Tula: Lago Coghinas, Churches and Regional Festivals

Lago Coghinas borders Tula to the west and has always played a fundamental role in the life of the town. The area around Tula preserves traces of a thousand-year-old past amid captivating landscapes. In Tula, a landscape and a long history thus come together with specific churches, archaeological sites and regional festival culture.

Lago Coghinas and the landscape around Tula

Canoeing is a particularly impressive way to experience Lago Coghinas in Tula. Birdwatching is also one of the activities in Tula. When canoeing, the focus is on the surface of the water; when birdwatching, the surroundings of Tula take centre stage. The two activities place different emphases: one uses the lake as an immediate point of reference in the landscape, while the other directs attention to the surrounding area. Lago Coghinas remains the geographical reference point west of Tula.

Santa Maria di Coros: Construction history in detail

One of the notable historical topics is the church of Santa Maria di Coros. Its construction can be dated to around the middle of the 12th century. Of the original wall, only the lowest courses of the apse, made of volcanic stone blocks, have survived; the rest of the masonry was completely removed and replaced during more recent restorations. The dating and the restorations therefore belong to different construction phases of the same church.

Archaeological traces in Tula and Coloras

The archaeological site of Sa Mandra Manna was inhabited for several millennia, up to the Byzantine period. A Domus de Janas in the village of Coloras is distinguished by its mushroom shape.

Sant’Elena Imperatrice and the Polyptych of the Trinity

The parish church of Sant’Elena Imperatrice was built in the late 19th century in the Neo-Romanesque style and houses the Polyptych of the Trinity. Compared with Santa Maria di Coros, Sant’Elena Imperatrice belongs to a later construction phase. Tula is therefore home to two churches with distinctly different periods of origin.

Regional festival culture in August

The Sagra della Carpa takes place every year in August. At this event, visitors have the opportunity to try various fish dishes. The recurring annual date and the culinary focus give the regional festival culture in Tula its own character. In August, a culinary theme is thus added to the landscape and history.

Discovering Tula according to your own interests

For those interested in culture, this selection is clearly defined: landscape and water at Lago Coghinas, church architecture and art in Tula, archaeological sites in Tula and Coloras, as well as fish dishes at the Sagra della Carpa. When planning a stay, this makes it possible to focus on individual themes, such as landscape, history, art or regional cuisine.

Other places

Other places: Villa Gorizia, La Ciaccia, Tissi, Bottidda, Martis, La Muddizza, Codrongianos and Putifigari.

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