari, about an hour and a quarter away. Spring and autumn are best for walking; December and January for the village feasts.