Villasimìus is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 35 km east of Cagliari.

Dur to its strategical location, Villasimius' territory was inhabited since prehistoric times, as testified by nuraghe (19th-6th centuries BC), Phoenician-Carthaginian (7th-2nd centuries BC) and Roman (3rd century BC-6th century AD) remains.

During the giudicati (Sardinian kingdoms), Aragonese and Spanish dominations, the territory suffered numerous pirate raids, and became increasingly depopulated. The village name was, at least from the 13th century, Carbonara; this was repopulated from the early 19th century, when it was under the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont, becoming a comune in 1838. Villasimius' economy was traditionally based on agriculture and shepherding and, from 1875, to the extraction of granite. Tourism began to grow of importance from the 1960s, and is now Villasimius main economical activity.

In 1998 the Protected Sea Area of Capo Carbonara was created on the coast.

Main beaches starting from the south coast (mediterranean sea) toward east (tirrenum sea) are: Porto sa 'Ruxi, Piscadeddus, Campus, Cuccureddus, Campulongu, Spiaggia del Riso, Spiaggia del Porticciolo, La Fortezza, Santo Stefano, Cala Caterina, Cala Burrone (next to Capo Carbonara), Cava Usai, Porto Giunco, Notteri, Timi Ama, Simius, Is Traias, Porto Luna, Manunzas, Riu Trottu (Rio tortuoso), Punta Molentis, Procceddus.

 

Airports:	Elmas (CAG) 26.0 miles
Cities:	Assemini 29.8 miles
	Cagliari 22.1 miles
	Capoterra 29.4 miles
	Castiadas 6.5 miles
	Geremèas 7.8 miles
	Monte Nai 8.1 miles
	Muravera 19.3 miles
	Pula 29.2 miles
	Quartu Sant'Elena 19.2 miles
	Selargius 20.4 miles
	Solèminis 22.9 miles
	Villa San Pietro 29.0 miles