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Prisons of Castiadas

At 15 kilometers from Villasimius you can visit the old prison of Castiadas, the largest agricultural penal colony and the oldest in Italy, built from 1875 at the behest of Eugenio Cicognani, who became its first director, with the dual purpose of the drainage of the land for the eradication of malaria and the social […]

Depositions of caretta caretta turtle in the marine park of Villasimius

The Caretta Caretta turtles depositions in the area Marine Protected Area of Villasimius are becoming commonplace. In 2009 there was a deposition, unfortunately unsuccessful, in Geremeas, while in 2015 in the beach of Cala Sinzias in Castiadas 49 turtles were born, the first 45 turtles were born on September 19 were saved by the institution’s […]

The grave of the Giants of Is Concias

The grave of the Giants of Is Concias, is located in the municipality of Quartucciu, 10 km away. from Cagliari and is reached along the S.S. 125 that leads from Cagliari to Muravera. At Km 20.3 of  S.S. 125, after the bridge over the Rio Longu in Piscina Nuxedda, turn right and after about 100 m. turn […]

The Molentargius flamingos

  In humid areas of Sardinia, spring and early summer are really magical periods for the show given by flamingos, which our ancestors called “people arrubia” (the red people). It starts from February to March, according to the duration of the rainy season, with the wedding dances, true spectacles of ritualized dance group, composed by lateral rotation […]

The fishes of the Marine Park

Villasimius is, from a few years ago, a marine park, it is not permitted to fish with spear gun, it is possible to fish with fishing rod by requesting authorization to the municipality, or for who wants to enjoy a day of fishing, you can do it on the boats of local fishermen who offer […]

The only ecological apartments in Sardinia with Ecolabel Certificate

Our ecological apartment resorts  is one of the few residences in Sardinia to have received the prestigious Ecolabel certification for environmental protection (EU Ecolabel: IT/025/431), we have not manteined the certification after the Covid, although we respect all the standards. Villasimius is a marine park with an incredibly rich natural environment, that we are the first […]