South Sardegna - Sud Sardegna

The one created in 2016 Provincia di Sud Sardegna (Province of South Sardinia) includes the south of Sardinia with the exception of Metropolitan city of Cagliari.

The province covers a large part of the south of the island of Sardinia and surrounds the separate province like a crescent moon Metropolitan city of Cagliari. The region Campidano, the fertile plain in the west that passes by Oristano spreads to the north, is bordered by hilly regions and mountain ranges in the north-west of the province as well as in the north and north-east, where mountains rise towards central Sardinia everywhere.

Regions

The province was re-established in 2016 and mainly comprises the areas of the former provinces Carbonia - Iglesias and Madio Campidano and roughly includes the following old sub-regions:

• Monreale (Campidano di Sanluri), with the area around the fortress Sardara or Monreale, the most important fortress of the Arborea judiciary
• the southernmost part of the Marmilla (with the places Barumini and Genoni)
• Trexenta
• Sarrabus - Gerrei
• a small southern part of Quirra
• Parteòlla
• part of the Campidano di Cagliari, the areas close to the capital belong to the Metropolitan city of Cagliari
• the north-western part of the Sulcis - Iglesiente region

The islands also belong to the territory of the province Isola di San Pietro and Isola di Sant'Antioco in south-west Sardinia.

places

• 39.16680298.52195741 Carbonia, the provisional capital of the province, approx. 28,500 inhabitants
• 39.31026138.53723532 Iglesias, approx. 27,000 inhabitants
• 39.45780018.74237063 Villacidro, approx. 14,000 inhabitants
• 39.53995868.62667084 Guspini
• 39.06544798.45397955 Sant'Antioco, Capital of the eponymous island
• 39.10262398.57912066 Tratalias, Location of the cathedral before the relocation of the bishopric after Iglesias Seat of the diocese was
• 39.00384458.64349377 Sant’Anna Arresi
• 39.3784979.17839058 Dolianova
• 39.3744839.15899289 Serdiana
• 39.4227777777788.921666666666710 Serramanna
• 39.54985348.791637411 San Gavino Monreale
• 39.56110348.899955712 Sanluri
• 39.35752899.008274113 San Sperate
• 39.38088538.941326114 Villasor
• 39.49331148.662891415 Gonnosfanadiga
• 39.52714958.599247916 Arbus, Starting point for tours to the Costa Verde
• 39.43857948.498611517 Fluminimaggiore, near the Roman Temple of Antas
• 39.39758.402518 Buggerru, Port and former mining center

Other goals

• the Montessu Necropolis of 39.11179838.670251419 Villaperuccio

background

As a result of the referendum in 2012, the division of the provinces was changed somewhat in 2016. The south of Sardinia, the former provinces of Carbonia - Iglesias, Medio Campidano (with the exception of the municipalities which the Metropolitan city of Cagliari Genoni (which had previously belonged to the province of Oristano) and Seui (previously in the province of Nuoro), was merged in 2016 in the province of Sud Sardegna.

Until 1974, Sardinia had only consisted of three provinces, the provinces Sassari and Nuoro in the north, and encompassing the entire south Metropolitan city of Cagliari. With a reallocation, an attempt was made to share responsibility through regionalization and to optimize the administration, but this administrative reform was not well received by the Sardinian population was implemented.

language

The Sardinian dialect is spoken in the province, the official language is Italian, and the young population can often express themselves in English.

getting there

By air, most visitors will come across the 39.25359.05981 Aeroporto di Cagliari-ElmasType is group designation arriving in the south; the 40.63038.29342 Alghero Airport (Aeroporto di Alghero-Fertilia)Type is group designation in the northwest and the 40.90139.5163 Olbia Airport (Aeroporto di Olbia-Costa Smeralda)Type is group designation are further away.

The most important ferry ports used by tourists for arriving by sea are in the north of the island:

• the 40.92319.52124 OlbiaType is group designation in the northeast of the island with ferry connections from Genoa, Livorno, Piombino and Civitavecchia at Rome and the one a little north 40.99469.62355 Golfo AranciType is group designationfrom Sardinia Ferries Livorno, Piombino, Porto Vecchio on Corsica and Nice in South France is served.
• 40.84158.39226 Porto TorresType is group designation in the northwest of the island with ferry connections Genoa, Civitavecchia, Porto Vecchio and Ajaccio on Corsica, Toulon and Marseille in South France as Barcelona (E).

By train / by bus

The most important north-south connection in Sardinia is that of the Ferrovie dello Stato / Trenitalia main line served by Olbia in the northeast about Macomer, Oristano and further south to the island's capital Cagliari leads. To mountainous central Sardinia and to the east coast Arbatax only run railway branch lines.

The province is served by buses of the arst / Trasporti Regionali della Sardegna served.

In the street

To arrive from the north-west of Sardinia, you usually use the , this most important north-south connection in western Sardinia, which is partly expanded to four lanes, leads from Sassari above Macomer and Oristano to Cagliari down. To arrive from the northeast, from the ferry ports around Olbia we recommend arriving via the SS 131DCN above Siniscola and Nuoro.

In the south-western part of the province are those north of Cagliari from the main axis of the SS131 outgoing to Iglesias and the less developed southern coastal road about Carbonia and further than to Iglesias and to the north the main axes.

The leads from the island's capital Cagliari the bathers briskly to the east in the direction of the seaside resorts of the Costa Rei, as the eastern coastal road runs the , which is partially expanded to four lanes, north to Tortoli and Arbatax.

mobility

In the expansive and with increasing distance from Cagliari mostly mountainous province, a private vehicle to get around is a great relief. With a little courage, knowledge of Italian and flexibility, you can travel through the province by bus from arst / Trasporti Regionali della Sardegna, the two bigger cities Iglesias and Carbonia in the west of the province can be reached by rail.

Tourist Attractions

activities

As in the whole of Sardinia, there are huge opportunities for swimming in the province of Southern Sardinia, but fans of hiking and mountain tours also get their money's worth. The relics from the nuragic culture are numerous, and the province also has a number of medieval castles to offer.

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climate

In the province there is a predominantly dry Mediterranean climate, along the mountain ranges of the Costa Verde and in central Sardinia downpours can empty. The winters are comparatively mild in the valley regions.

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