The portals overlooking this crossroads in the historic centre of Simala have undergone restoration in recent years but have retained their original appearance intact over time. They were built with different architectural approaches but the materials used were mostly the same since they came from the Marmilla area, where sedimentary materials like sandstone and marl predominate.
Two of these are furnished with wooden architraves and double-pitched roofs of reeds and Sardinian tiles. In one case, the jambs open obliquely outwards and the linear door of wooden slats still displays its authenticity and its age while, in the other, the portal has vertical elements in square blocks of arenaceous marl with its typical yellow colour, tending to light green in some cases.
According to the book The portals of Simala, published by Pro Loco, which reports the results of a survey conducted in the early nineteen nineties by elementary school pupils, the two entrances with archivolts date from 1893 and 1890. Like the perimeter walls of the entire residence, the first portal was built with square ashlars of straw-coloured marl and the arch is perfectly semicircular.
The opposite portal is less linear and displays certain neoclassical stylistic features with abutments, capitals, sandstone arch and frieze with floral motifs on the keystone. Both doors are made of wooden slats with handles (sa crica) and display the classic “paw-shaped” iron knocker, the forerunner of the modern bell.
