The area of the Sette Fratelli includes the mountainous areas and the state-owned forest of the same name, as well as the Monte Genis Forest, which is inside the territories of nine Municipalities: Burcei, Castiadas, Maracalagonis, Quartucciu, Quartu Sant'Elena, San Vito, Sinnai, Villasalto and Villasimius.
The mountain range, consisting of seven peaks (which is where it gets its name), reaches heights of about 1,000m: the highest is that of Serpeddì (1,067m). The oasis is a triumph of nature, particularly for its woods and rare animal species. In rocks shaped over time by the weather, amidst canyons and gorges like Baccu Anigiulus and that of Rio Picocca, as well as pinnacles, towers and valleys crossed by rivers (rivulets of Ollastu, Cannas and Maidopis), it is common to see deer and mouflons.
In Campuomu a trail begins, leading as far as Punta Sa Ceraxa. Along the trail there is the Arco dell'Angelo (Angel's Arch), a natural pink granite monument from which you can admire the entire Valley of Castiadas, the Colostrai lagoon and the Cagliari part of Campidano.
Inside the forest of Sette Fratelli there are the Grotta Fra’ Conti that, according to legend, was the shelter of a hermit, Su Stumpu ‘e Giumpau, a rugged granite bastion, and Sa Grutta ‘e Sa Pipia (the cave of the little girl). Moreover, the whole oasis contains traces of nuraghi, Neolithic settlements and the ruins of a convent protected by centuries-old cork oaksandholm oaks.
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