Between the southwestern coast of Sardinia and the majestic mountains of Sulcis lies the town of Teulada, a town whose origins date back to ancient times.
The first settlement of the settlement is probably to be found in the area of the isthmus of Capo Teulada, a place where, thanks to its privileged geographical position, it has been frequented since the Iron Age by the great peoples of the sea: the Phoenicians and the Punics. Among the important settlements emerges the Locality of Malfatano, where, on the islet in front of Tuerredda beach, the remains of the Punic tophet are still visible; in the area was the now submerged Port of Melqart.
Around the third century B.C., the territory came under the political orbit of Rome, and the first settlement was abandoned by its inhabitants to settle in the new agglomeration created in an area further inland from the coast, in the territory called St. Isidore. The newly built village is christened with the name “Tegula” in order to emphasize the important terracotta production activity of the place, also attested by the recent discovery of a kiln near Tuerredda.
During the Middle Ages, the town was annexed to the curatela of Sulcis and became part of the Giudicato of Cagliari, within which it remained until the 13th century, when the territory was assigned to the Della Gherardesca family and in particular to Count Ugolino and his heirs. From 1355 the villa was incorporated into the Aragonese Kingdom of Sardinia and granted as a fief to Bartholomew Ces-Pujades.
Later, due to the continuous attacks of the Saracens, the settlement that had sprung up along the coast was permanently relocated inland, where there was already the presence of some houses that had sprung up around the country church of St. Francis.
In 1568 the village assumed the title of barony and was granted as a fief to Antonio Catalan, later passing by marriage to the Sanjusts, to whom it was redeemed in 1839 with the abolition of the feudal system.
Teulada boasts cultural sites of great historical and artistic interest, including: the Parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, built in the mid-1600s; the Baronial House of the Sanjust family; the Church of St. Francis; and the Church of St. Isidore.
