Places in Iglesias, Sardinia
Iglesias is a small town 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 cities in this huge area are Iglesias and Carbonia (carbone is the Italian name for coal), the latter 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 Iglesias
- 8 km Gonnesa 368
- 8 km Nebida 308
- 9 km Masua 297
- 10 km Domusnovas 173
- 10 km Villamassargia 188
- 12 km Musei 65
- 14 km Fluminimaggiore 76
- 15 km Buggerru 116
- 17 km Carbonia 114
- 18 km Portoscuso 276
Points of interest near Iglesias
Museums and Libraries
- 0.4 km Museo Mineralogico Sardo 332
- 10 km Esposizione Etnografica Sotgiu 111
- 12 km Museo Paleontologico 77
- 14 km Museo Etnografico 87
Monuments
- 0.5 km Castello Salvaterra 339
- 8 km Dom'e s'Orcu 206
- 9 km Grotte di San Giovanni 206
- 9 km Tempio di Antas 272
Hospitals
- 0.6 km Presidio Ospedaliero Santa Barbara 341
- 1 km Presidio Ospedaliero CTO 340
- 1 km Presidio Ospedaliero Fratelli Crobu 330
Stations
- 0.8 km Iglesias 337
- 10 km Villamassargia-Domusnovas 199
- 12 km Barbusi 163
Places
- 9 km Villaggio Minerario di Masua 313
- 9 km Galleria Ornella 310
- 9 km Miniera di Masua 309
Nuraghe
- 12 km Nuraghe Seruci 373
- 12 km Nuraghe de s'Alina 402
- 13 km Nuraghe Ghilotta 419
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