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| Olbia | ||
| region | Sardinia | |
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| Residents | 60.261 (2018) | |
| height | 10 m | |
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Olbia is a port city in the Sassari Province North of Sardinia and a ferry port that is popular for getting here. To the north one arrives at the coastal area of the Costa Smeralda, to the south there are a number of popular seaside resorts very close by.
background
The small town of Olbia with its almost 60,000 inhabitants has developed from a provincial port town into a traffic junction thanks to the ferry port and nearby airport as well as the good motorway connections, which has also changed the face of the city center. Instead of general stores, boutiques and shops of the big international chains line the streets of the pedestrian zone in the old town.
history
The stretch of coast around today's Olbia was already inhabited in the Neolithic, including a statuette of a female deity from the 4th millennium BC. Bear witness. In the Bronze Age from around 1500 BC. spread here the Nuragic culture with the typical frustoconical round towers, fountain sanctuaries and barrows. From approx. 1000 BC. Phoenician merchant ships came to the Sardinian coasts with increasing frequency, where they were given permission by the tribal chiefs to establish trading establishments. After the Phoenicians had established a trading post in the area of Olbia, in the 7th century Greeks from here Focea a trading post for a while, the name comes from this time Olbia (Greek: ολβια, the happy one).
After the Phoenician newcomers fortified their settlements and expanded the settlement area inland, resistance arose from the Sardinians of the Nuragic culture, which in turn led to the Phoenicians (or Punians) in Carthage asked for assistance. From the 5th century the Carthaginians built the first fortified city around an acropolis, here was a temple of Melqart. In 535 BC BC, a sea battle broke out a little north between the Carthaginians and a fleet of Etruscans from mainland Italy Battle of Alalia.
In the first Punic War they took Romans after a defeat of the Carthaginians resp. Punians in 238 BC. the island of Sardinia. The city, the most important Roman outpost in the Galluria region, developed with the construction of roads, a forum and thermal baths, and the port was expanded. 304 AD experienced the Saint Simplizius under Emperor Diocletian his martyrdom here, Christianity spread rapidly despite the repression. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Sardinia was ravaged by the Vandals who died in 534 AD. were finally defeated near Carthage by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian. The city was named under the rule of the Byzantines Phausanias (Greek: Φαυσιανή).
Among the Byzantines there was a judge Judex based in Caralis (Cagliari) ruled the islands, four Judices provinciae, Provincial princes ruled over four empires into which the island of Sardinia was divided. Olbia became the seat of the Judiciary or Empire of Gallura, the capital was given the new name Civita. In the 13th century took the influence of the city republic Pisa to, and after the death of the last Giudice Nino Visconti was judged directly from Gallura Pisa ruled.
In the dispute over the Kingdom of Sicily (in the so-called Sicilian Vespers) between the royal houses of Anjou and Aragon, Pope Boniface VIII founded the kingdom Regnum Sardiniae et Corsicae and gave it as a fiefdom to King James II of Aragon, from whom he expected the submission of the warring Pisans in return. In the 14th century the judiciary of Arborea to bring almost all of Sardinia under his rule. The heir to the royal house of Aragon, Martin d. Younger, was able to conquer the Sardinians at Sanluri in 1409. From then on the whole kingdom of Sardinia was under the rule of the house Aragon and thus under the Spanish crown. The city received the new name Terranova.
In the Spanish War of Succession between Philip of Bourbon and Archduke Charles of Austria, the crown came to Austria in 1708, was occupied by Spain a little later and in 1718 to the Dukes of Savoy, who the Piedmont dominated, awarded. The Kingdom of Sardinia united with Piedmont to form a joint parliament, judiciary and government in Turin in 1847, and Italian became the official language. Together with Piedmont, Sardinia was the nucleus of the Risorgimento newly emerging Kingdom of Italy: The Sardinian-Piedmontese kings had to rule from Sardinia partly because of the occupation of their share of the empire on the Italian mainland, King Victor Emanuel II (Vittorio Emanuele II) became the first king of the Kingdom of Italy after the unification and moved the seat of government in 1870 to Rome.
Under the fascist rule, the city received the ancient name Olbia back. It was heavily bombed by the Allies in 1943. With the rise of tourism, the city developed rapidly in the post-war period, the train station, airport and, above all, the ferry port were expanded. With the redistribution of the Sardinian provinces, Olbia was co-capital between 2001/5 and 2016 Province of Olbia-Tempiowhich was dissolved as a result of a referendum in 2016; the area was reverted to the old one Sassari Province integrated.
getting there
By plane
The 1 Olbia airport
(IATA: OLB) is often used to travel from German-speaking countries and is served by scheduled and low-cost airlines.
Lufthansa flies from Frankfurt / M. and Münchene. In the summer months there are offers from most German, Austrian and Swiss airports.
By boat
Olbia is a popular ferry port that is used to arrive from German-speaking countries:
- The 2 Olbia is located in the northeast of the island.
- Genoa, Ferry connections through Moby Lines (12x / week) and Tirrenia (5x / week), approx. 10 hours
- Livorno (Height of Pisa), ferry connections through Moby Lines (14x / week) and Grimaldi Lines (14x / week), approx. 7 - 8 hours
- Piombino (between Livorno and Rome), ferry connections through Moby Lines (7x / week), approx. 5 - 6 hours
- Civitavecchia at Rome, Ferry connections through Moby Lines and Tirrenia
In the street
The ring road of the bypass Circonvallazione ovest circled Olbia. The 
adjusts the connection Arzachena and the Costa Smeralda safe in the region of Galluria. Further south the 
in the direction Tempio Pausania, the 
, which is currently still being expanded on four lanes, connects Olbia with Sassari to the west and south represents the SS 131CDN the connection to the seaside resorts San Teodoro, Budoni safe and continues to track Nuoro.
From the motorway ring one arrives at the SP 14M from the south and on the SP 4M from the north to the ferry port and the airport, which is a little south of it. The entrances to the ferry dock are with Imbarco designated.
mobility
The center is accessible from various parking lots near the old town Corso Umberto I. easy to reach on foot; a tour of the city is a good idea if you have a few free hours before the ferry leaves.
Car rental companies in Olbia: Only Sardinia Autonoleggio
Dynamic cardsTourist Attractions
The most important promenade is that Corso Umberto I.which stretches between the port and the Basilica di San Simplicio. Here and in the side streets on both sides there are numerous restaurants in addition to shops.
- 1 Basilica di San Simplicio: The gray granite basilica dates from the late 11th / 12th centuries. Century .. she was in the area of whs. Early Christian church from the end of the 6th century built on an earlier Roman temple. built. The basilica has three naves, the facade and the upper parts of the side walls date from the Pisan period. The small bell gable dates from the 16th century, the time of Spanish rule. Until 1839 the church was the cathedral of Olbia, in 1993 Pope John Paul II raised it to a minor basilica.
- 2 Chiesa di San Paolo: The church from the late Middle Ages was completed in the 18th century and is located in the upper part of the old town.
- 3 Palazzo communale: The town hall dates from the 19th century. and is at the end of Corso Umberto I.
- The island off the coast 1 Tavolara is often approached by sport boats. The island is in common with the island 2 Molara and a lake area south of the 3 Capo Coda Cavallo Part of the protected area Area Marina Protetta Tavolara - Punta Coda Cavallo.
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In the area are:
- the well sanctuary 4 Pozzo Sacro di Sa Testa from the time of the nuragic culture
- the nuragic complex 5 Nuraghe Riu Mulinu / Cabu Abbas is reached on foot from a parking lot on a path.
- the nuragic barrow ("Tomba di Giganti") of 6 Su Monte 'e S'Abe
- the ruins of the Roman villa 7 Villa Romana / Fattoria Romana S'Imbalconadu
- the ruins of a Roman aqueduct to supply the city: 8 Acquedotto Romano
- the 9 Padrese Castle
activities
shop
There is a huge supermarket, the "Auchan", right near Olbia Airport. There you can get everything your heart desires. In addition to groceries, there is also a department for household, camping and consumer electronics. The building also houses a few other shops selling almost everything from clothing to jewelry, etc. A local self-service restaurant can also be found there, as well as a Mc Donald's. There is also an ATM in the entrance area. You can find the "Auchan" from the airport down the exit to the end. There right direction "Murta Maria" and after approx. 300 m in the roundabout the exit on the left (so around once).
kitchen
There are numerous restaurants and pizzerias along Corso Umberto and in the parallel side streets.
- Il Mattacchione, Via Copenaghen, 82, 07026 Olbia. Tel.: 39 380 240 5368. Mediterranean restaurant.Open: daily 7.30pm - 10.30pm.
- Pizzeria Giro Pizza, Via Fausto Noce, 34, 07026 Olbia. Tel.: 39 347 134 4026. Open: daily 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. 7 p.m. - 11.30 p.m.
- Retrò pizza, Via Roma, 2, 07026 Olbia. Tel.: 39 327 184 5239. Open: daily 7 p.m. - 0.30 a.m.
- Red Lion Irish Pub Steak House, Via Capotesta, 35, 07026 Olbia. Tel.: 39 347 221 6877. Open: Tue - Sun 7:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m., Mon 7:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
nightlife
accommodation
- Hotel Panorama ****, Via Giuseppe Mazzini, 7, 07026 Olbia. Tel.: 39 0789 26656.
- Jazz Hotel ****, Via Degli Astronauti, 2, 07026 Olbia. Tel.: 39 0789 651000.
- Hotel Mercure ****, Via Puglie, 07026 Olbia. Tel.: 39 0789 189 0067.
trips
Web links
http://www.comune.olbia.ot.it/ - Official website of Olbia
