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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