Carbonia is a town in southwestern Sardinia, in the province of Cagliari. The city is renowned for its history mainly due to large coal mine, no longer active since 1964. The wealth of archaeological landscapes of the territory gave rise to the museum network formed by the Archaeological Museum of Villa Sulcis and the Museum of paleontology and Caving "e. a. Martel," from the archaeological site of Monte Sirai, from the nuraghe Sirai and the necropolis of Cannas. Don't miss the next plateau of monte Sirai offering a complete picture of the Phoenician and Punic civilization in Sardinia, and from which you can enjoy a landscape of rare beauty which includes the two islands of Sant'Antioco and Carloforte. The recent history of the city is testified by the rationalist architecture of 1900, in the square around which the Town Hall, the Church, the civic Tower, the Dopolavoro and theater. Thanks to the position that the town boasts the Sardinian territory, you can also easily reach countless maritime cities.