Iglesias
Iglesias is the capital, with Carbonia, of the province Carbonia-Igliesias. From archaeological discoveries, it deduced that this area was inhabited even before the age Nuragic. In the Roman period, approximately between Iglesias and Fluminimaggiore, was the city called the "Metalla", famous for its mines of silver. Iglesias story began in the late thirteenth century, when Count Ugolino della Gherardesca - famous character of Dante's Inferno - founded Villa di Chiesa (Church Villa). Gherardesca family was responsible for the construction of Salvaterra Castle, the walls and some churches including the Cathedral of Santa Chiara.
Later the town, as the whole area, passed to the domination of Pisa. Since that time the extraction Coal and other minerals made the city rich, continuing until the exhaustion of mines, which was fulfilled in the second half of the twentieth century. Dates back to Pisa domination the "Breve di Villa Chiesa", the oldest Code of Laws of the town; a copy of 1327 is preserved in the Historical Hall. In 1324, after seven months of siege, the Aragonese conquered Villa Chiesa, whose name was hispanized "Iglesias", which means "churches". In the eighteenth century the city passed to the Savoy, like entire Sardinia. Among the traditional festivals, it is noteworthy medieval pageant that takes place August 13: parade participants wearing elaborate costumes and are accompanied by musicians and flag-wavers.
The natural landscape of the Iglesias coast surprises of its beauty. Rocks, cliffs and caves of particular forms emerge from a deep blue sea.
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