Ales is a small town in the province of Oristano on the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean_Sea. It lies on the eastern slopes of Mt. Arci. This area is the only Sardinian source of obsidian. In Italy, the province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of an intermediate level, between municipality (comune) and region (Regione). ... Oristano is a city and a province in Sardinia, Italy. ... Sardinia (Sardigna, Sardinna or Sardinnia in the Sardinian language, Sardegna in Italian, Sardenya in Catalan), is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (Sicily is the largest), between Italy, Spain and Tunisia, south of Corsica. ... Satellite image Map of the Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ...

Together with the town of Terralba Ales forms the Roman-Catholic diocese of Ales-Terralba [1],[2]. Its current bishop is Giovanni Dettori. The town has its own Cathedral, the Cathedral of St. Pietro. This is also the most famous landmark, showing how Ales' religious importance outweighs its meagre population size of about 1600 souls[3]. In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ...

Antonio Gramsci was born in Ales. Antonio Gramsci Antonio Gramsci (January 23, 1891 – April 27, 1937) was an Italian writer and a politician, a leader and theorist of Socialism, Communism and anti-Fascism. ...

The nearest international airport is in Cagliari, at roughly 70 kilometers distance.

Zip Code 09091 Phone Prefix (+39) 0783

Official Ales website [4] (Italian)