Sant'Anna Arresi (Arresi in the

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) is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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in the

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region of

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, located about southwest of

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and about southeast of Carbonia. Sant'Anna Arresi borders the municipalities of

Masainas Masainas is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about southwest of Cagliari and about southeast of Carbonia. It is part of the Sulcis traditional region. Masainas borders the fo ...

and Teulada.

Main sights

The ''

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'' of Porto Pino has a spotless beach that stretches for almost with dunes that can reach as high as . As its name suggests, the importance of this area from a naturalistic point of view comes from the presence of the

Aleppo pine ''Pinus halepensis'', commonly known as the Aleppo pine, also known as the Jerusalem pine, is a pine native to the Mediterranean region. It was officially named by the botanist Philip Miller in his 1768 book ''The Gardener's Dictionary''; he pro ...

, which is present in a dense wood of about . As well as the pines, squat and Phoenician juniper can be found all around. There are also rare

kermes oak ''Quercus coccifera'', the kermes oak or commonly known as Palestine oak, is an oak shrub or tree in section '' Ilex'' of the genus. It has many synonyms, including ''Quercus calliprinos''. It is native to the Mediterranean region and Northern ...

s, which, in their bushy state, are found only in very few places on the island. The wetland at the back of the beach is home to numerous species of birds, including

cormorant Phalacrocoracidae is a family of approximately 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed, but in 2021 the International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) ado ...

s, green cormorants and shags.

Culture

''Ai confini tra Sardegna e Jazz'' is an international music festival. It is held in the first week of August/first week of September.

References

External links

www.portopino.net

www.santannarresijazz.it
Cities and towns in Sardinia {{Sardinia-geo-stub