Aggius

Aggius is a small village of about 1,427 inhabitants in the province of Sassari, in the historical sub-region of Gallura. It stands at the foot of a granite ridge and the presence of man in the area has been recorded since prehistoric times, as evidenced by the traces still present in the entire area surrounding the town: rock shelters, caves, Tafoni, Nuraghi, Domos de Janas and Conche are the elements of a landscape in which granite is the hallmark. The Oliva Carta Cannas ethnographic museum located in the centre preserves the history, traditions and popular culture of Gallura, from 1600 to the present day. In 1726, a very detailed report by the local authorities claimed the town of Aggius to be the leader in the clandestine trafficking of cereal grains. On the facade of the building of the old Magistrate’s Court, which today houses the Banditry Museum, we read: “scandalous shelter and favour… of bandits and troublemakers”. The AAAperto Museum of Contemporary Art collects and organises in an organic way all the works left by the artists who have stayed here over the years, letting the places, people, culture, traditions, colours and scents be a source of inspiration for them, some of the artists who have passed through are: Maria Lai, Giovanni Campus, Rosanna Rossi, Narcisa Monni, Vittoria Soddu, Simone Sanna, Gianni Polinas, Luigi Musa, Jurgen Gabriel, Tellas.