About two kilometers from Balai Vicino, on the cliff where it is said the Turritan martyrs were beheaded, is the small church of Balai Lontano, also known as “Santu Bainzu Ischabizzaddu.” Built of local limestone, tradition has it that it was erected in the place where, after martyrdom, not a blade of grass would grow. The facade, with two gray granite columns at the corners, has an entrance that has been remodeled several times and two small oculi on the long sides to illuminate the barrel-vaulted interior. Every October 25, devotees from different parts gather for the mass in memory of St. Gavin and the procession that follows, while on April 25 he is celebrated as the patron saint of farmers.
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