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Cagliari is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an Autonomous Region of Italy. An ancient city with a long history, Cagliari has seen the rule of several civilizations. It is also Sardinia's economic and industrial hub, having one of the biggest ports in the Mediterranean sea, an international airport,

The city is a regional cultural, educational, political and artistic centre, known for its diverse Art Nouveau architecture and several monuments. Under the buildings of the modern city there is a continuous stratification of human settlements of about five thousands years, from the Neolithic to today. There are some domus de janas, very damaged by cave activity, a large Carthaginian era necropolis, a Roman era amphitheater, a Byzantine basilica, two Pisan-era towers, a strong system of fortification that made the town the core of the Spanish Habsburg imperial power in the western Mediterranean sea. The main beach of Cagliari is the Poetto. It stretches for about eight kilometers, from Sella del Diavolo up to the coastline of Quartu Sant'Elena.

Other important cities in Sardinia are Sassari, Nuoro, and Alghero. The port of Cagliari is linked to Italy every day by passenger ship to Palermo, Trapani, Naples and Civitavecchia.