FROM IGLESIAS TO GUSPINI
It is an itinerary of less than 50 Km., which
follows the highway n. 126, the Sardinian Western
highway. In this area, which constitutes the
richest and most varied mining region in the whole
of Italy, one encounters Fluminimaggiore, with the
temple of Antas; the seaside area of Buggerru
(Capo Pecora, the beach of Portixeddu and the
dunes of St. Nicolò); Arbus, with the Costa Verde
(Green Coast) and the Marina of Arbus. Taking
various detours along mainly unmade roads, the
itinerary allows us to visit a series of old
industrial villages. Significant for their
environmental, landscape anf architectural value,
are those of St. Benedetto, Ingurtosu, one of the
most important 19th century examples of mining
settlements in the island, and that of
Montevecchio, a half-abandoned village situated in
the centre of a metalliferous complex, considered
for years, one of the most productive and
efficient among all Italian industrial centres.
