Villasimius, The fascination of the Sea




Villassimius is located on the top of the south-east of Sardinia. Its territory of 56 squared kilometers, has 35 squared kilometers od beaches, coves and islets close to the coast.
Since the dawn of the last century Villassimius has changed its economy: it has been transformed from a small agropastoral area into one of the capitals of the tourism in the south of Sardinia.
It has a well developed port at about three kilometers from the inhabited centre, a structure capable of hosting approximately 800 boats together with shops and tourist services.Worth mentioning are the Archaeological Museum and The Town Library: the first was founded in order to diffuse the inheritance brought to light by the archaeological excavations, the second, to be found inside the Palazzo Civico, has eighth thousand volumes, an internet point and special sections devoted to the sea, the area, foreign languages.



The Biblioteca has housed the Centre of museum documentation since 1996. Along the coasts it is possible to catch a glimpse of the numerous towers nd fortresses used in the past to contrast the dangers from the sea: la Torre di San Luigi (Tower of San Luigi) in Serpentara, Torre di Porto Giunco in isola dei cavoli, Fortezza Vecchia (the old fortress) which overlooks the granite cape of Capo Carbonara.
Since 2000 Villasimius has housed the second marine park in Italy, Parco geomarino (the geo-marine park), which covers the entire coast area, islands included, with different degrees of protection, where it is possible to practice sport fishing, underwater photography and navigation.
Many are the opportunities to have fun thanks to the several clubs and discos on the seafront and in the surroundings of the town, and the handcrafts shops, delicatessen’s, ice-cream parlours, and boutiques open until late in the town centre.