Sant'Antioco
Sign in to save'''Sant'Antioco''' (; ) is a town and municipality on the island of the same name in southwestern Sardinia, in the Province of Sulcis Iglesiente, in the Sulcis subregion. With a population of 10,451, the municipality of Sant'Antioco is the island's largest settlement. It is also the site of ancient Sulci, considered the second city of Sardinia in antiquity.
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Sant'Antioco is a town in southwestern Sardinia with about 10,000 residents, located on an island of the same name in the Province of Sulcis Iglesiente. It is notable as the largest settlement on its island and as the site of the ancient city of Sulci, which was one of Sardinia's most important cities in antiquity.
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- Island of Sant'Antioco
- History
- Climate
- Demographics
- Main sights
- Events
- Gallery
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'''Sant'Antioco''' (; ) is a town and municipality on the island of the same name in southwestern Sardinia, in the Province of Sulcis Iglesiente, in the Sulcis subregion. With a population of 10,451, the municipality of Sant'Antioco is the island's largest settlement. It is also the site of ancient Sulci, considered the second city of Sardinia in antiquity.
==Island of Sant'Antioco== thumb|left|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 ; it is also the fourth largest in Italy after Sicily, Sardinia and Elba. It is located some from Cagliari, to which is connected through the SS126 state road, using a modern bridge. The island is divided between the two municipalities of Sant'Antioco and Calasetta. Other settlements are the small tourist resort of Maladroxia (a frazione of Sant'Antioco municipality) and Cussorgia, part of Calasetta. The coast of the island is in part sandy and in part rocky. The main beaches in the island are Maladroxia and Coaquaddus, in the municipality of Sant'Antioco, and Sotto Torre, Le Saline and Spiaggia Grande in the municipality of Calasetta.