Temples on Temples

After exploring the mines and cooling off in the sea, we all climbed back on board and made our way towards our lunch spot. Per usual, we were served plenty of wine and bread, piles of seafood, and a lot of pasta and cheese. Some people were more excited about the amount of mussels given to us than others.

Our next stop was the Tempio di Antas (Temple of Antas), an ancient Carthaginian-Roman temple. The Roman temple, which can be seen above ground, was built by emperor Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD). Underneath the steps are the remains of a Carthaginian temple dedicated to the Sardus Pater Babai, the principal male god of the local ancient civilization. The Carthaginian temple was built as early as 500 BC.

We were all very tired, but managed to fit in a bit of gymnastics before we left to go to our final destination of the day.