Villasimius | ||
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State | Italy | |
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Region | Sardinia | |
Territory | Sarrabus-Gerrei | |
Altitude | 49 m a.s.l. | |
Surface | 57.97 km² | |
Inhabitants | 3.732 (2018) | |
Name inhabitants | Villasimiesi | |
Prefix tel | 39 070 | |
POSTAL CODE | 09049 | |
Time zone | UTC 1 | |
Patron | San Raffaele (October 24) | |
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Villasimius is a tourist and seaside center of the Southern Sardinia, in the province of Southern Sardinia.
To know
Geographical notes
Villasimius is located in Sarrabus-Gerrei and borders with the municipalities of Castiadas, Maracalagonis (Cagliari) is Sinnai (Cagliari). The territory of Villasimius extends from the Sette Fratelli mountain range (to the north-west) to the coasts of the promontory of Capo Carbonara (southeast).
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Spiaggia_di_Simius_01.jpg/220px-Spiaggia_di_Simius_01.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Spiaggia_di_Cuccureddu_02.jpg/220px-Spiaggia_di_Cuccureddu_02.jpg)
How to orient yourself
The following localities and islands also belong to the territory of Villasimius:
- Promontory of Capo Carbonara
- Cabbage Island
- Serpentara Island
How to get
By plane
- 1 Cagliari-Elmas Airport (IATA: CAG) (Located in Elmas, 66 km from Villasimius), ☎ 39 070 211211, fax: 39 070 241013. L'Cagliari-Elmas airport is served by Ryanair with Milan-Bergamo, Treviso, Cuneo, Bologna, Pisa, Rome-Ciampino and some European cities, from Alitalia with Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Linate, from Easyjet, Volotea and other airlines that operate national flights and with Europe.
By car
Get to Cagliari and take the "Pula-Quartu Sant'Elena" exit, then follow the signs for Villasimius and take the SS 554, then take the SP 17 from Quartu to Villasimius.
From the port of Cagliari or from the port of Tortolì-Arbatax.
By bus
From Cagliari it is possible to reach Villasimius through the ARST 101 line.
How to get around
What see
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Torre_aragonese.jpg/220px-Torre_aragonese.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Villasimius_Fortezza_Vecchia_03.jpg/220px-Villasimius_Fortezza_Vecchia_03.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Villasimius_-_Torre_di_Porto_Giunco_(1).jpg/220px-Villasimius_-_Torre_di_Porto_Giunco_(1).jpg)
Churches
- 1 Parish church of San Raffaele Arcangelo. Church of the 1950s.
- 2 Church of Santa Maria. Country church.
Military architectures
- 3 Old Fortress, Torre Vecchia locality, ☎ 39 070 7930290, 39 070 7930232, @[email protected].
Full: € 1.00 (adults); full cumulative ticket: € 4.00 (adults, full cumulative ticket for the Old Fortress Archaeological Museum of Villasimius, any exhibitions); reduced cumulative ticket: € 2.50 (children from 6 to 17 years old, reduced cumulative ticket for the Old Fortress Archaeological Museum of Villasimius, any exhibitions); free for children up to 6 years..
11 September-30 June: Sat and Sun 10: 00-13: 00 and 15: 00-17: 00; 1st July-10th July: Fri-Wed 10: 00-13: 00 and 18: 00-21: 00; 11 July-10 September Fri-Wed 10: 00-13: 00. Fortress of the fourteenth century.
- 4 Porto Giunco Tower.
- 5 Tower of San Luigi (On the island of Serpentara). Aragonese tower.
Museums
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Villasimius_Archäologisches_Museum_02.jpg/220px-Villasimius_Archäologisches_Museum_02.jpg)
- 6 Archaeological Museum, Via Frau 5, ☎ 39 070 7930290, fax: 39 070 7928041, @[email protected].
Full: € 3.00 (adults); reduced € 1.50 (children aged 7 to 16 and over 65); full cumulative ticket: € 4.00 (adults, for a visit to the Fortezza Vecchia museum); reduced cumulative ticket € 2.00 (children aged 7 to 16 and adults over 65, for a visit to the Fortezza Vecchia museum).
16 September-14 June: Tue-Sun 9: 00-13: 00 and 16: 00-18: 00; 15 June-15 September: Tue-Sun 10: 00-13: 00 and 21: 00-24: 00. The museum consists of four rooms: Sala del Mare, Sala del Territorio, Sala del Santuario di Cuccureddus and Sala del Relitto dell'Isola dei Cavoli.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Rocce_nella_spiaggia_a_Cava_Usai.jpg/220px-Rocce_nella_spiaggia_a_Cava_Usai.jpg)
- 7 Giorgio Capai Sea Museum, Via Roma 60 (It is located inside Casa Todde), ☎ 39 070 792076, @[email protected].
Tue-Sun 9: 00-13: 00 and 17: 00-21: 00. Cultural heritage museum. Keep more than 200 pieces donated by a private individual.
Archaeological sites
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Nuraghe_Cuccureddus_10.jpg/220px-Nuraghe_Cuccureddus_10.jpg)
- 8 Phoenician and Roman settlement of Cuccureddus.
- Thermal building of Santa Maria.
- Cruccuris necropolis.
- Accu Is Traias Necropolis.
Beaches
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Spiaggia_di_Fortezza_02.jpg/220px-Spiaggia_di_Fortezza_02.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Spiaggia_Notteri-Timiama_02.jpg/220px-Spiaggia_Notteri-Timiama_02.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Aerial_view_of_the_sand_beach_of_Porto_Giunco_near_the_lake_Stagno_di_Notteri_in_Sardinia,_Italy_(48403004892).jpg/220px-Aerial_view_of_the_sand_beach_of_Porto_Giunco_near_the_lake_Stagno_di_Notteri_in_Sardinia,_Italy_(48403004892).jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Spiaggia_di_Campus_02.jpg/220px-Spiaggia_di_Campus_02.jpg)
- Cava Usai beach.
- 9 Porto Giunco beach. Nearby is the Notteri pond, which is home to flamingos.
- Rice Beach. It differs from the others because of the grains that compose it. Here there are also some domus de janas.
- Fortezza beach.
- Notteri beach.
- Timi Ama beach.
- Campulongu beach.
- 10 Campus beach.
- 11 Punta Molentis beach.
- Proceddus beach.
- 12 Simius beach.
- Cala Caterina beach.
- Santo Stefano beach.
- Porto Luna beach.
- 13 Is Traias beach.
- Piscadeddus beach.
- 14 Porto Sa Ruxi beach.
- 15 Cuccureddu beach.
- 16 Cala Sinzias beach.
Events and parties
- Feast of the Madonna del Castaway.
At the end of July.
What to do
Shopping
There are numerous shops in the center of Villasimius where you can shop.
How to have fun
Shows
- 1 Villasimius amphitheater, Via del Mare.
Where to eat
There are numerous restaurants and pizzerias in the center of Villasimius.
Where stay
There are numerous resorts and hotels both in the center and in the surrounding area including:
Moderate prices
- 1 Lagoon B & Bio, Viale Matteotti 6, ☎ 39 393 0030019, @[email protected]. B&B.
Average prices
- 2 Hotel Dell'Ancora, Via del mare 132, ☎ 39 070 791576, @[email protected]. 3 star hotel.
- 3 On Sergeants, Viale Matteotti 15, ☎ 39 070 792001, fax: 39 070 792548, @[email protected]. Check in: 14:00, check-out: 11:00. Boutique hotel.
- 4 Domu Simius, Via Emilio Lussu 54B, ☎ 39 070 791121, 39 334 1757777, fax: 39 070 790101, @[email protected]. Check in: 14:00-20:00, check-out: 8:30-11:00. Hotel.
- 5 Sa Cralla, Via Gaetano Donizetti 2, ☎ 39 070 791342, @[email protected]. 3 star hotel.
- 6 The Granites, Via Guglielmo Marconi 42, ☎ 39 070 790288, fax: 39 070 790288, @[email protected]. 3 star hotel.
- 7 Aras, Via Umberto I 12, ☎ 39 070 791773, 39 391 3760929, @[email protected]. Check in: 14:00, check-out: by 11:00. Boutique hotel.
- 8 Belvir, Via Umberto I 99, ☎ 39 070 4519620, fax: 39 070 7731928, @[email protected]. 3 star hotel.
- 9 Janas, Via Costante Mameli 36, ☎ 39 070 790339, fax: 39 070 790339, @[email protected]. 3 star hotel.
- 10 Raffael, Via Umberto I 248, ☎ 39 070 7928015, @[email protected]. 3 star hotel.
- 11 Blue Marlin, Via Giotto 7, ☎ 39 070 790366, fax: 39 070 790366, @[email protected]. Check in: 14:00, check-out: 11:00. 3 star hotel.
- 12 The Sunflower, Via Masaccio 6, ☎ 39 070 791496, 39 388 2490730, fax: 39 070 791496, @[email protected]. 3 star hotel.
- 13 Sa Suergia, Via Roma 123, ☎ 39 070 791396, 39 349 8750484, @[email protected]. 3 star hotel.
- 14 Mariposas, Via Black Sea 1, ☎ 39 070 790084, @[email protected]. Check in: 14:00, check-out: 11:00. 3 star hotel.
High prices
- 15 Tanka Village, Via degli Oleandri 7, ☎ 39 070 79351, @[email protected]. Resort.
- 16 The fountains, Via Giovanni Pascoli 50/52, ☎ 39 079 271461, fax: 39 079 2824639, @[email protected]. Residence.
- 17 The Bouganville, Via Mar Adriatico 4, ☎ 39 070 7928017, fax: 39 070 790078, @[email protected]. Residence.
- 18 Green Village, Cypress Avenue 4, ☎ 39 070 791389, fax: 39 070 792037, @[email protected]. Check in: 16:00, check-out: by 10:00. Resort.
- 19 Height, Via Mar Egeo 3, ☎ 39 070 790011, @[email protected]. Check in: 14:00, check-out: 10:00. Hotel 4 Stars.
- 20 Simius Playa, Viale Matteotti 91, ☎ 39 070 79311, fax: 39 070 791571, @[email protected]. 4 star luxury hotel.
Safety
Useful numbers
- 2 Carabinieri, Via Raffaello 2, ☎ 39 070 791222.
- 3 Tourist medical guard, Via Regina Elena 10, ☎ 39 070 791374.
Weekday: 20: 00-8: 00; Holidays H24.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- 4 Post Office, Via del Mare 72, ☎ 39 070 791246, fax: 39 070 790230.
Mon-Fri 8: 20-13: 35; Sat 8: 20-12: 35.
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