Cagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means the castle. It has about 160,000 inhabitants, or about 500,000 including the suburbs (metropolitan area) (Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu Sant'Elena. The old part of the city (called Castello, the castle) lies on top of a hill, with a wonderful view of the Gulf of Cagliari.
