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Known as the Sulcis Railway, this narrow-gauge line was built in the 1920s by the Ferrovie Meridionali Sarde (Sardinian Southern Railways) to connect the mining areas of Sulcis with coastal towns and ports of embarkation. The route passed through isolated landscapes and wooded valleys, serving villages and mines that are now partly abandoned. Today, bridges, tunnels, and disused stations remain, testifying to the era when the railway was the main means of communication for miners and goods in the southwest of the island.

The Rosas Mine, active from 1849 to 1980 for the extraction of silver-bearing galena, lead, and zinc, is now a multi-purpose museum that chronicles the mining history of the Sulcis region. A guided tour allows access to the underground tunnels and a close-up look at the restored structures, while nearby hiking trails allow visitors to explore the natural environment and traces of the mining activity. For updated hours, costs, and reservations: https://museorosasnarcao.it/.

Beautifully painted house on a small square with a fountain.

Iglesiente, the region at the center of the Sardinian mining epic and of which it is the capital, derives its name. It has a population of 27,000 and is the episcopal see and heir to the ancient diocese of Sulcis. Iglesias means "churches" in Spanish. It is no coincidence that in a city with a glorious past, especially under Catalan-Aragonese rule (when it was a royal city), the celebrations surrounding the Good Friday customs stand out, recalling Spanish customs in form and color. The mystery processions on Holy Tuesday and Holy Friday are particularly impressive. Among the churches, the Cathedral of Santa Chiara (dating back to the 13th century), the churches of Madonna delle Grazie, Del Collegio, a Jesuit temple, and San Francesco, one of Sardinia's best-preserved and most important buildings in the Gothic-Catalan style, which houses an altarpiece dating back to 1560, are particularly worth seeing.

Beautiful forest trails. The mining center has a picnic area with a water tap.

At 549 meters above sea level, the Genna Bogai Pass is one of the most scenic passes in the area. Reaching the summit is easier and shorter from Iglesias (about 10 km and 380 m of elevation gain) than from Fluminimaggiore (about 12 km and 500 m of elevation gain), but it's a beautiful climb regardless of your starting point. The road has little traffic, but caution is required due to the numerous sharp bends behind which vehicles, as well as herds of sheep and cows roaming freely, can hide!

In the center of the square stands the monument to Quintino Sella, the famous statesman, one of the most recognizable symbols of the city. Under the statue you can see the stone that indicates the beginning of the first stage of the Santa Barbara Mining Trail.

Beautiful town where you can still feel the Catalan-Aragonese past. The name comes from Spanish and means "churches", in fact among the most significant monuments to visit are: the cathedral of Santa Chiara (dating back to the 13th century) and San Francesco, one of the representative Gothic-Catalan architectures of Sardinia.