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Province of Italy
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Province of South Sardinia (Italian: Provincia del Sud Sardegna) is a province in Sardinia. The region is scattered with charming small villages, archaeological wonders such as menhirs (standing stones) and nuraghe (stone towers built between 1900-730 BCE), historic churches, and industrial tourism sites focused on the region's mining history.
By boat
The main ferry ports used by tourists arriving by sea are in the north of the island:
By train or bus
The most important north-south connection in Sardinia is the main line served by the Ferrovie dello Stato/Trenitalia , which runs from Olbia in the north-east via Macomer, Oristano and further south…
By car
To arrive from the northwest of Sardinia, one usually uses the SS131, this most important north-south connection in western Sardinia, some of which has four lanes, leads from Sassari via Macomer and…
A private vehicle is a great help to get around in the vast province, which is mostly mountainous as the distance from Cagliari increases.
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famous for its uncontaminated coastline and for the region's many archaeological sites
its landscape is characterized by wild cliffs and excellent swimming beaches
has the Nuraghe Is Paras archaeological site and the Museum of Copper and Textile Art
heart of South-West Sardinia: the Mediterranean pearl with great beaches, reefs, dunes, and wonderful underwater
uncontaminated beaches and wild nature
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