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MONSERRATO Monserrato, whose Sardinian name is ‘Pauli’ (= marsh), is one of the inhabited centres included today in the vast area of the Metropolitan City of Cagliari. The town, however, boasts its own history and traditions. founded by the Romans, … Read More

BOSA Ranked second nationally as the Most Beautiful Village in Italy in 2014, Bosa is a charming town that develops along the course of the river Temo, which, over the centuries, has favoured traditional tanning activity. The ancient village lies … Read More

The Antica ‘Villa di Chiesa’ was founded during the 13th century by Ugolino della Gherardesca, a Pisan lord known for his and his sons’ sad end, narrated in the XXXIII canto of Dante’s Inferno. Ugolino’s lineage, the Donoratico, was part … Read More

PULA AND NORA Pula is a town with an ancient agricultural vocation, now a tourist destination, located on the Sulcis coast, some 30 kilometres from Cagliari. The jewel in the town’s crown are the ruins of the city of Nora, … Read More

ELMAS Elmas has an ancient history, inextricably linked to the lagoon of Santa Gilla, overlooked for millennia by one of the town’s oldest nuclei: Giliacquas. The name, which could be interpreted as ‘The Waters of Gilla’, recalls Santa Ilia: the … Read More