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Villasimius, Old Fortress - exhibition

Villasimius, Old Fortress - exhibition

Villasimius, Old Fortress - exhibition

The fortress stands on a promontory not far from Capo Carbonara, located at the eastern end of the Gulf of Cagliari. It is a complex structure built to defend against barbarian incursions, whose first polygonal nucleus was probably built in the Aragonese age. The exhibition area is set up outdoors, with a permanent exhibition “Enemigos de la Fe, Pirates and Coastal Defenders”, which illustrates the history of the Turkish-Barbary incursions on the Sardinian coast between the 16th and 19th centuries. The exhibition is divided into thematic areas: historical chronicles of piracy in ancient times; the Byzantine and Judicial period; the Arabs in Sardinia; the four moors and the structure of the coastal towers. In Spanish times, the building was incorporated by a structure with four towers, three of which were pointed in shape, a typical element of seventeenth-century architecture. A wall with two entrances and an internal square was connected to the complex. Eighteenth-century documents testify that the fortress was guarded by a mayor, an gunner and three soldiers and equipped with two cannons, a shotgun and three rifles.

Structure category: Monument or Monumental Complex

Content type: Fortified architecture
History

Usability: Open

Province: Sud Sardegna

Common: Villasimius

Macro Territorial Area: South Sardinia

POSTAL CODE: 09049

Address: località Torre Vecchia

Telephone: +39 070 792076

E-mail: info@villasimiusturismo.it

Website: www.villasimiusturismo.it/la-spiaggia-fortezza-vecchia

Facebook: www.facebook.com/villasimiusturismo

June - October

Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Information on tickets and access: In the months from November to May, the Fortress is closed. It is advisable to contact the property in advance to check the state of usability. Admission is free for minors up to 6 years old.

Access mode: For a fee

Tickets :

  • Integer : 3 €, grownups, Old Fortress .

  • Reduced : 1.5 €, adults with the right to a reduction, Old Fortress .

  • Integer : 1 €, minors, Old Fortress .

  • Freeware : 0 €, minors with the right to free access, Old Fortress .

  • Cumulative integer : 8 €, grownups, single ticket for the archaeological museum, old fortress and Casa Todde-sea museum .

  • Reduced cumulative : 4 €, adults with the right of reduction, single ticket for the archaeological museum, old fortress and Casa Todde-sea museum .

  • Cumulative integer : 2.5 €, minors, single ticket for the archaeological museum, old fortress and Casa Todde-sea museum .

  • Freeware : 0 €, minors with the right to free access, single ticket for the archaeological museum, old fortress and Casa Todde-sea museum .

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30/5/2024 - 11:32

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