The village of Pau lies 300 meters high on the western side of Monte Arci, the largest Sardinian obsidian deposit, which frames it with its woods and abruptly interrupts a scenography made up of soft hills, including on Ventosu. Pau is a small town of just over 300 inhabitants in the upper Marmilla, a fertile land rich in waterways, where cereals, legumes, orchards and vineyards are grown. The origin is perhaps Roman, as evidenced by the findings of roof tiles, vases, coins and traces of ancient buildings in various locations, including Sa Telluri. The name itself derives from the Latin pagus (village). Three nuraghi date back to prehistoric times, one single tower, su Castiu or Spadua, and two complexes, in Arruinas and Punta su Nuraxi. Today the village is divided into a network of streets overlooked by ancient stone houses. In the center, the parish church of San Giorgio Martire, in the countryside the church of Santa Prisca Martire, celebrated at the beginning of September.
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