The town of Portoscuso is in a very favorable position in Sulcis Iglesiente the southwestern coast of Sardinia.
The country stands on the renovated marina directly opposite the islands of San Pietro where is the land of the Isle of Sant'Antioco Carloforte and where are the common Sant'Antioco and Calasetta.
The location is favorable given the proximity to the main towns that make up the newly created province of Carbonia-Iglesias: The city of Carbonia Portoscuso far is only 12 km away and the city of Iglesias is about 18 km.
From the industrial port of Portoscuso, port of Portovesme can be reached by ferry duration approx 40 minutes the Island of San Pietro and the characteristic Carloforte.
Among the many activities that Portoscuso and south of Sardinia "B. We can offer some manifestations of definite interest.
- Girotonno in Carloforte
Girotonno is the appointment with the world of connoisseurs of quality tuna, journalists and experts of Mediterranean delicacies.
. International chefs are compared in a competition centered on the tuna.
From 29 May to 1 June, four days of meetings related to the unique cultural traditions, artistic and gastronomic. Musiche, spettacoli, convegni e dibattiti. Music, shows, conferences and debates.
- Santa Maria Itria - Patron of Portoscuso
The patronal feast is held as usual 51 days after Easter, Whitsun Monday. The climax of the celebrations is the procession which takes place partly in the sea and the streets of the village: the statue of the Virgin is placed on a boat decorated for the feast for the occasion and is accompanied to sea by a procession of boats , which follows the procession through the streets of the town, which attracts thousands of faithful and tourists. To complete the picture of the festivities successive sports competitions, performances by folk groups and bands.
History
The country was founded as a fishing village from Gonnesa (then Conesa), in particular interested in tuna fishing and the harvesting of corals. Following the construction of some traps in the area, the small original village, consisting of shacks inhabited during the fishing season starts to evolve in the country. Its current name comes from the Spanish port hidden, is hidden to those who, coming from the street Seruci could not see the country resulting in long valley covered with sand dunes and then hidden from view. The village was attacked during the Moorish invasion, the small parish church in Piazza d'Istria was robbed and slashed a painting was still guarded the sacred within. Also some of its inhabitants were enslaved and transported through the current area of the playground at the city where their ships are stationed today descend networks of the trap of Porto Paglia. The location is now known as "Su Campu dolorosu" that is the road, the path of pain. To commemorate this historic event are placed on the site, for years, a cross and a plaque in memory of those unfortunate. Country is also found in the villa "On marchesu," which was a noble Sardinian Pes of Villamarina Earl of Vallehermoso and Marquis Villamar, great adviser to the court of Turin by the King of Sardinia, noble instructed Sardinian monarch had tried to bargain with the King of Naples, the end of his reign to the benefit of the Sardinian. This nobleman had built this house, which still exists today at the town, to spend moments of rest. From this noble name also seem to take the curves of the road from Gonnesa, door entrance to Iglesias, called it "curves villamarina.
The Spanish Tower
The tower was built by the Spanish conquistadors in 1594 as a defense against the Barbary pirates. It is made of tuff and trachyte of the area and stands atop a small promontory. Has a single entrance portal to 3.5 meters above the ground, reached by a staircase from the top of which you can see the church of Santa Maria d'Itria and tuna fish on Pranu. In the late '50s, during excavations at the base were found human remains and guns of late-medieval, now held in Cagliari.
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