The Church of San Bartolomeo (Santu Portolu), also dedicated to Our Lady of Graces, is an example of rural Sardinian architecture that has preserved its original structure since its construction, which dates from the 19th century.
The rectangular-plan building is made up of a single nave, marked by five trusses, which support the gabled wooden vault. On the sides of the nave, there are stone seats clad in concrete. The internal walls appear to have been plastered and painted.
The main façade is very simple and basic.
The gabled façade has an entrance portal to the building with two concrete benches at the sides.
At the top, there is a small bell-gable with an iron cross.
A distinctive element of the Church of San Bartolomeo is the presence of muristenes, traditional structures for accommodating the faithful during religious celebrations. Some of these muristenes are integrated in the building while others, located nearby, are made up of rectangular rooms with a single entrance and no internal divisions.
During the first half of September, the festival of Santu Portolu is celebrated and, not so long ago, some devotees, known as “Sos Oberaios” and “Sos Nuinantes”, stayed in these muristenes.
During the novena before the festivities in honour of the Saint, the faithful, called “Andantiles”, walked the long stretch that separated the church from the town.