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Sardinia. Sardinia (/ s ɑːr ˈ d ɪ n i ə / sar-DIN-ee-ə; Italian: Sardegna [sarˈdeɲɲa]; Sardinian: Sardigna [saɾˈdiɲːa]) [a] [b] is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the twenty regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia and 16.45 km [5] south of the ...
The war ended in Sardinia in September 1943, with the withdrawal of the Wehrmacht to Corsica following the surrender of Italy to the Allies under the Armistice of Cassibile, and the island, together with Southern Italy, became free. Allied forces landed on Sardinia on 14 September 1943 and the last German troops were expelled on the 18th.
This is a list of islands of Italy. There are nearly 450 islands in Italy, including islands in the Mediterranean Sea (including the marginal seas: Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Libyan Sea, Ligurian Sea, Sea of Sardinia, Tyrrhenian Sea, and inland islands in lakes and rivers. The largest island is Sicily with an area of 25,711 km 2 (9,927 sq
La Maddalena (Gallurese: Madalena or La Madalena, Sardinian: Sa Madalena) is a town and comune located on the islands of the Maddalena archipelago in the province of Sassari, northern Sardinia, Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). [2] The main town of the same name is located on the ...
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The island of Sant'Antioco as seen from Monte Sirai. Sant'Antioco is the second largest island of the Sardinian region, after Sardinia itself, with a surface of 109 km 2 (42 sq mi); it is also the fourth largest in Italy after Sicily, Sardinia and Elba.
The Roman empire in the time of Hadrian (ruled AD 117–138), showing the senatorial province of Sardinia and Corsica , two islands in the central Mediterranean Sea The Nuragic civilization flourished in Sardinia from 1800 to 500 BC.
Cagliari is the 26th largest city in Italy and the largest city on the island of Sardinia. An ancient city with a long history, Cagliari has seen the rule of several civilisations. Under the buildings of the modern city there is a continuous stratification attesting to human settlement over the course of some five thousand years, from the ...