Rock climbing areas around Cagliari and Domusnovas

The rock climbing to the east of Cagliari (known as Sarrabus), has become more popular due to the discovery of new and interesting bouldering sites on beautiful granite rock. There are many good bouldering areas such as Geremeas and Rio Pilocca, where there are marvellous boulders of smooth granite waiting for thousands of problems to be invented! Details of the granite bouldering areas at Sarrabus are only available in the 4th Edition of the Pietra di Luna guidebook that can still be bought from our shop (shown opposite).

Map of the rock climbing and bouldering areas around Cagliari and Iglesias

Concentrated around the town of Iglesias is Sardinia's largest rock climbing area, with many hundreds of routes. This area is dominated by the rock climbing at Domusnovas, where there are over 500 routes alone! The rock climbing at Domusnovas is very varied with numerous slabs, walls and overhangs to choose from across all levels of difficulty. The rock climbing here is generally on excellent bolted limestone. The 5th Edition of the Pietra di Luna guidebook is the best guidebook for the Domusnovas and Iglesias area that can bought from our shop (shown above).

Rock Climbing around Cagliari and Iglesias
No	Region	Type of Climbing	Type of Rock	Single or Multi-pitch
1	Capo Sandalo	Sport	Basalt	Both
2	Sard Grit	Pure Trad	Basalt	Single
3	Gonnesa	Sport	Limestone	Single
4	Masua	Trad/Sport	Limestone	Both
5	Buggerru	Sport	Limestone	Both
6	Domusnovas	Sport	Limestone	Single
7	Punta Pilocca	Sport	Limestone	Single
8	Gutturu Pala	Sport	Limestone	Single
9	Furtei	Sport	Limestone	Single
10	Villagreca	Sport	Limestone	Single
11	Cala Fighera	Sport	Limestone	Single
12	Mari Pintau	Bouldering	Granite	Not Applicable
13	Geremeas	Bouldering	Granite	Not Applicable
14	Campus	Bouldering	Granite	Not Applicable
15	Ti Mi Ama	Sport	Granite	Single
16	Is Concias	Bouldering	Granite	Not Applicable
17	Garibaldi	Trad/Sport	Granite	Multi
18	Rio Cannas	Bouldering	Granite	Not Applicable
19	Quirra	Sport	Limestone	Single
20	Jurassic Park	Sport	Granite	Both
21	Villamassargia	Sport	No Information available
22	Villacidro	Trad/Sport	No Information available
23	Arbus	Bouldering	No Information available
24	7 Fratelli	Trad/Sport	No Information available
25	P. Frate	Trad/Sport	No Information available

Average daily peak temperature for Cagliari

For the majority of the sport climbing routes a single 60m rope and up to 12 quickdraws will be sufficient. For those looking to climb the long multi-pitch routes, then dual ropes and full lead rack are advisable. Trad/Sport means the bolts on the routes are either very well-spaced or non-existent! It is advisable to bring friends and/or nuts for these routes.

The climate here makes it an excellent place to visit to go rock climbing from early autumn right through to late spring, and hence is a popular "winter sun" rock climbing holiday venue.

Click on these images to view a larger photograph of the rock climbing to be found in the Iglesias and Domusnovas areas of Sardinia.