Places in Gonnesa, Sardinia
Gonnesa is a small centre right in the area of south west Sardinia also known as the mining region. When describing the mining region, the first thing to do is clarifying one main point. The landscape is not industrial, nor irritatingly boring and bare.For three main reasons: firstly, when the mines were conceived the mining technique was mainly based on wells and tunnels; secondly, the mines were at the peak of their production before and during World War II, so that when the last mine closed in 1995, no major investments had been done for years; finally, buildings and equipments were not demolished or destroyed but abandoned.
All this means that the surrounding hills have not been flatten out, vegetation is luxuriant and the life in the mine can be easily imagined by looking at the ruins. Actually, the local government has pushed to revaluate this area by organizing events and by instituting the geo-mineral regional park.
The main city in this huge area is Carbonia (carbone is the Italian name for coal), built from scratch in 1937 and officially inaugurated in 1938 by Mussolini with a short speech from the city tower. Today there are only a couple of mines still open but the production has stopped.
The mining region is quite large, spreading across the provinces of Sulcis-Iglesiente and Medio Campidano. Mines and wells are scattered pretty much throughout the whole territory but the highest concentration is from the town of Iglesias (mines of Monteponi, Bindua and San Giovanni) towards the coast (Nebida and Masua) and moving north along the road to Buggerru (Montecani and Acquaresi).
In the province of Medio Campidano you should go straight to Ingurtosu and Montevecchio, in the valley just north of Arbus.
Places near Gonnesa
- 6 km Nebida 321
- 8 km Iglesias 336
- 8 km Masua 316
- 10 km Portoscuso 285
- 12 km Carbonia 122
- 15 km Villamassargia 196
- 16 km Buggerru 130
- 16 km Domusnovas 180
- 17 km Perdaxius 96
- 18 km Musei 69
Points of interest near Gonnesa
Nuraghe
- 4 km Nuraghe Seruci 386
- 4 km Nuraghe de s'Alina 420
- 5 km Nuraghe Ghilotta 437
- 9 km Nuraghe Crixionis 382
Stations
- 7 km Barbusi 170
- 8 km Iglesias 351
- 11 km Carbonia Stato 134
- 12 km Carbonia Serbariu 135
Hospitals
- 7 km Presidio Ospedaliero CTO 354
- 8 km Presidio Ospedaliero Santa Barbara 355
- 9 km Presidio Ospedaliero Fratelli Crobu 344
- 9 km Presidio Ospedaliero Sirai 219
Museums and Libraries
- 7 km Museo Mineralogico Sardo 346
- 12 km Museo Archeologico Villa Sulcis 128
Places
- 8 km Villaggio Minerario di Masua 331
- 8 km Miniera di Masua 327
- 8 km Galleria Ornella 328
Monuments
- 8 km Castello Salvaterra 353
- 9 km Monte Sirai 288
Ports
- 10 km Portovesme 451
Places in Sardinia
Cagliari
Oristano
Olbia
Sassari
Alghero
Villasimius
Pula
Porto Cervo
Orosei
Arbatax
Chia
Carloforte
Buggerru
Costa Rei
Cala Gonone
Fonni
Orroli
La Caletta
San Teodoro
Castelsardo
Santa Teresa Gallura
Bosa
Berchidda
Aritzo
Lanusei
Bari Sardo
Tertenia
Nuoro
Muravera
Barumini
Badesi
Santu Lussurgiu
Stintino
Porto Torres
Ozieri
Macomer
Senorbì
Villacidro
Porto Pino