CarboniaTraditions
Sirri in Carbonia: the rural settlement around Santa Lucia
Explore rural Carbonia through Sirri: its small settlement, Santa Lucia church and documentary traces of a landscape that predates the mining city.
THE LOCAL JOURNAL
Carbonia
Discover Sulcis Iglesiente, one story at a time.
Places to discover. Stories to remember.
Stories from the region
CarboniaNature
PAS–Martel Museum in Carbonia: reading fossils and ancient environments
Explore Carbonia’s PAS–Martel Museum: fossils, ancient environments, reconstructions and ways to understand the displays in Serbariu’s former workshops.
CarboniaNature
Colle Rosmarino: understanding Carbonia from its urban park
Discover Colle Rosmarino in Carbonia through tree-lined paths, views and the shape of the city, with practical points to check before your walk.
CarboniaArt & architecture
Santa Maria di Flumentepido: a church between Roman stones and the Middle Ages
Explore Santa Maria di Flumentepido near Carbonia: a medieval country church, reused Roman milestones and its rural setting, through sources and photographs.
CarboniaArchaeology
Nuraghe Sirai: the craftspeople’s fortress at Carbonia
Explore Nuraghe Sirai in Carbonia through its towers, pottery and glass workshop: evidence of Nuragic and Phoenician interaction, with access information.
CarboniaMining heritage
Bacu Abis: coal before Carbonia and life in the mining village
Discover Bacu Abis, part of Carbonia: nineteenth-century coal mining, Castoldi shaft, workers’ housing, Saint Barbara and the village theatre.
CarboniaArt & architecture
Cortoghiana: Piazza Venezia and Saverio Muratori’s urban design
Explore Cortoghiana through Piazza Venezia, its colonnades and Saverio Muratori’s design: a walk through the architecture of the mining settlement.
CarboniaArt & architecture
San Ponziano in Carbonia: a twentieth-century church of stone and memory
San Ponziano Church in Carbonia: its 1938 design, stone facade, nave and aisles, bell tower and artworks, with practical pointers for a visit.
CarboniaArchaeology
Cannas di Sotto in Carbonia: understanding an urban necropolis
Explore Cannas di Sotto in Carbonia: rock-cut tomb entrances, evidence of reuse and the relationship between the necropolis and Sa Grutta urban park.
CarboniaArt & architecture
Piazza Roma in Carbonia: a town organised around its public square
Explore Piazza Roma in Carbonia through its town hall, theatre and public space, with a walking approach to the planned town’s architecture.
CarboniaArchaeology
Villa Sulcis Museum in Carbonia: reading the landscape through objects
Explore Villa Sulcis Archaeological Museum in Carbonia through objects, reconstructions and practical questions for a rewarding visit.
CarboniaMining heritage
Carbonia Coal Museum: planning your visit
Plan a visit to Carbonia’s Coal Museum: the underground tour, booking and temporary changes during renovation work at the Serbariu mine.