Sardinia: Quick Facts

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View of Cagliari, Sardinia, showing a hillside cityscape of historic multistory buildings above a waterfront with boats and a marina in the foreground.

Gennargentu massif

The Tirso River winds through a lush, green valley near Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, with a road and guardrail visible on the left and cloudy skies overhead.

Wide view of the Flumendosa River winding through green hills and dense vegetation, with distant mountains under a partly cloudy sky in Sardinia, Italy.

Nora, Sardinia: Roman theatre

Nora, Sardinia: mosaic floor

Map of Italy showing the process of unification, with regions color-coded and labeled by the year they were annexed, first to Sardinia-Piedmont and, after 1861, to the Kingdom of Italy. The map includes major cities, surrounding countries, and historical boundaries, highlighting the gradual incorporation of territories from 1859 to 1920.

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