The territory of Perfugas is characterized by a landscape of wide fluvial valleys, separated from low reliefs with flat tops rich of ancient presences of man.
The town is 92 m above sea level. Its ancient nucleus is on the knoll of Saint Maria, where the Nuragic-Roman and medieval centre developed. Studying a collection of thousands of instruments and artefacts has allowed dating Sardinian prehistory (which was previously believed to be around the VI millennium B.C.) to circa150-200.000 B.C.
The creation in 1988 of the Archaeological and Paleobotanical Museum has enriched the value of the archaeological heritage of Perfugas, besides Paleobotanical and Palaeolithic artefacts, it boasts a cultural documentation spanning nearly without interruption from the Ancient Neolithic to the Middle Ages.
Monuments include the complex at Domus de Janas of Niedda, the Aries Domus in Funtana Pulida and the spectacular Well Temple in the centre of town.
