An exciting tour to discover the fourth largest island in Italian territory, its multitude of beaches and its imposing cliffs! If you want to enjoy the tour with us, take a look at our event calendar or contact us by e-mail or via WhatsApp at +393450699255
You can visit
- The hamlet of Monteponi, born as a mining village and where are located, in the Bellavista palace (formerly the mine directional palace), the headquarters of the Sulcis-Iglesiente University
- The village of San Giovanni Mine, known for the Santa Barbara Grotto. The cave is made up of a large 25-meter high saloon, can be visited through an electric train and is rich in remarkable stalactites and stalagmites
- The art of weaving and spinning the byssus, fiber obtained from the nobilis pinna molluscs present in the sandy lagoons of the island; Such practice is carried out in a few places in the world
- The Normann village, built for the San Giovanni mine employees and suggestive because it has been virtually abandoned since the 1980s
- The enchanting abandoned lavender of the Seddas Moddizzis mine and the nearby Asproni village, the housing nucleus of the Seddas Moddizzis mine, named after the founding engineer of the mine
- The old tuna bar of Porto Paglia, built in 1615 by the Aragonese and where, near, a nuragic site and a large number of military facilities are present, including the battery of Porto Paglia and the nearby forts
- The nuragic complex of Seruci, among the largest in Sardinia
- The hamlet of Bacu Abis, located on the oldest mining area of the Sulcis carbon dioxide basin, which we can visit the well access facilities, closed in 1941
- Cortoghiana, the most populous village in the municipality of Carbonia, inaugurated in 1942 by Benito Mussolini. Cortoghiana noasts a significant rationalist urbanistic organization
- The remarkable necropolis of Is Loccis – Santus, integrating 13 domus de Janas
- The multi-tower nuraghe of s’Ega Marteddu, a few meters from the Maladroxia beach, and the sa Cipudditta nuraghe, located on a promontory overlooking the sea
- The ancient Basilica of Sant’Antioco martyr, of Byzantine and coeval times of the famous Sardinian churches dedicated to San Saturnino (Cagliari) and San Giovanni in Sinis (Cabras municipality)
- The only catacombs of Sardinia, the earliest testimony of Christianity in Sardinia and made up of several funerary rooms connected to each other
- The Tophet (open-air Phoenician shrine), Sa Presonedda funerary mausoleum, the Menhir of Su Para ‘e sa Mongia, the Roman bridge, the aqueduct and the Sant’Antioco amphitheater
- The Canai Tower and the Sabaud fort of Su Pisu at Sant’Antioco
- The ethnographic museum dedicated to wine; The museum dedicated to the processing of the byssus, the archaeological museum, and the museum of the sea and the masters of ax in Sant’Antioco
- The semaphore of Capo Sperone, observation station of the marina and rare naval light on the Sardinian coasts, discontinued in 1957
- The cliff of Portu Sciusciau, characterized by a large natural arch, and the cliff of Is Praneddas, where there is a second natural arch and a natural swimming pool
- Cala della Signora, where there is a cave, and Cala Tuffi, a wonderful cove ending in a gigantic cave about 15 meters high, from which it is possible to dive
- Cala Lunga, characterized by a long creek that makes it always sheltered from the sea currents
- The Nido dei Passeri cliff, twenty meters high that allows to dive from high altitude
- The beach of Sottotorre, located under an eighteenth-century tower
- The old anti-aircraft batteries, as well as the trenches of the second world war, at Mangiabarche location
- In the period between mid-May and mid-June, we can enjoy the collective fishing of bluefin tuna
- The island’s fauna: pink flamingos, cormorants, seagulls, goblins and other birds
You can taste
- The local cuisine of the island, with two aptitudes: in the northern part of the island, we can taste the typical dishes of the Ligurian tradition; in the south, strictly Sardinian dishes.
- The Pilau is a typical dish of Calasetta made with Sardinian fregola, seasoned with lobster and other crustaceans such as scampi and prawns
- The Carignano wine, of Catalan origin and produced in the vineyards of the Sulcis region
Map
Weather
Aug 11, 2022 - Thu
Sant'Antioco, Italia | 25°C clear sky | |
Wind
1 m/s, ESE
Humidity
76%
Pressure
761.31 mmHg
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Day | Cond. | Temp. | Wind | Humidity | PressurePres. |
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thu aug 11 | 29/23°C | 5 m/s, SW | 60% | 761.31 mmHg | |
fri aug 12 | 30/25°C | 6 m/s, WNW | 53% | 760.56 mmHg | |
sat aug 13 | 31/26°C | 5 m/s, WNW | 49% | 759.81 mmHg | |
sun aug 14 | 30/26°C | 6 m/s, SSE | 61% | 759.81 mmHg | |
mon aug 15 | 33/28°C | 8 m/s, SE | 48% | 757.56 mmHg |
Elevation Profile
The path has a vertical drop of 569 m. 52% of the route is uphill, the remaining 48% downhill.
Gli strapiombi di Sant’Antioco
Distanza (Km)Altitudine (m)Tempo (giorni)
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