The houses of memory

Casa Sitzia, via Marchesa D’Arcais
Casa Pibiri, via Sassari
A journey through the houses of the early 1900s, where you can still see su strexu ‘e feu, scannus in the loggia, the old radio still working, su parastagiu in the kitchen where you can also find su telaiu, an instrument around which sa meri and sa srebidora spent most of their working hours. You can still see the walls decorated by hand by local artists; is sobarius where grains and legumes were stored. A journey through environments that stir old memories and sensations still intact in the memory. The two houses still preserve the entrance characterized by the archivolted portal, protected inside, by a canopy supported by a porch, su prociu o sa lolla ‘e su pottabi. The living structure is composed of the loggia, sa lolla, opened in front with a series of arches.
Almost all the rooms lead into the lolla. In the kitchen you can see a rack, a platter and a table with spits. On the walls hang skewers, schidois, on a special wooden frame, sa schidonera, with some graticules. On the shelf of the large walkway, which takes up an entire wall, lie the pots, is pingiadas, and terracotta pans, is tianus. From the lolla there is access to a room used as a pantry and the respect rooms, is apposentus bonus. The latter include: the dining room, s’apposentu ‘e prandi, furnished with a sideboard, a console, sa consolla, table and chairs. Rustic outbuildings such as stables, haystacks, and shelters for tools and animals are located in the courtyard.