Carbonia is a town of 25,353 inhabitants in the province of Sud Sardegna, in Sardinia, Italy. It is the capital of its province.
The municipality covers 145.63 km², with a density of 174 inhabitants per km².
The nearest airport is Cagliari (CAG), about 46 km away as the crow flies. Read our guide to the airport.
A mining town in the Sulcis
Carbonia, in the south west of Sardinia, was founded in 1938 to house the workers of the Serbariu coal mine. Its rationalist town plan and the mine itself, now a museum, tell an important chapter of twentieth century Italian history. It is the gateway to the Sulcis-Iglesiente, a land of mines, cliffs and wild beaches.
What to see
The Great Mine of Serbariu houses the Coal Museum, with a guided descent into the underground galleries. Piazza Roma, with the church of San Ponziano and its tall bell tower in trachyte, shows the original rationalist layout. The archaeological museum Villa Sulcis and the Phoenician-Punic fortress of Monte Sirai, on a hill just outside the town, complete the visit.
Food
Tuna from Carloforte and Portoscuso, culurgiones, the Carignano del Sulcis red wine and Sardinian pecorino.
Around Carbonia
The islands of Sant'Antioco with Calasetta and San Pietro with Carloforte, Iglesias and the Porto Flavia mine above the sea stack of Pan di Zucchero, Buggerru and Fluminimaggiore, the dunes of Porto Pino in Sant'Anna Arresi, Tratalias and Teulada. Cagliari airport is about an hour away.
Carbonia on the map
Nearby towns
Where to stay in and around Carbonia
Tours and activities nearby
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