Holiday apartment in Bacu Abis: Mining history and hiking trails
Accommodation in Bacu Abis
Bacu Abis represents a journey through Sardinia’s mining history, religious traditions and hiking stages. A holiday apartment in Bacu Abis can be incorporated into a plan that combines the town itself with destinations in its surroundings. These include archaeological and museum sites, a viewpoint, beaches and a cave.
Workers’ settlement and rationalist urban planning
Bacu Abis is a workers’ settlement of central importance for understanding the development of the history of the Sardinian coal basin. Technical modernization and the construction of Pozzo Emilio between 1914 and 1916 made the construction of a mining village necessary. In the 1930s, Bacu Abis became a significant example of rationalist urban planning; between 1936 and 1938, the settlement was reorganized according to a design attributed to Gustavo Pulitzer-Finali.
Santa Barbara and the traces of mining
The Chiesa di Santa Barbara has a single-nave layout, a large oculus in the façade, exposed stone masonry, a continuous portico and a square bell tower. Sa Festa Manna di Santa Barbara is a recurring celebration in Bacu Abis, held in the Chiesa di Santa Barbara and connected with the mining history and traditions of the area. The 64th Santa Barbara celebration in Bacu Abis included a procession from the Chiesa di Santa Barbara to Pozzo Castoldi along the Cammino Minerario di Santa Barbara. From 1941 onward, Pozzo Castoldi was used to return air in order to ventilate the gallery in which the miners worked.
Hiking on the Cammino Minerario
CMSB Stage 29 from Portoscuso to Bacu Abis is a challenging 18.9-kilometre hiking stage with a stated walking time of 6 hours and 30 minutes. Following its route along the volcanic cliffs of Sardinia’s southwestern coast, it reaches the Bacu Abis mine. CMSB Stage 30 from Bacu Abis to Iglesias is the final stage of the Cammino Minerario di Santa Barbara and leads back to the starting point of the entire route. The specific distance and walking time of one stage, as well as the special function of the other, provide you with different points of reference for planning your hike.
Archaeology, museums and landscapes in the surrounding area
Several destinations with different characteristics are located around Bacu Abis: Nuraghe Seruci is a ruin, Parco Archeologico Monte Sirai is an ancient site and Museo della Civiltà Mineraria di Genna Luas is a museum. Miniera di Monteponi is also a museum in the vicinity of Bacu Abis. Landscape destinations include Passeggiata panoramica di Nebida as a viewpoint, as well as Spiaggia Fontanamare and Spiaggia di Acqua Sa Canna as beaches. Grotta di Santa Barbara is a cave in the vicinity of Bacu Abis.
The right accommodation for your plans
When choosing your holiday apartment in Bacu Abis, you can first decide whether mining history and architecture, one of the two hiking stages or trips to destinations in the surrounding area should be the focus.
Other places in the destination area
For further orientation in the destination area, you can also consider Monteponi, Carbonia, Iglesias, Terresoli, Cussorgia, Nuxis, Porto Pinetto and Sant'antìoco.
For the higher-level travel overview: Carbonia-Iglesias.
