Sacred Wells in Sardinia

The sacred wells, also called well temples, stood almost always near a water source and they were the places where the nuragic civilization practiced the worship of water, an essential element of their religion. 
Present all around Sardinia, they may be significantly different, the most comtype involves a circular well constructed of blocks of stone, which is accessed via steps that came up from the surface to the water level; above the well may be surrounded by low fences circular stone, or surmounted by a small building.