The village of Luogosanto (in Gallurese Locusantu, in Sardinian Logusantu) is the main town of the municipality of the same name of just under 2,000 inhabitants located in the heart of Gallura, 314 meters above sea level. It owes its name to the fact that, in the 13th century, Franciscan friars built two churches in the places where two hermit saints (St. Nicholas and St. Trano) lived, worked and were buried, as well as a convent and a third church dedicated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The latter received from Pope Honorius III the privilege of the holy door and the title of minor basilica, reinforcing Luogosanto’s role as a religious reference for the faithful of Gallura and beyond. Around the shrine, beginning in the 19th century, today’s town developed, which became an autonomous municipality in 1947, annexing to its territory about 200 stazzi (typical self-sufficient dwellings and farms) and 5 villages (Bulbuseddu, Chessa, Crisciuleddu, Lu Mocu and Vaddidúlimu). Always centered on an agropastoral economy, in recent decades Luogosanto has been enhancing its historic center and its many archaeological and natural sites, attracting travelers who love nature, sports, culture and genuine flavors.
