The Church of Santa Sabina (Santa Sarbana) lies in a natural setting where art, spirituality and archaeology come together. Nearby are traditional muristenes, where the faithful were accommodated during religious festivals, and a nuraghe, to which the respective village is attached.
Its construction dates from the period between the end of the 11th century and the start of the 12th century and recalls Byzantine influences and those of late antiquity, brought together harmoniously in the Romanesque architectural language. The perimeter walls, built of trachyte and basalt blocks, bestow strength and magnificence on the imposing structure.
Entry is through an arched entrance portal, positioned symmetrically to the apse, which, together with the gabled porch that precedes the church and the double-pitched roof, adds elegance and harmony to the facade.
Inside, the irregular central plan is furnished with a porch and ends in an apse embellished with a double splayed single-lancet window, which makes the construction unique in the panorama of medieval churches in Sardinia. At the sides of the central core, there are two apsidal chapels with a rectangular plan, connected to the main area through elegant arches.
The focal point of the building is the main space, a cylindrical area with a diameter of around six metres, surmounted by a dome with a conical vault that has fascinated visitors and scholars for centuries.
The festival of Santa Sarbana still keeps the tradition and cult alive today.