Sestu grew as Cagliari's kitchen garden: for generations its Campidano fields supplied the capital's markets, ten kilometres away, and that farming vocation now shares space with its role as the metro area's commercial hinge. The town counts 19,893 residents and keeps growing.
In the centre, the Romanesque church of San Gemiliano — focus of a village festival centuries old — recalls the settlement's medieval origins. For travellers landing at Cagliari, Sestu is often the first slice of everyday Sardinia beyond the postcard routes.
Near Sestu
The closest destinations covered by our editors, with straight-line distance.
