Cagliari is situated on the southern part of the plain of Campidano in the Gulf of the same name. In addition to provincial capital is also the regional capital. Its origins date back to the middle ages and during that time it stood on a hill where you can still see the towers and bastions. From this village on the Hill, as it descended towards the sea, extended coastal districts. But its heyday came when he, after being Carthaginian colony, a Roman colony. The city of Cagliari is a University and Archbishop. City from ancient history, it is the administrative center of the island having been historic, under the name of Caralis, capital of the province of Sardinia et Corsica during the Roman period and later the capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia, from 1324 to 1720, and then from 1798 to 1814. Its port is rated "international" because of its importance in the Italian and international scene; provides commercial, industrial, tourism and service for passengers.