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 | Chief-town of the island, Cagliari is situated in the southern part of Sardinia, in the gulf “Degli Angeli” at the end of Campidano plain, between the sea, Molentargius and Santa Gilla’s ponds and some hills, like “Su Casteddu” (the castle).
The sightseeing tour of the Cagliari can start from the place that gives the name to the city: “Castello” (the castle).
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 | This part of the city dates back to the Pisan age, and it has been the fulcrum of the city: here there are the seats of the religious and political authorities. Surrounded by the bastions and the two towers of Elefante and San Pancrazio, this quarter is crossed by two long roads converging at the gates of Santa Cristina and Due Leoni. You can see the Cittadella dei Musei, where the National Archaeological Museum and the National Picture-gallery, where many works made by the main Sardinia and Catalan artists are kept, are. |
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 | In this quarter there are Palazzo Reale (Royal Palace), Archivescovile and the cathedral of Saint Mary (in Romanesque-Pisan style, XIII century, and where you can see, the ancient Palazzo di Città, the University, the Teatro Civico and the churches of San Giuseppe and (La Purissima), in Gothic-aragonese style.
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Bastioni-Cagliari.jpg "Bastions Cagliari Sardinia") | In the north-eastern part there are the Roman amphitheatre and Villa Tigellio, well preserved, ana as a proof of the Punic domination, there is the necropolis of Tuvixeddu. In the quarter called Marina you can admire the only exemplar of a Reinassance building in Sardinia, the church of Saint Augustine (1850).
In the quarter of Villanova is situated the late-Gothic church of San Domenico while in Piazza Cosma e Damiano, one of the most ancient buildings of the Christian Sardinia, San Saturno church (V-VI centuries) stands.
In viale Bonaria, on the top of a hill, there are the Basilica of Bonaria and its shrine: the Aragonese built this church in 1323.
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 | Walking through Viale Diaz you can easily reach the city’s beach: Poetto. It is a long seashore that leads to Quartu Sant’Elena. This beach, very frequented and crowded during the summer, is surmounted by a promontory called Sella Del Diavolo (devil’s saddle) and is provided in all services.
Easter in Cagliari (click here)
Sant'Efisio - May (Click here)
HOW TO GET THERE (CLICK HERE) |
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