Records illustrating Iglesias' past are kept in the Archivio Storico, the city's historical archive. Of particular interest is the 1327 Breve di Villa di Chiesa, the original statute book of the medieval city.
Archivio Storico
Southwestern Sardinia
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Porto Flavia
6.91 MILES
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Cala Domestica Beach
9.25 MILES
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Capo Sandalo
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Necropoli di Montessu
13.8 MILES
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Cala Fico
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Spiaggia di Portixeddu
10.59 MILES
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Nearby Southwestern Sardinia attractions
1. Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie
0.03 MILES
Originally constructed at the end of the 13th century, the modest Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie retains little of its original form. About the only…
2. Palazzo Vescovile
0.05 MILES
Flanking the Cattedrale di Santa Chiara on Piazza del Municipio is the bishop's 18th-century residence, the Palazzo Vescovile. It is closed to the public.
3. Chiesa di San Francesco
0.06 MILES
From Piazza del Municipio, Via Pullo leads to the dainty rose-red trachyte of the Chiesa di San Francesco. Built over a 200-year period between the 14th…
4. Cattedrale di Santa Chiara
0.07 MILES
Dominating the eastern flank of Piazza del Municipio, the Cattedrale di Santa Chiara has a lovely Pisan-flavoured gold-hued facade and a checkerboard…
5. Municipio
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Overlooking Piazza del Municipio and the Cattedrale di Santa Chiara is the grand neoclassical Municipio (town hall). The salmon-pink building houses…
6. Museo dell'Arte Mineraria
0.1 MILES
Just outside the historic centre, Iglesias' main museum is dedicated to the town's mining heritage. It displays up to 70 extraction machines, alongside…
7. Centro Storico
0.1 MILES
Piazza Quintino Sella, Iglesias' central square, was laid out in the 19th century in what was at the time a field outside the city walls. Just off the…
8. Castello Salvaterra
0.17 MILES
Just off Piazza Quintino Sella, stairs lead to a stout square tower. This is all that remains of the Castello Salvaterra, the once-mighty Pisan fortress…