Solanas is a small village administered by
Sinnai, in the province of
Cagliari
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on the island of
Sardinia
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, Italy.
Position
Solanas is located in the south coast of
Sardinia
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at ~36 km east from
Cagliari
Cagliari (, , ; ; ; Latin: ''Caralis'') is an Comune, Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia, an Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Italy. It has about 146,62 ...
, and at ~16 km west from
Villasimius
Villasimius (; ), is a (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about east of Cagliari.
History
Due to its strategically important site, Villasimius' territory was inhabited since prehistoric ...
.
It is administered by
Sinnai (which is 34 km away) and its territory is unique as it is not joined to Sinnai. Solanas is surrounded by the territory of
Maracalagonis and
Villasimius
Villasimius (; ), is a (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about east of Cagliari.
History
Due to its strategically important site, Villasimius' territory was inhabited since prehistoric ...
.
Tourism
Solanas comprises a small town with main facilities (pharmacy, supermarket, butcher, church, news shop, pizzerias, restaurants, hotels) which usually operate only from June to September, and a wonderful sandy beach which is ~1 km long. In the summer several bars are located in the beach, together with water-sport equipment (windsurf, water-skis, canoe, boat etc.) hiring facilities.
Mari Pintau (9 km), Geremeas and Kala 'e Moru (8 km), Genn'e Mari (4 km), Cann'e Sisa (4 km) are the closest beaches nearby.
Related
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Sinnai
External links
See Solanas on the Map SardegnaMappe.itSee Solanas on SardegnaDigitalLibrary.itSee Solanas beach on SardegnaTurismo.it
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Frazioni of the Metropolitan City of Cagliari