The Province of Sulcis, which is the Province of Carbonia and Iglesias, with the low west coast

The Province Sulcis or Carbonia-Iglesias Province (name in Sardinian language Provìntzia de Carbon-Igrèsias) Was established in 2004 with areas that previously belonged to the Province of Cagliari. It has an area of 1.740 square kilometers and includes 24 municipalities for a population of 138,993 inhabitants in 2000. The status of capital of the Province is attached to the city of Carbonia, home of the President and the Provincial Government, and Iglesias, seat of the Provincial Council. The Province includes the region of Sulcis-Iglesias.

In the Provincial Elections of 2010 was elected President of the Province, in the first round, Salvatore Cherchi, of the Democratic Party, with the support of the center-left parties.

The coasts of Sulcis

South of Cape Palmas to the Gulf of Sheep is the most natural stretch of coastline, unspoiled island among those reached by land. Start with the islands of St. Peter Sant'Antioco and the south coast, on which the highest number of over 100 towers built in the seventeenth century by the Spanish.

The hinterland of Sulcis

In the Province is the lake and Monte Linas are the ponds of St. Catherine in Sant'Antioco and pools of Porto Pino. There is also Mount Is Caravius, the highest peak of massif Sulcis reaching a height of 1116 meters. Province are several archaeological sites, including in Fluminimaggiore the temple of Antas Punic and Phoenician sites of Monte Sirai and coal to Sant'Antioco with tophet Phoenician, the largest in Sardinia and one of the most important world.

The stages of our journey in Sulcis

Choose places to visit in Sulcis

Map of the Province of Olbia-Tempio

The first leg of our journey in the Province of Sulcis

In the first stage of our journey in Sulcis will enter in the historical region of Sulcis Iglesiente Iglesias and where we will visit different places of the interior of the Iglesiente. From the Temple of Antas in Fluminimaggiore, we will go to Iglesias and Mine Monteponi. From here we will Domusnovas and the Grotto of St. John, then Museums and Villamassargia.

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