Santa Gilla - natural area of ​​about 8000 acres, located in the municipality of Cagliari and separated from the sea of ​​sand of La Playa. For centuries, these wetlands are the habitat of numerous species of birds, both migratory and nesting. Among the most common birds that can be seen in the Santa Gilla - sea crows, coots, stilts striped, small mullet and plovers. But the most spectacular attraction of these places are colonies of pink flamingos that inhabit the Santa Gilla and Lake Molentardzhius. Pink Flamini can be seen even close to the road - just ten meters from the highway!

I must say that this road crossing the lagoon - just one example of how we can break the fragile ecosystem. Immediately after World War II were built several chemical plants, and the industrialization and the ensuing commercial development of the area led to the need for construction of the canal and harbor. The project involves the channel and the harbor caused a wave of public protest among the inhabitants of Cagliari, who were worried about the fate of wetlands. The problem was solved only in the early 1980s. Today there is a project to create on the edge of the harbor, which is still under construction, bird sanctuary. It is also planned to install a water purification system for the zone Makyareddu. Ecosystem degradation of Santa Gilla, which in the past were on the verge of extinction, was partially stopped, and again here today, you can catch fish.

The charm of the Santa Gilla is not only noisy bird colonies and incredibly beautiful views, opening at dawn and dusk. 3 km down the road from Cagliari to Pula is "sa illetta" ("small villa" in the Sardinian dialect), which was once a tiny island in the middle of the lake Molentardzhius. Now this is not an island - "sa illetta" connected with the road to Pula. The local attraction is the chapel of San Simone with a Gothic portal and a fresco depicting St. Simon. Inside you can see a semicircular apse, cylindrical vaults and arches with jumpers.