Good food, service not bad.
by ianampleford about Ramblas
We ate there twice. both times the food was reasonable and served fairly quickly. The white house wine wasn't too good but drinkable. The house red was much better.
Only complaint was that the waiters were rather surly and not very helpful. We tried a variely of fish and vegetable based dishes. All were very good.
Alghero - Where Bari meets Barcelona
by Paisleypaul
"Finally starting my 2009 updates.......!"
Alghero is well served by cheap airlines to its airport, and the beautiful and engaging old town echoes strong Catalan and pre-unification Italian (Pisan, Genoese, Toscan and Piedmontese) influences.
The hotels are still appearing beachfront in the tower crane congested new town, which reflects Alghero's rising holiday star. The centro storico, which hosts the port rather than the lido, has been historically ring fenced by castellated fortifications for centuries, and so the resort can expand without detriment to history - does not happen elsewhere very often !
"Centro Storico"
Old town in foreground including the fortified walls facing the dock, much favoured area for the passageata. 0ne killometre and more away, the new town develops like any thriving small city
"Land lubbers"
This is the view approaching the port of the old town, the Cattedrale at Piazza Duomo being the centred tallest point. To the left is the bell tower of the 14th century San Francesco convent, now San Francesco hotel, the only place to stay in the old town. (See hotel tip)
Pleased to say we'll be going for 8 days at the end of August, straight from 9 days on Rome - expect updates!
See related pages on Sassari and Stintino for day trips options
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