Places in Medio Campidano, Sardinia
This is the second last province of Sardinia in both size and population. Its territory is mostly developed towards the plain of Campidano, shared with the province of Cagliari and Oristano. Here the landscape is flat and the land is intensively cultivated.Remarkable is the site of Su Nuraxi in Barumini, the largest Sardinian Nuragic site, north of which extends the Giara di Gesturi. This plateau emerges over the plain of Campidano at about 575 mt over the sea level and hosts a local specie of horse, the cavallini, characterized by the small size and by the almond-shaped eyes.
These horses are easy to encounter as they are left free to breed over the plateau. The coast instead is quite hilly and its development is short. The distance from Capo Pecora in the south to Capo Frasca in the north is approximately 50 km.
Nevertheless, here you can find one of the most amazing places in Sardinia, Piscinas. The 8 km beach of Piscinas is only the tip of what lies inland. Huge dunes penetrate the territory in some cases for over 2 km, offering incredible and unexpected views over a desert of 3 square kilometres.
Although it is not a natural reserve, this area is truly virgin. If you are lucky you could see the European red deer or some wild hogs wandering through the dunes. Constructions and other traces of human presence are rare.
From Piscinas you could easily reach Naracauli (5 km) and from there Ingurtosu and Montevecchio. These locations are known for being dismissed mining villages. Inhabited by thousands of people up to the sixties, they are now abandoned.
The places are quite interesting since buildings, mining equipment and much more is still there, like in a filming studio. This is the hearth of the Costa Verde (the Green Coast) stretching from Piscinas to Torre dei Corsari and taking its name from the colour of the sea and of the luxuriant Mediterranean vegetation.
The beach of Torre dei Corsari is beautiful too. The dunes are not as spectacular as in Piscinas but they are anyway out of the ordinary. Unlike Piscinas though, man has made himself quite visible in Torre dei Corsari and Pistis.
Large residential areas have been built very close to the beach. Good news is that you can easily find those accommodations and restaurants that were lacking in Piscinas.
Places near Medio Campidano
- 7 km Gonnosfanadiga 60
- 7 km Pabillonis 54
- 7 km San Gavino Monreale 29
- 8 km Guspini 67
- 9 km Villacidro 38
- 10 km Arbus 63
- 13 km Montevecchio 68
- 13 km Sardara 39
- 16 km Collinas 36
- 16 km Sanluri 31
Points of interest near Medio Campidano
Hospitals
Stations
- 8 km San Gavino 29
- 9 km Pabillonis 53
- 12 km Sanluri Stato 31
Monuments
- 10 km Castello di Monreale 36
- 10 km Terme di Sardara 37
- 16 km San Giovanni 62
Museums and Libraries
- 10 km Museo del Coltello Sardo 67
- 13 km Museo Archeologico 39
- 16 km Museo Storico-Etnografico Cappuccino 31
Nuraghe
- 10 km Nuraghe Arigau 35
- 10 km Nuraghe Melas - Fumiu 50
- 11 km Fortezza Nuragica di Saurecci 54
- 12 km Nuraghe Santu Domini 37
- 14 km Nuraghe Nuratteddu 35
- 14 km Nuraghe Arrubiu 32
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