San Sperate is one of the most productive agricultural centers in Sardinia renowned is the production of citrus and peaches. San Sperate is a museum town. Walking there is a plunge into art: hundreds of colorful murals adorn the streets telling the story of history, rural traditions and community life. ‘Muralism’ developed in revolutionary 1968 when artist Pinuccio Sciola conceived the project of turning the village into an art laboratory. Sciola is the author of the ‘sound stones,’ sculptures that evoke ancestral suggestions with sound. Stones inspired by prehistoric megalithic art are on display in the megalithic garden, a tribute to the genius of the Sansperino artist. Cultural dynamism is the result of the activity of associations organizing exhibitions and festivals such as Cuncambias, in late July, which transforms the San Giovanni district, made up of Campidanese houses, into a ‘theater,’ like the other historic neighborhoods. A 17th-century manor house, used as a museum, and the 19th-century Tola house, designed by architect Gaetano Cima and built using the unbaked brick technique, stand out in the center. The history of the village dates back to the dawn of the Nuragic Age (18th century B.C.). A model nuraghe was found within the village, now housed in Cagliari’s national archaeological museum. Conspicuous are the Punic remains from Roman times: it was the civitas Valeria, from here passed the road from Karalis to Tharros. Under Vandal rule many African bishops exiled to Sardinia brought with them relics of saints, including those of the martyr Speratus. On the site where, according to tradition, they were found, the parish church of St. Speratus was built in the 17th century, inside which a chapel has been dedicated to St. Prisca, celebrated in May for four centuries. Dating back to the Byzantine period, which have been remodeled several times, are the church of St. Lucy, with Romanesque inserts in a Baroque architecture, and the former parish church of St. John the Baptist, a synthesis of Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic styles: its charm lies in sobriety and harmony.