The site of the water sanctuary of Sant'Anastasia lies in the middle of the town of Sardara, right in front of the small church dedicated to the saint Anastasia. The site consists of the holy waterwell itself and part of a surrounding nuragic village, including a so-called hut of the assemblies. Due to the fact that the site lies in the middle of the town it has been difficult to excavate it. In fact part of the small church had to be demolished and rebuilt to be able to excavate the well completely.
The well is similar to that of Santa Cristina, the main difference being the rough blocks used, which indicates that the structure is older. The water in the well arrives through the rocky underground. It is nowadays kept continuously dry with a waterpump for the visitors to be able to descend to the bottom and admire the simplicity of it's architecture. It is to be said that the complete superstructure is missing and this may well have been a kind of temple structure similar to others found in Sardinia.
The small church dedicated to Sant'Anastasia is part of the site. It is a very simple church. Inside the church a second waterwell can be found, which may be of a later date. In Sardara you will also find a small museum with archaeological finds.
Address: Sardara; tel. +39 070 9386183
Opening hours: summer 9:00-13:00 and 17:00-20:00 (closed on mondays); winter 9:00-13:00 and 16:00-19:00
Prices: € 4,50 (site and museum) ; € 2,60 (groups or only site)
The tholos cupola of the well 
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