Mamoiada Trip Overview
Your day in Mamoiada will begin with a visit to the Museum of Mediterranean Masks, a wonderful example of enhancing the cultural and folkloric traditions of our island.
Immediately afterwards you will be welcomed into the Mamuthones headquarters where you will witness the exciting phase of the dressing up, a sacred and profane rite at the same time.
The highlight of this exclusive experience will be the demonstration of the parade by the group of Mamuthones and Issohadores, men who, wearing the typical “sa visera” and “sa visera ‘e santu” masks, lose identity and words and transform themselves into mysterious beings. With their theatrical spectacle, you will relive a pagan rite which was recognized as having the power to influence the fate of the harvest.
After a lunch based on typical local products in a 19th century building that preserves the beauties of the time intact, you will conclude your unforgettable experience by participating in the stages of processing the mask with the master sculptors.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Mamoiada, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Mamoiada, Sardegna, Italy
Your day in Mamoiada will begin with a visit to the Museum of Mediterranean Masks, a wonderful example of enhancing the cultural and folkloric traditions of our island.
Immediately afterwards you will be welcomed into the Mamuthones headquarters where you will witness the exciting phase of the dressing up, a sacred and profane rite at the same time.
The highlight of this exclusive experience will be the demonstration of the parade by the group of Mamuthones and Issohadores, men who, wearing the typical “sa visera” and “sa visera ‘e santu” masks, lose identity and words and transform themselves into mysterious beings. With their theatrical spectacle, you will relive a pagan rite which was recognized as having the power to influence the fate of the harvest.
After a lunch based on typical local products in a 19th century building that preserves the beauties of the time intact, you will conclude your unforgettable experience by participating in the stages of processing the mask with the master sculptors.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Museo delle Maschere Mediterranee, Piazza Europa 15, 08024 Mamoiada, Sardinia Italy
Your adventure will begin in Mamoiada, where you can discover our ancient tradition and its masks, Mamuthones and Issohadores, with a cultural itinerary in the land of Barbagia where archaic rites resist the frenzy of modern times.
Inside the museum you can discover the ancient tradition linked to masks, Mamuthones and Issohadores; you will follow a cultural itinerary in the land of Barbagia where archaic rites resist the frenzy of modern times. You will also be able to witness the sacred and profane rite of dressing inside the Mamuthon headquarters
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Mamoiada, Mamoiada, Province of Nuoro, Sardinia
You will return to stroll through the narrow streets of Mamoiada and here you will be able to attend a parade demonstration by the group of Mamuthones and Issohadores, men who, wearing the typical “sa visera” and “sa visera ‘e santu” masks, lose identity and words and transform themselves in mysterious beings. With their theatrical spectacle, you will relive a pagan rite which was recognized as having the power to influence the fate of the harvest.
After a lunch based on typical local products in a 19th century building that preserves the beauties of the time intact, you will conclude your unforgettable experience by participating in the stages of processing the mask with the master sculptors.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
