This large agricultural town stands on the Flumendosa plain, just a few kilometres from the sea.

Heading towards the coast, visitors come across the splendid beach of Porto Corallo, where they can admire the ruins of the Gibas Castle, a small fortification built during Spanish dominion, together with the Torre (tower) di Porto Corallo.

An obligatory stop for visitors, to the north of Villaputzu, is the beautiful, large beach of Quirra, also known as Murtas or Cala de S'Acqua Durci.

Another place of interest is the Quirra Castle, which lies just a few kilometres to the north of Villaputzu, in the so-called Salto di Quirra. It was built for defensive purposes by the "Judges", or Governors, of Cagliari in the XIII century, but unfortunately today only the ruins remain.

From the Salto di Quirra plateau visitors can
reach the river Rio Baccu Locci and the
extraordinary Baccu Locci mine, now in disuse.

The beautiful church of San Nicola (XIII century) stands at the foot of the Quirra Castle and is one of the few examples in Sardinia of late Romanesque style in brickwork.

The structure, with one nave and a semicircular apse, is decorated with Tuscan style pensile arches.