Cagliari - Capo Carbonara

There is an attractive trip (7km/4.5mi southeast), passing close to Monte San Elia (139m/459ft) and the extensive Molentargius salt-pans to the Spiaggia di Poetto, Cagliari's popular bathing beach, which extends for 10km/6mi along the Golfo di Quartu. From here the road traverses an extensive agricultural development area, then beyond the hamlet of Flumini a beautiful stretch of road keeps close to the indented coast, passing many old watch-towers and nuraghi (dolmens), to Capo Carbonara, the extreme southeasterly point of Sardinia (views), with the Torre Santa Caterina (115m/378ft). Nearby is the Fortezza Vecchia (17th century).