Gonnesa

Gonnesa is an Iglesiente village between the mines and the sea, with the hamlet of Nuraxi Figus and the mining village of Normann. In the Middle Ages the village of Conesa stood here, and the present town was resettled in 1774. Its coast is among the finest in the south-west: the beaches of Fontanamare and Plage Mesu, and Porto Paglia with two coastal towers that guarded the tuna fishery. The area has the nuragic village of Seruci and several nuraghi, and in town is the 14th-century parish church of Sant'Andrea, rebuilt in the 18th century.

What to see

• Beach of Fontanamare
• Plage Mesu
• Torri di Porto Paglia
• Nuragic village of Seruci
• Parish church of Sant'Andrea (14th century)

Festivals and traditions

• Gonnesa correAugust

Nearby beaches

• Cala Domestica12 km
• La Caletta, Carloforte23 km

Nearby hikes

• Cammino minerario di Santa Barbara10 km

Nearby towns

• Iglesias · 7 km
• Portoscuso · 10 km
• Carbonia · 12 km
• Villamassargia · 15 km
• Buggerru · 16 km
• Perdaxius · 17 km
• Domusnovas · 17 km
• Musei · 17 km

Sources: Grande Enciclopedia della Sardegna; ISTAT. Original texts by Gotosardinia.