Italy Country Guide - Sardinia
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Sardinia, the second largest island in the Mediterranean, is situated in the heart
of the Western Mediterranean (at a distance of just 12km from Corsica, of 120km
from Tuscany and 185km from the North African coast).
Its 1,849km of coastline make of Sardinia one of the favourite destinations for
Italians seaside holidays. However the discovery of tourism is relatively recent,
started at the end of the 1950's, due its natural beauty and geographical position
but also for its history.
Sardinia has ancient and rich history: the first sure traces of human presence date
back to the Lower Palaeolithic (100,000 BC). The first permanent settlements were
founded in the early Neolithic period (6,000 BC), but the first indigenous civilisation
developed from the Early Bronze Age (1,500 BC), defined as 'the Nuraghic culture'.
The climate is mild, the weather generally good and over the year there is an average
of 300 days of sunshine and the average temperature in July is 24°C while in January
it is 11°C.
Cagliari is the capital of Sardinia region (Sardinia is an Autonomous Region of
Italian Republic) and the largest city of the island and draws tourists who are
interested in art, architecture and archaeology.
By walking around the old historical quarters of the city, visiting several open
air archaeological sites, the numerous museums and churches, the visitor can easily
identify the traces and find the evidence of the civilisations and rulers who, throughout
the centuries, held sway in Cagliari
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