Solanas
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Position
Solanas is located in the south coast of SardiniaSardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
at ~36 km east from Cagliari
Cagliari
Cagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castle. It has about 156,000 inhabitants, or about 480,000 including the outlying townships : Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu...
, and at ~16 km west from Villasimius
Villasimius
Villasimìus is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 35 km east of Cagliari.-History:...
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It is administrated by Sinnai
Sinnai
Sinnai is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 12 km northeast of Cagliari....
(which is 34 km away) and its territory is unique as it is not joined to Sinnai. Solanas is surrounded by the territory of Maracalagonis
Maracalagonis
Maracalagonis is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 12 km northeast of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,961 and an area of 101.5 km²....
and Villasimius
Villasimius
Villasimìus is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 35 km east of Cagliari.-History:...
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Tourism
Solanas comprises a small town with main facilities (pharmacy, supermarket, butcher, church, news shop, pizzerias, restaurants, hotels) which usually operate only from June to September, and a wonderful sandy beach which is ~1 km long. In the summer several bars are located in the beach, together with water-sport equipment (windsurf, water-skies, canoe, boat etc.) hiring facilities.Mari Pintau (9 km), Geremeas and Kala 'e Moru (8 km), Genn'e Mari (4 km), Cann'e Sisa (4 km) are the closest beaches nearby.