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FONNI , a town of Sardinia, in the province of Sassari, 328o ft. above sea-level, to the N.W. of Monte Gennargentu, 21 M. S. of Nuoro
village
Franciscans , built in 1708, contains some curious paintings by local artists. The costumes are extremely picturesque, and are well seen on the day of St John the Baptist, the patron saint. The men's costume is similar to that worn in the district
long and black gaiters are worn. The women wear
accordion -pleated. Two identical skirts are often worn, one above the other. The unmarried girls wear
Carales on the road to Olbia. Excavations made in 1879 and 1880 led to the discovery of the remains of this station, arranged round three sides of a courtyard some roo ft. square, including traces of baths and other buildings, and a massive embanking wall
(F. Vivanet, in Notizie degli scavi, 1879, 350; 1881, 31), while a discharge certificate (tabula honestae missionis) of sailors who had served in the classis Ravennas was found in some ruins here or hereabouts (id. ib., 1882, 440; T. Mommsen, Corp. inscr. Lat. x. 8325). Near Fonni, too, are several " menhirs " (called pietre celtiche in the district
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