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INSPIRATION<\/h4>\n
\"Simaxis\"
River Tirso alluvial plain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today I extend the route quite a bit to avoid one of the busiest and most dangerous roads in the Oristano area (so they told me). So, instead of heading to Simaxis passing through Solarussa, I first pass Pardu Nou and then I pedal on the embankment of the River Tirso, and I cross it on a small bridge that reaches Sil\u00ec, a hamlet of Oristano<\/a>. From here I take an internal country road that brings me back to the road to the airport of Fenosu, and from here straight to Simaxis, crossing cultivated wheat and rice fields, a resource of this area.<\/p>\n

Arriving in the centre, I meet Marco, president of the Pro Loco, who offers me a coffee in the bar next to the Town Hall, inside which there are signs of the age of this building, some old architraves and stone ornaments. Marco recommends some things to see. And he tells me that Pope Symmachus<\/strong> was born here, from which the town seems to have taken its name. Another hypothesis is that of the ‘via grande’ (main road), ‘s’ia maxima<\/em>‘, as the names of the nearby villages, Siamaggiore and Siamanna testify.<\/p>\n

\"Simaxis\"
Remains of the old San Nicola di Mira church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After having said goodbye to Marco, I head towards San Vero Congius<\/strong>, a hamlet of Simaxis a few kilometers away. I cycle through the streets of the tiny village, passing by the square with the modern church of San Nicola di Mira. Then I head to the countryside where Marco suggested that I visit the church of San Teodoro<\/strong>. I locate it on Google Maps and start my cycle, reaching it a few minutes later. It is a small, cross-shaped church with a small dome above it. Not far away are the ruins of the old church of San Nicola di Mira<\/strong> which has now collapsed.<\/p>\n

\"Simaxis\"
Bridge on the River Tirso<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Upon returning, I pass a pitch for skaters and bicycles, decorated with graffiti and shoes tied on the cables of light, and take the road that leads me to the iron bridge that I have already visited in my day in Solarussa. The River Tirso<\/strong> should in fact be the border between the two municipalities. I return to the house where I will be staying tonight, found on Airbnb, and have a bite to eat, before taking a nap.<\/p>\n

\"Simaxis\"
Square with the remains of the old prisons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the evening I go out for a tour of the village. I pass the church of San Simmaco Papa<\/strong>, on the main street, from whose portal decorations for an upcoming or past feast start. I arrive at the Town Hall, next to which I notice the old structure that Marco had told me was an old prison. I go into some alleyway, where I notice some old single-storey houses. One of these has the door open and I can see the very old tile flooring. I arrive at the square in front of the Social Center<\/strong>, on the wall of which a beautiful mural by Manu Invisible was painted, entitled Bond<\/em> representing a mother with a child.<\/p>\n

\"Simaxis\"
Bond. Mural by Manu Invisible<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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SOUND FRAGMENTS<\/h4>\n\n