Ales ( sc, Abas) is a small town in the
province
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of
Oristano
Oristano (; sc, Aristanis ) is an Italian city and ''comune'', and capital of the Province of Oristano in the central-western part of the island of Sardinia. It is located on the northern part of the Campidano plain. It was established as the pr ...
on the island of
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...
in the
Mediterranean Sea
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. It lies on the eastern slopes of Mount Arci. This area is the only Sardinian source of
obsidian
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Obsidian is produced from felsic lava, rich in the lighter elements s ...
.
Together with the town of
Terralba
Terralba ( sc, Terraba) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and former Latin Catholic bishopric in the Province of Oristano in the Italian island region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about south of Oristano.
Terralba borders the ...
, Ales forms the Roman Catholic
diocese of Ales-Terralba
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ales-Terralba ( la, Dioecesis Uxellensis-Terralbensis) is located in Sardinia, Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Oristano.[bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...]
is Giovanni Dettori.
Ales Cathedral, dedicated to
Saint Peter
Saint Peter; he, שמעון בר יונה, Šimʿōn bar Yōnāh; ar, سِمعَان بُطرُس, translit=Simʿa̅n Buṭrus; grc-gre, Πέτρος, Petros; cop, Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ, Petros; lat, Petrus; ar, شمعون الصفـا, Sham'un ...
, is the bishop's seat.
Antonio Gramsci and
Fernando Atzori
Fernando Atzori (1 June 1942 – 9 November 2020) was an Italian flyweight boxer who won a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics. In the final, he defeated Artur Olech of Poland, despite suffering an eye injury. After the Olympics, he turned professi ...
were born in Ales.
The nearest international airport is in
Cagliari
Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...
, at roughly distance.
References
Official website
Complete tourist info for trip in Ales (Sardinia)
Cities and towns in Sardinia
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