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THE MONASTERY

The Monastery, now home to a refined hotel, stands in the same grounds as the ancient village of Geremeas, destroyed by the Moors in one of the many Barbary incursions that raged along the coasts of Sardinia.
The lands were purchased by the Regent Gavino Cocco of Ozieri in the second half of the 18th century.
Upon the death of Gavino Cocco, the lands were inherited by the Jesuits who assigned the farm to the College of Santa Teresa of Cagliari, who administered it until 1848, the year of the definitive expulsion of the Society of Jesus from the island.

In the book "The vine and the wine: history and law (11th-19th centuries)" the Geremeas farm is cited among the most flourishing agricultural companies of the time, becoming one of the first examples of modern agriculture: beyond the vineyards already planted by Cocco there were 260 almond trees, 239 fig trees and around fifty plum, pear, apricot, peach, cherry and quince trees.

A prosperous agricultural company then came into the hands of the Marongiu family who managed the company from 1905 until the end of the 1950s, introducing new working methods and technological innovations.

Arrigo Marongiu's company and personal successes were such that in 1933 he obtained the gold star for rural merit from Vittorio Emanuele III.

In 1995 the former Fattoria Marongiu was decreed of cultural interest in relation to law 1089/39 entitled Protection of things of artistic and historical interest.

Via delle Sequoia, 14 località Geremeas - Quartu Sant'Elena