| Cagliari | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Sardinia | |
| Inhabitants | 154.108 (2019) | |
| Name inhabitants | Cagliari | |
| Prefix tel | 39 070 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 09121–09131, 09134 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | San Saturnino (October 30) | |
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Cagliari is the capital of the Sardinia.
Cagliari was named Italian Capital of Culture for 2015, together with Ravenna, Lecce, Perugia is Siena.
To know
Cagliari (Casteddu in Sardinian) is the capital of the metropolitan city of the same name and of Sardinia.
Geographical notes
Cagliari was built (like Rome) on seven hills, of which Castello is located in the historic center. It overlooks the Golfo degli Angeli and is surrounded by two ponds (to the east the pond of Molentargius, to the west that of Cagliari). Poetto is the main beach of Cagliari and extends for about eight kilometers from the Sella del Diavolo to the coast of Quartu Sant'Elena.
Cagliari borders on Assemini, Capoterra, Elmas, Monserrato, Quartu Sant'Elena, Quartucciu, Selargius is Sestu.
When to go
| Climate | gen | Feb | mar | apr | mag | down | Jul | needle | set | Oct | nov | dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum (° C) | 14.3 | 14.8 | 16.5 | 18.6 | 22.9 | 27.3 | 30.4 | 30.8 | 27.4 | 23.1 | 18.3 | 15.4 |
| Minimum (° C) | 5.5 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 12.4 | 16.2 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 17.1 | 13.7 | 9.3 | 6.6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 49.7 | 53.3 | 40.4 | 39.7 | 26.1 | 11.9 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 34.9 | 52.6 | 58.4 | 48.9 |
Source: World Weather | ||||||||||||
The climate of the city is Mediterranean, with rather mild winters (it is difficult to drop below zero, the coldest months are January and February) and hot summers (with temperatures up to 40 degrees). The best times to visit Cagliari are April-May and September-October, although the city can be pleasantly visited even in autumn-winter. In the summer it can be chosen as a base from which to visit the beaches of southern Sardinia. Keep in mind that the mistral and sirocco blow frequently, sometimes - especially the former - at quite high hourly speeds (up to 100 km / h). ).
Background
The area where the city stands was inhabited since the Neolithic. The Phoenicians, who frequented the ports of Cagliari and other areas of Sardinia since the eighth century BC, settled in the area of Santa Gilla until, in the fifth century BC, the city passed to the Carthaginians and experienced rapid development. After establishing itself as the main center of the island, it was taken by the Romans with all of Sardinia and Corsica, in 238 BC, following the First Punic War. There Karalis Roman had a period of great tranquility and economic growth until the fifth century, when the occupation of the Vandals of Africa began. It was reconquered by the Eastern Romans in 534 AD, becoming part of the Byzantine administrative system.
In the Middle Ages, with the division of the island into four giudicati, the city began to suffer the influences of Pisa and Genoa, until the Aragonese, in their war of conquest of Sardinia, besieged and conquered Cagliari. The Pisans were allowed to continue to reside in the Marina area (where in fact via dei Pisani still exists) and to continue their trade as ordinary citizens. Under the Spanish domination, Caller it became the capital of the new kingdom of Sardinia.
With the marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile (1469) there was the union between the Crown of Castile and the Crown of Aragon (of which the Kingdom of Sardinia was part), which however maintained distinct institutions. Over the centuries the city began to feel a certain intolerance for the Spanish domination. In 1708, during the War of the Spanish Succession, the city was conquered by the English and the kingdom passed to the Habsburgs of Austria. As decided in the Hague Treaty of 1720, Cagliari passed with the whole Kingdom under the Savoy rule. Not even the Piedmontese were very well tolerated; the Sardinians, who were refused the request for greater autonomy, with an insurrection lasting a few days (27-28 April 1794, the so-called "Sardinian Vespers", a day celebrated today as Sa die de sa Sardigna) temporarily expelled the Piedmontese.
Cagliari, reoccupied, then became the political-administrative center of the Kingdom of Sardinia, also hosting the Savoy court, expelled from Turin by the French. In this period there was a great development of the city, with the installation of public lighting (1811) and the arrangement of the road network.In 1847, a popular movement led King Charles Albert to recognize the merger of the island with the states of mainland (Piedmont, Savoy, Liguria). Sardinia thus became a region of a larger, unitary state, with a single customs territory, a single people, a single parliament and a single constitutional law (the Albertine Statute). own name in the Kingdom of Italy.
In 1924 the Mussolini government allocated more than a billion lire for the modernization of Sardinia, which in large part will go to Cagliari for the construction of important public works.During the Second World War, Cagliari suffered heavy bombings (for which it was declared a city Martyr and received a gold medal for military valor), the signs of which can still be seen in some areas of the historic center.
In 1948 it officially became the capital of Sardinia according to article 2 of the Statute of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia.
How to orient yourself
Cagliari: full screen map.The city center is not very large and can be easily explored on foot. Keep in mind that the Castello area is elevated compared to the rest of the city, where there is no shortage of climbs and descents, sometimes even steep. 3 lifts are available to reach Castello:
- 1 Stairs of Santa Chiara (leads to the parking lot in Via del Cammino Nuovo)
- 2 Bastion of Saint Remy
- in Viale Regina Elena (3 former Sardinian Union) (leads to Piazza Palazzo)
Via Roma is the road that runs along the port and delimits the lower part of the city by the sea. Largo Carlo Felice divides the districts of Marina and Stampace, leading to one of the liveliest squares in the city (Piazza Yenne). From here, you can take Corso Vittorio Emanuele to reach the Stampace district. Going up Via Santa Margherita you can reach Castello by car. To the right, instead, is via Manno, which flows into Piazza constitution and continues into via Garibaldi: here are the shops for shopping and you can reach the Villanova district.
Neighborhoods
- Castle
- Marina
- Stampace
- Villanova
- Sant'Avendrace
- Tuvixeddu
- Is Mirrionis
- San Micheal
- Mulinu Becciu
- Bingia Matta
- St. Benedict
- The Vega
- Fonsarda
- CEP
- European district
- Sant'Alenixedda
- Genneruxi
- Monte Urpinu
- Good-natured
- Mount Mixi
- The Palm
- Neighborhood of the Sun
- Sant'Elia
- San Bartolomeo
- Poetto
- Pirri, municipality
- Giorgino
How to get
By plane
- 4 Cagliari-Elmas Airport (IATA: CAG) (Located in Elmas, 7 km from the center of Cagliari), ☎ 39 070 211211, fax: 39 070 241013. The airport can be reached in train; all trains to or from Cagliari stop at Elmas Airport and the travel time between this and the Cagliari head station (in Piazza Matteotti) is about 7 minutes.
- Not all airlines fly all year round, the routes are covered more frequently in the summer.
- → See also Cagliari-Elmas Airport
The port of Cagliari is located in the center, the ships dock a few meters from Via Roma (5 Savoy pier. or 6 Pier Rebirth.), which can be reached on foot.
The company's ferries Tirrenia connect the port of Cagliari with those of Civitavecchia, Naples, Palermo. Other companies (Moby is Sardinia ferries) operate on Olbia, Golfo Aranci is Arbatax from Genoa and Livorno. From Olbia you can reach Cagliari in about 3 hours along the SS131 by car, otherwise there is a connection by train (6 daily trips available, in some cases you have to change at Ozieri-Chilivani).
How to get around
The city can be easily and pleasantly visited on foot, the Castello area is served by lifts to facilitate the climb. The Urban Center Association developed the map Metrominuto with nine itineraries and relative duration during which it is possible to appreciate history, culture and free time.
By public transport
The city bus company CTM it serves the whole city with many lines, in summer those for the Poetto are strengthened. Line 7 is circular and, departing from Piazza Yenne, crosses the districts of Castello and Villanova.The single ticket costs € 1.30 (€ 1.50 if bought on board) and lasts 90 minutes (January 2020). It can also be purchased throughapp[link previously not working] on smartphone. Also available multiple tickets[link previously not working] is weekly[link previously not working].
The extra-urban lines ofARST they connect all of Sardinia and are useful for reaching some southern beaches such as Chia and Villasimius. They start from 7 ARST station, Matteotti Square.
By taxi
Fixed taxi stands are present in Largo Carlo Felice (telephone 39 070 667 934), Piazza Yenne, Piazza Matteotti, Piazza Repubblica. The operating radiotaxi companies are:
- Cooperative Radiotaxi 4 Mori, ☎ 39 070 400 101.
- Cooperative Radiotaxi Cagliari Rossoblu, ☎ 39 070 6655.
By car
At the airport there are all the big ones car rental companies[link previously not working]. If you want to rent a car in the port area, you can visit this site, which also offers bicycles and scooters.
What see
Info point
In the center, in the civic building in Via Roma, there is a info point of the Municipality open Monday to Sunday from 09.00 to 20.00.
Churches
- 1 Cagliari Cathedral, Piazza Palazzo, 4. Built during the thirteenth century, in Pisan Romanesque style, during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries it underwent a renewal according to the Baroque style. The current neo-Romanesque façade dates back to the first half of the twentieth century.
- 2 Basilica of San Saturnino, San Cosimo square.
- 3 Church of Sant'Efisio, Via Sant'Efisio.
- 4 Basilica of Santa Croce, Via Corte D'Appello, 44.
- 5 Basilica of Bonaria, Piazza Bonaria 2, ☎ 39 070 301747.
- 6 Crypt of Santa Restituta, Via Sant'Efisio, 14.
Tue-Sun 10 am-1pm. Hypogeum dating back to the late Punic age (III century BC), partly excavated in the rock.
Tue-Sun 10 am-1pm. Hypogeum dating back to the late Punic age (III century BC), partly excavated in the rock.Museums
- 7 [link not working]National archeologic museum, Citadel of Museums - Piazza Arsenale. The exhibition includes finds from the Neolithic, Eneolithic and early Bronze Age, from the Phoenician era and from the Punic domination and finally from the Roman era. Of great interest are the examples of Nuragic bronzes, the Stele of Nora and the exhibition on the Giants of Mont'e Prama.
- 8 Botanical Garden, Via Sant'ignazio Da Laconi, 11. About 51,000 square meters
- 9 EXMA (Exma), Via S. Lucifero, 71, ☎ 39 070 666399, @[email protected]. Tue-Sun 09: 00-13: 00 and 16: 00-20: 00. Main exhibition center of Cagliari. It was opened to the public in 1993, inside the former nineteenth-century slaughterhouse designed by Domenico Barabino and active until 1966. It houses, in addition to contemporary exhibitions, about 650 prints from the "Nicola Valle collection".
Monuments
- 10 Roman amphitheater, Via Sant'Ignazio da Laconi, 19. Half excavated in the rock, built between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
- 11 Tower of San Pancrazio, Independence Square.
€1-3. This tower, together with that of the elephant, is from the Middle Ages. Both were built by the architect Giovanni Capula and are made of Pietra Forte, a white limestone extracted from the Bonaria hill. You can climb to the top of both and enjoy the view. The Tower of San Pancrazio is higher than that of the elephant. - 12 Tower of the Elephant, Via Santa Croce. € 1-3. Named for the presence of a sculpture depicting an elephant.
- 13 Bastion of S. Remy, Constitution Square.
- 14 Tuvixeddu necropolis, Via Falzarego. Mon-Sun 7: 00-21: 00. The largest Phoenician-Punic necropolis in the whole Mediterranean
- 15 Castle of San Michele, Via Giovanni Cinquini, 09121 Cagliari CA, ☎ 39 346 667 3657, @[email protected]. Tue-Sun, 09.00-17.00. Fortified building that rises on the homonymous hill of Cagliari. The complex has three towers and a moat that surrounds the structure. Between 1350 and 1511 it was inhabited by the noble Spanish family of the Carroz. Subsequently, it was abandoned and in 1652 it was used as a hospital during the plague epidemic. In the eighteenth century a phase of decline began under the Austrians first and the Savoy afterwards, while between 1820 and 1848 it became a barracks for the invalids, only to be bought, in 1895, by a private person, Roberto di San Tommaso, who had it restored. . It currently houses the Art and Culture Center.
€1-3. This tower, together with that of the elephant, is from the Middle Ages. Both were built by the architect Giovanni Capula and are made of Pietra Forte, a white limestone extracted from the Bonaria hill. You can climb to the top of both and enjoy the view. The Tower of San Pancrazio is higher than that of the elephant.Areas of naturalistic interest and beaches
- 16 Molentargius Park, Via La Palma, ☎ 39 070 379191, @[email protected]. Wetland of about 1600 hectares with fresh and salt water basins, a resting place, wintering and nesting place for numerous species of water birds (in particular flamingos). There is a pedestrian path and bicycles can be rented at the info point.
- 17 Poetto beach, Viale Poetto. It is the main beach of Cagliari city, it stretches for about eight kilometers from the Saddle of the Devil up to the coast of Quartu Sant'Elena. It can be reached with the CTM PQ, PN, PF lines departing from Piazza Matteotti (via Roma), and from 2015 also with the new Poetto Express (PE) line which can be used with normal travel tickets or tickets valid only on the PE, the cost of € 1.50 including round trip.
Events and parties
- Feast of Sant'Efisio. The most important city festival, although not dedicated to the patron saint (who is San Saturnino), is held between 1 and 4 May. The procession starts from the church dedicated to the saint in the Stampace district and reaches the church of the same name near the beach of Nora (Pula), returning. It is one of the longest and most important in Europe, a true "journey" of faith, devotion, tradition and folklore following the simulacrum of the Saint of Sardinia, considered the savior of the capital of the island from the plague and celebrated since 1657. Presenziano thousands of participants including the knights who historically escort the saint, folkloric groups, brotherhoods and people in costume from numerous locations all over the island, who carry floats decorated with festivities and loaded with typical products.
- 8 Cuccuruscottus. The festival of the inhabitants of the Stampace neighborhood (cuccuruscottus means hotheads, due to the stubbornness of the stampacini) takes place at the end of July and includes shows, music, readings and food around the streets and squares of the neighborhood.
- 9 Fish festival. In September in the fishing village of Giorgino the fish festival takes place, where you can taste some typical dishes of Cagliari cuisine such as pruppu a sa schiscionera (octopus salad), burrida (catfish with walnut sauce and vinegar), fish a scabbecciu (sweet and sour), roasted mullet.
- Legendary politician, @[email protected]. Literary festival held in various parts of the city usually in early June.
- Marina Café Noir, @[email protected]. Festival of literature and knowledge, cinema and theater, music and visual arts which is normally held in early September in characteristic places of the city.
What to do
Shopping
Foodstuffs
- 1 Biondi wine shop 1959, Viale Regina Margherita 83, ☎ 39 070 667 0426, @[email protected]. Rich offer of local products (wines, cheeses, cured meats, pasta) but also champagne, caviar and truffles.
- 2 Cagliari wine shop, Piazza Yenne, 8, ☎ 39 070 655611, @[email protected]. Wide selection of Sardinian and non Sardinian wines.
- 3 The ear and the egg, Via Francesco Cocco Ortu, 53, ☎ 39 070 497371. Typical Sardinian sweets and fresh pasta, all excellent and always fresh.
- 4 [link not working]San Benedetto market, Via Francesco Cocco Ortu, 50. Mon-Sat 7 am-2pm. 8000 sqm. on two levels, it is the largest covered civic market in Europe. On the lower floor you will find the fish stalls, on the first floor fruit, vegetables, meat, cheeses and bread. There is plenty of choice, it is worth a visit even if you don't want to buy anything to appreciate the spirit you breathe and the variety of products on offer.
- 5 Flavors of Sardinia, Via Baylle, 6, ☎ 39 070 6848747. Shop where you can buy wines, meats, cheeses and other Sardinian delicacies, which can also be tasted on site with excellent and abundant cutting boards, accompanied by wine or craft beer always from Sardinia.
Sardinian handicraft
- 6 Bistimentas, Vico Barcelona, 16, ☎ 39 070 2892074. Clothes for men and women with traditional cuts and typical fabrics (velvet, orbace, linen), very elegant.
- 7 Bonu, Largo Carlo Felice, 33, ☎ 39 070 650745, @[email protected]. The most classic of Sardinian typical products shops. It ranges from food to carpets and ceramics. Products purchased in the shop in the center can be delivered to the point of purchase at the airport, saving you a little compared to buying before the flight.
How to have fun
Shows
Below is a list of the main city theaters.
- 1 Lyric Theater of Cagliari, Via Sant’Alenixedda, ☎ 39 0704082230, fax: 39 0704082223. The largest theater in Sardinia, it sets up annual seasons of opera and chamber / symphonic music and other events of dance, ballet, musicals, classical and light music concerts.
- 2 Massimo Theater, Via Edmondo De Magistris, 12 (corner with Viale Trento), ☎ 39 070 6778129. After the great seasons of the 50s and 60s, the theater remained closed for a long time, and was reopened to the public in 2009. It hosts and stages mainly prose shows.
Bars and places for aperitifs
- 3 Florio, Via San Domenico, 90, ☎ 39 349 773 7721. In the center of the beautiful Piazza San Domenico, the bar offers a careful choice of products, mostly organic, for lunches, aperitifs and dinners. It organizes cultural events, shows, DJ sets, exhibitions almost daily.
- 4 Babeuf, Via Giardini 147 / a, ☎ 39 339 7067706, @[email protected]. Tue-Sun. Babeuf is a delightful place where you can spend your time in peace, reading, chatting and relaxing. They offer tea, excellent homemade biscuits and cakes, platters of cold cuts and cold cuts, beers and organic wines.
- 5 Libarium Nostrum, Via Santa Croce, 33, ☎ 39 346 5220212. The Libarium, a historic place in Cagliari, overlooks the bastion of Santa Croce and thanks to its terrace offers a splendid view over the city to the sea and the ponds. Try the aperitif at sunset.
- 6 Al blackbird brewery, Via Portoscalas, 69, ☎ 39 333 9774573. Tue-Sun. 10 craft beers in constant rotation on tap, over 200 labels, to accompany sandwiches and nachos.
- 7 Civicozero the Prosciutteria, Viale Regina Margherita, 99, ☎ 39 344 1857538. Mon-Sat. Excellent selection of wines by the glass (bubbles, white and red), you can dine with assorted platters of cold cuts and cheeses.
Night clubs
- 8 Covo art cafe, Via Barcellona, 49. Private club, with music (often live), events and more. Open from 9pm until late at night, depending on the day. The right place to drink the stirrup glass.
- 9 Bohemian, Via Oristano, 14, ☎ 39 347 8248304. Clubs where concerts are often held, mostly rock. The interior is a tuff cave while a graceful curtain is available on the outside.
- 10 Night line, Via Mameli, 154, ☎ 39 328 8964529. Music club
- 11 Vinvoglio, Via Lamarmora, 45, ☎ 39 328 8157929. Mon-Sat 19: 00-03: 00. Live Jazz and typical Sardinian products to taste
- 12 Fabrik, Via Goffredo Mameli, 216, ☎ 39 339 6815784, @[email protected]. Live concerts and other events organized throughout the year.
Where to eat
Moderate prices
- 1 [link not working]MecPuddu's, Via Sassari 136, ☎ 39 320 2783444. Tue-Sun 12: 30-15: 00/19: 30-23: 00. Sardinian Fast Food, in particular it serves traditional Ogliastra dishes (culurgiones, pane frattau, malloreddus, coccoi prena, etc.) as well as hamburgers, all made with local products
- 2 Coccodi, via Santa Margherita 9, ☎ 39 070 670468. Mon - Sat: 7.00 - 22.30, Sun: 9.00 - 22.30. Bakery and pastry shop with gastronomy, for lunch and dinner it is possible to take a small or large dish choosing from many hot and cold dishes. Very nice and welcoming shabby chic environment.
- 3 [link not working]Lollove pizza, Viale Diaz, 47, ☎ 39 070 670997. 10-12€. Mon-Sat 19.00-22.30. Excellent round pizzas (also to take away) with typically local seasonal ingredients (lard with myrtle, thistles, wild fennel, sausage, casizolu, etc.)
- 4 [link not working]Pulp, Via Giovanni Maria Angioy, 22, ☎ 39 070 6670469, @[email protected]. Mon-Sun 12.30-15.00 / 20.00-00.00. Cagliari headquarters of the Milanese company that offers burgers of Fassona, Chianina or lamb meat, with condiments and sauces to be chosen as desired. There are also vegetarian menus, all offered in a shabby chic setting
- 5 Federico Nansen Pizzeria, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 269. Tue-Fri. Excellent pizza by the slice with various fillings
Average prices
- 6 The Fanà, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 99, ☎ 39 070 680326. Seafood restaurant. Among the unmissable appetizers are the shrimp fried in carasau bread, excellent lobster as a main course and sea bass with Vernaccia.
- 7 [link not working]Bistrot Luigi Pomata, Via Porcile, ☎ 39 070 672058, @[email protected]. 25€. Mon-Sat. Hot and cold fish and meat dishes, interpreted by the famous Chef. Do not miss the Catalan octopus, which never fails. It is also worth asking for dishes off the menu, which are sometimes available. Excellent choice of local, national and international wines.
- 8 [link not working]Inn of the Good and the Bad, Via Vittorio Veneto, 96, ☎ 39 070 7345223, @[email protected]. Beautiful villa with garden, in addition to the restaurant, it also offers B&B rooms. For lunch, menus are available for 12-16 euros, dinner offers à la carte dishes and on Sundays for lunch you can participate in "Sa Picchettada" (brunch). The guys who work here were trained by Roberto Petza, Sardinian starred chef, the dishes are created with local products and the choice of suppliers is based on ethical and sustainable principles.
- 9 Mondo and Gianluca, Via Goffredo Mameli, 101, ☎ 39 070 670480. Mon-Sat. Simple but good fish restaurant, allows the customer to choose the fish available (including molluscs and crustaceans, all always fresh) at the table, as well as the best cooking (roast, frying, etc.).
- 10 Kitchen.eat, Piazza Galileo Galilei, 1, ☎ 39 070 099 1098. Lunch menu 10/12 € and dinner 20 €. Mon-Fri 10: 30-15: 30, 17: 30-23: 30; Sat 10: 30-15: 30. Difficult to classify Cucina.eat. It is a food shop where you can buy selected products and essential utensils, a place for aperitifs or to taste gourmand dishes, a cooking school that also hosts themed dinners with important chefs. Seeing is believing. In the summer there is also an outdoor area.
- 11 Sa domu sarda, Via Sassari, 51, ☎ 39 070 653400. Typical inland cuisine, good appetizers and first courses.
- 12 The Mola Sarda, Viale Trento 84, ☎ 39 070 280983, @[email protected]. Tue-Sat 12: 30-14: 30 and 20: 15-22: 30; Sun 12: 15-14: 30. Seafood restaurant.
High prices
- 13 Luigi Pomata, Viale Regina Margherita, 14, ☎ 39 070 672058, @[email protected]. Mon-Sat. The restaurant version of the Bistrot indicated above, here you can also eat raw fish (Italian or sushi). Try the beer tempura and tuna-based dishes. At lunch you can find menus at reasonable prices.
- 14 From the Corsaro, Viale Regina Margherita 28, ☎ 39 070 664318. Historic and elegant city restaurant. Refined cuisine in a well-kept environment. Extensive and quality wine list. One Michelin star.
Where stay
Moderate prices
- 1 Casa Marina B&B, Via Cavour 52, ☎ 39 327 3042552, @[email protected].
- 2 Hostel Marina, San Sepolcro stairs, ☎ 39 070 67 08 18, @[email protected].
Average prices
- 3 Italy hotels, Via Sardegna, 31, ☎ 39 070 660410, @[email protected].
- 4 Kastrum residence, Via Nicolò Canelles, 78, ☎ 39 070 662304, @[email protected]. Equipped with 4 rooms and a panoramic suite, it also offers visitors a terrace to enjoy the spectacular view.
- 5 B&B Qaral, Vico II S. Giovanni, 1, ☎ 39 340 503 9060, @[email protected].
- 6 [link not working]Apartments of the Inn of the good and the bad, Via San Domenico 82, ☎ 39 070 7345223, @[email protected]. Three apartments in the heart of the Villanova district, two in the beautiful via San Domenico and one in via Francesco Coco (between via Garibaldi and via Sonnino). The apartments are renovated, equipped with all comforts and available for 3-4 people.
- 7 Hotel Due Colonne, via Sardegna, 4 (In the port area), ☎ 39 070 658710, @[email protected]. Very comfortable and welcoming three star superior.
High prices
- 8 T Hotel, Via Dei Giudicati, 66, ☎ 39 070 47400, @[email protected]. The deluxe rooms enjoy a beautiful view of the city and the sea, as well as king size beds. The breakfast is excellent and very varied (even with Sardinian products). On the ground floor there is a Spa accessible to both hotel guests and outsiders, where it is possible to book massages, beauty treatments, the Acqua Journey path (hydrotherapy tub, chromotherapy and aromatherapy showers, Turkish bath).
- 9 Hotel Regina Margherita, Viale Regina Margherita, 44, ☎ 39 070 670342, @[email protected].
Safety
Cagliari is a fairly safe city, and as everywhere tourists should beware of any pickpockets who may be present in very crowded areas of the city and on public transport.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- 10 Central post office, Piazza del Carmine 26, ☎ 39 070 6054122, fax: 39 070 6054054. Generally open from Monday to Friday from 9am to 7pm..
Internet
In the Marina district there are several internet points. Some areas of the city are covered by the free wi-fi[link not working] (Via Roma, Largo Carlo Felice, Via Sulis, Bastione St. Remy, Marina Piccola, Lungomare Poetto).
Around
Beaches
- 11 Chia (SS 195 towards Pula, then SP71). Some of the most beautiful beaches in Southern Sardinia (Su Giudeu, Cala Cipolla). Continuing on the SP71 for another 15 km you arrive in Tuerredda
- 12 Villasimius (take the seafront towards Quartu S.E., then SP17). Another very popular tourist area in the south, the best beaches are Porto Giunco and Spiaggia del Riso.
Archaeological sites
- 13 Su Nuraxi archaeological area, Barumini (take the SS 131, exit at Furtei / Barumini / Samassi and take the SS197 to the destination.), ☎ 39 070 9368128. Largest nuragic village in the world, World Heritage UNESCO since 1997.
- 14 Park of the Giara, Gesturi (how to get to the Su Nuraxi archaeological area, continue on the SS97 until Gesturi, then follow the signs). Vast wooded plateau with temporary ponds and various animal species, including the only herd of wild horses in Italy and Europe.
- 15 Nora, locality Nora, Pula (take the SS195 towards Pula and follow the signs for Pula / Nora.), ☎ 39 070 921470, 39 070 92440304. Archaeological excavations of the Phoenician-Punic city.
- 16 San Sperate (take the SS 131 and exit at Monastir (towards Sassari).). Village-museum 20 km from Cagliari famous for its murals.
