Carbonia | ||
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State | Italy | |
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Region | Sardinia | |
Territory | Sulcis | |
Altitude | 111 m a.s.l. | |
Surface | 145.54 km² | |
Inhabitants | 27.812 (2019) | |
Name inhabitants | Carboniensi or carboniesi | |
Prefix tel | 39 0781 | |
POSTAL CODE | 09013 | |
Time zone | UTC 1 | |
Patron | San Ponziano | |
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Carbonia is a city of Southern Sardinia, capital of the province of Southern Sardinia.
To know
It is part of the cities of wine.
Geographical notes
Carbonia is located in the historical subregion of Sulcis and borders on Gonnesa, Iglesias, Narcao, Perdaxius, Portoscuso, San Giovanni Suergiu is Tratalias. In the province of Cagliari until 2005, then in that of Carbonia-Iglesias from 2005 to 2016, since 2016 it has been the capital of the province of Southern Sardinia.
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The "E. A. Martel" museum of Palæoambienti Sulcitani
How to orient yourself
Fractions
- Baku Abis
- Barbusi
- Barega, shared with the municipality of Iglesias
- Corongiu, shared with the municipality of Iglesias
- Tanì, shared with the municipality of Iglesias
- Cortoghiana
- Is Gannaus
- Serbariu
- Flumentepido
- Sirri
How to get
By plane
- 1 Cagliari-Elmas Airport (IATA: CAG) (66 km from Carbonia), ☎ 39 070 211211, fax: 39 070 241013. L'Cagliari-Elmas airport is served by Ryanair with Pisa, Bologna, Milan-Bergamo, Rome Ciampino, Treviso, Cuneo, Bologna and some European cities, from Alitalia with Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Linate and by other airlines such as for example Easyjet is Volotea serving other national and European destinations.
By car
- From Cagliari take the State Road 130 Iglesiente, then the Provincial Road 2 called "Pedemontana" which also connects Portoscuso is Villamassargia.
From the port of Cagliari or, for those coming from Genoa, from the ports of Porto Torres you hate Olbia- White Island.
On the train
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Carbonia Serbariu railway station
- 2 Carbonia Serbariu railway station. Inaugurated in 2011, it is located along the Villamassargia-Carbonia railway. From that year on, it replaced the Carbonia-Stato railway station, now abandoned.
By bus
- Urban and suburban buses depart from the bus terminal of Carbonia Serbariu station.
How to get around
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The bus terminal, in the Carbonia Serbariu station
By public transport
Service carried out byArst.
What see
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The nuraghe Sirai
The archaeological park of Monte Sirai
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The Villa Sulcis archaeological museum
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One of the domus de janas inside the Cannas di Sotto park
Archaeological sites
- 1 Nuraghe Sirai, ☎ 39 345 7559751.
It can be visited on special occasions. Archaeological site of the fifteenth-fourteenth century. B.C.
- 2 Monte Sirai Archaeological Park, ☎ 39 345 7559751.
Full: € 6.00; reduced: € 5.00 (from 6 to 12 years, school groups, over 65 years, groups over 25 people, holders of the Youth Card); free: children under 6, disabled, carers, superintendence, ICOM members..
Tue-Sun (April-May-June-September) 9: 00-19: 00, Mon-Sun (July-August) 9: 00-20: 00, Tue-Sun (October-March) 9: 30-16 : 30. Neolithic archaeological site.
- 3 Cannas di Sotto urban park (Entrance from Corso Iglesias or from via Fertilia.), ☎ 39 345 8886058.
guided tours: € 2.00; free: children under 6, disabled, carers, superintendence, ICOM members..
Open by reservation. Green area. Here there are also some domus de janas.
- In the surrounding countryside there are many archaeological sites including nuraghi, tombs of the giants and domus de janas.
Museums
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The coal museum
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- the church of San Ponziano, in piazza Roma
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The monument to the miner
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Mount Rosemary
- Villa Sulcis Archaeological Museum, Via Campania, ☎ 39 0781 1867304, 39 345 8886058.
Full € 6.00; reduced: € 5.00 (from 6 to 12 years, school groups, over 65 years, groups over 25 people, holders of the Youth Card); free: children under 6, disabled, carers, superintendence, ICOM members..
Tue-Sun (April-September) 10: 00-13: 00 and 15: 00-18: 30, Tue-Sun (October-March) 10: 00-13: 00 and 14: 00-16: 00.
- Sulcitani Palæoambienti Museum "E. A. Martel", Large Mine of Serbariu, ☎ 39 340 2689043.
Full € 6.00; reduced: € 5.00 (from 6 to 12 years, school groups, over 65 years, groups over 25 people, holders of the Youth Card); free: children under 6, disabled, carers, superintendence, ICOM members..
Tue-Sun (April-September) 10: 00-13: 00 and 15: 00-18: 30, Tue-Sun (October-March) 10: 00-13: 00 and 14: 00-16: 00. Naturalistic museum dedicated to the Geology and Paleontology of Sulcis-Iglesiente.
- 4 Tanit Ethnographic Museum, Sirai 140, ☎ 39 0781 673793, fax: 39 0781 670703, @[email protected]. The museum exhibits antique wooden furniture hand-carved by master craftsmen, earth-working tools and fine fabrics.
- Coal Museum, Sergio Usai Square (c / o Serbariu mine), ☎ 39 0781 62727, @[email protected].
Full: € 8.00; reduced: € 6.00 (individual visitors aged between 6 and 12 and over 65, holders of Carta Giovani, holders of Carta Giovani Euro <26, holders of TCI card members, holders of ACI and SYC circuit card ! (Show your card!), Card holders registered with CRAL Regione Sardegna, card holders of the ASSOCARD circuit, other affiliates); free: children under 6 years..
Mon-Sun (June 21-September 20) 10: 00-19: 00, Tue-Sun (September 21-June 20) 10: 00-18: 00. Educational museum.
Other
- 5 Church of San Ponziano, Piazza Roma. Church of the late thirties.
- 6 Piazza Roma. Fascist architecture, today the social heart of the city.
- 7 Monument to the Miner (Located in the public gardens between piazza Roma and via Roma.). Bronze statue of Giuseppe Vasari, inaugurated on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the city in memory of its miners.
- 8 Mount Rosemary. Small hill (156 meters) incorporated into the urban fabric as well as the main green area of the city.
- Madonnina del Minatore (Located on the top of Monte Rosmarino.). Statue of the Blessed Virgin of the Addolorata, made by the sculptor Franco D'Aspro in 1960.
Events and parties
What to do
Shopping
- 1 Prendas Antigas, 334 Ljubljana Street, ☎ 39 0781 63605, 39 347 3720941, @[email protected].
Mon-Sat 7: 00-13: 30 and 17: 00-20: 30, Sun 7: 30-13: 00. Typical Sardinian food shop.
- 2 Balentes wine shop, Corso Iglesias 35, ☎ 39 392 2499642.
Mon-Fri 9: 00-13: 30 and 17: 30-20: 30, Sat 8: 30-13: 30 and 18: 00-20: 30. Wine shop.
How to have fun
Shows
- 1 Supercinema Carbonia, Via Sebastiano Satta 53, ☎ 39 0781 64251. Cinema.
- 2 Central Theater, Piazza Francesco Ciusa, ☎ 39 0781 61754.
Where to eat
Moderate prices
- 1 Excalibur, Via Ljubljana 268, ☎ 39 0781 672285.
Mon-Wed-Thu-Fri 13: 00-15: 00 and 20: 00-24: 00, Sat-Sun 20: 00-24: 00. Pizzeria.
- 2 Poppy's, Via Giosuè Carducci, ☎ 39 392 4088138. Pizzeria.
- 3 Double zero, Via Bellini 14, ☎ 39 388 4615919.
Tue-Sun 17: 30–24: 00. Pizzeria.
- 4 Speedy Pizza, Via Santa Caterina 150, ☎ 39 0781 63283.
Wed-Mon 19: 00–21: 45. Pizzeria.
- 5 Arisci Sergio, Via Angioi 1, ☎ 39 0781 660175.
Fri-Wed 15: 30-22: 00. Pizzeria.
- 6 Jolly Roger, Via Roma, ☎ 39 333 8910422.
Mon-Sun 19: 00-24: 00. Pizzeria.
- 7 Pizzeria 7, Via Deffenu 9, ☎ 39 340 9629791.
Tue-Sun 18: 00-23: 00. Pizzeria.
- 8 Sins of Gluttony, Via Gramsci 68D, ☎ 39 0781 879217.
Mon-Sat 18: 15-22: 00. Pizzeria.
- 9 Rusty Scottadito, Via Marmilla, ☎ 39 0781 63794, 39 389 0912824, 39 338 5901151.
Mon 12: 30-15: 00, Tue-Sat 12: 30-15: 00 and 18: 30-23: 00, Sun 18: 30-23: 00. Pizzeria.
- 10 4 Moors, Matteotti Square 28, ☎ 39 370 1153100.
Mon-Sun 19: 00-23: 30. Pizzeria sandwich shop.
- 11 Healthy pizza Sardinia, Via Gramsci 43.
Mon-Sun 12: 30–14: 30 and 18: 30–22: 00. Pizzeria.
- 12 The Lapwing, Via Cagliari 13, ☎ 39 0781 665045.
Mon-Sun 16: 15-22: 30. Pizzeria.
- 13 Pizzeria friend, Via Gramsci 200, ☎ 39 342 5137229.
Fri-Wed 19: 00-22: 30. Pizzeria.
- 14 Rosemary, Via Sebastiano Satta 2081, ☎ 39 0781 672144. Pizzeria.
- 15 Maury's pizza, Via Tirso 1141, ☎ 39 0781 62293.
Wed-Sun 17: 00-24: 00. Pizzeria.
Average prices
- 16 Sa Cociula Imbriaga, Via Nuoro 3, ☎ 39 320 0569062.
Tue-Sun 13: 00-23: 00. Restaurant.
- 17 The Lantern, Via Sebastiano Satta 67, ☎ 39 338 3396223.
Mon-Fri 9: 00-22: 30, Sat 9: 00-23: 00, Sun 00: 00-24: 00. Restaurant.
- 18 Pizzerias Restaurants Carbonia, Via Roma 1, ☎ 39 346 8883541.
Mon-Sun 8: 30-20: 00.
- 19 The Piazzetta, Via Sauro Nazario 3, ☎ 39 0781 871230.
Mon-Wed-Thu-Fri 19: 30–24: 00, Sat-Sun 12: 30–15: 00 and 19: 30–24: 00. Restaurant Pizzeria.
- 20 The Big Mine, ☎ 39 347 6655929, @[email protected].
Mon-Fri 10: 00-22: 00, Sat 10: 00-2: 00. Bar restaurant pizzeria
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 Tanit hotels, Sirai 140, ☎ 39 0781 673793, @[email protected]. Check in: 12:30-21:30, check-out: by 10:30. It is also possible to eat in the restaurant.
- 2 Lu 'Hotel, Via Constituent, ☎ 39 0781 665020, fax: 39 0781 674240, @[email protected].
- 3 The Purple Aurora, Via Gramsci 84, ☎ 39 329 4126716, 39 329 6543298, @[email protected]. B&B.
- 4 Nina, Via Sebastiano Satta 65, ☎ 39 320 7515258. B&B.
- 5 Paolo and Daniela, Via Sebastiano Satta, ☎ 39 338 7572408. B&B.
- 6 The Terraces, Piazza Rinascita 24, ☎ 39 334 3870208, @[email protected]. B&B.
- 7 At Angela's House, Location Rione Cannas di Sopra, ☎ 39 340 0012444. B&B.
- 8 Sage, Via Catania 20, ☎ 39 327 3532783. Check in: 16:00-19:00, check-out: by 10:30. B&B.
Safety
Useful numbers
- 3 Police Station, Viale Trieste 5, ☎ 39 0781 66931.
- 4 Local police, Via Giuseppe Mazzini 68, ☎ 39 0781 62257.
- 5 Carabinieri, Via Gramsci 78, ☎ 39 0781 62406.
- 6 Fire fighters, Via Roma 1, ☎ 39 0781 66399.
- 7 Sirai Hospital, Via Ospedale, Sirai locality, ☎ 39 0781 6681, fax: 39 0781 6683303.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- 8 Post Office, Via Santa Caterina 72, ☎ 39 0781 61966, fax: 39 0781 61966.
Mon-Fri 8: 20-13: 35, Sat 8: 20-12: 35.
- 9 Post Office, Piazza Rinascita 14, ☎ 39 0781 667318, fax: 39 0781 62384.
Mon-Fri 8: 20-19: 05, Sat 8: 20-12: 35.
- 10 Post Office, Via Dalmazia 33, ☎ 39 0781 667243, fax: 39 0781 61479.
Mon-Fri 8: 20-13: 35, Sat 8: 20-12: 35.
Around
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Historic center of Carloforte
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Laveria Lamarmora
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The Porto Flavia mining site
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Buggerru
- 11 Carloforte, onIsland of San Pietro
- 12 Island of Sant'Antioco
- 13 Porto Flavia mining site, to Masua
- 14 Laveria Lamarmora, to Nebida
- 15 Buggerru
- 16 Iglesias
- 17 Cagliari