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The ten metres high tower sitting atop a granite outcrop attracts ones gaze constantly when heading west from Olbia. Erected by the Pisan workforce on the orders of the Visconti family in order to dominate the Guidicato of Gallura, today only one of the two towers remains.
Located on the northwest coast of Sardinia, Alghero has become a major holiday destination in recent years and yet still retains its distinctive Catalan character. This derives from the influence of Pedro IV of Aragon who seized control of the town in the mid-fourteenth century and embarked on an intense period of colonization and building with Spanish influence. Today, Alghero manages to combine its role of tourist centre with that of a thriving port. This enables it to maintain a year round economy outside that of the busy summer months. Alghero is recognized to be the most Italian of the holiday towns in Sardinia with an old town centre on the sea front consisting of a labyrinthic network of narrow lanes, most of which are car free. These play host to numerous hotels, bars, cafes and restaurants that preserve Alghero's reputation for excellent seafood. It's also a bit of a mecca for...
A nurague (plural: Nuraghi) is a monumental tower made of huge stones roughly worked. A nuraghe might stand as a single tower or several nuraghi might be joined together as a complex of many towers with connecting structures and walls. Either form might show remnants of a village in the immediate vicinity. The name "nuraghe" derives from the word "nur" meaning "hollow heap." The earliest form of nuraghi were corridor nuraghi, and from the outside resembled a pile of rock, but the insides had been removed to make a habitation area. Many tower nuraghi have several floors. In this case, there is usually a staircase running around the interior, and each floor is topped with a corbeled dome (a rounded dome made by stacking rocks in circular courses, each course becoming smaller as it inches inward, until it all comes together at the top.A nuraghe may have many niches in its walls, and there...
Up on the hill where much of the old town of Arzachena is situated there's a famous rock labelled the Mushroom Rock or Funghi if you're keeping with the local lingo.It's worth a look and access is free. The location also affords quite good views over the local area.There are signs on the main road indicating its whereabouts so keep your eyes peeled and you'll soon be there. It's about 5 blocks up the hill.
In English it means cape of the bear and, like it or not, it's hard not to want to go and see it. Sadly, due no doubt to the ravages of tourism, it has been fenced off and there's a charge to go and visit it.Still, you do get good signage and explanations of how these formations occurred, though it's fairly obvious that the granite has been shaped by weathering but, oh, what strange shapes!That such a thing would appear in ancient documents should come as no surprise and Ptolemy mentions it as Arcti Promomtorium.Actually, what happened with me is that I arrived very early around sunrise to obtain optimum lighting conditions, not knowing that it was a sealed site. Thus it was that I had to leap the fence and make my own way up to the famous bear.Arriving there it takes over your attention and rightly so. It really is an extraordinary testimony to nature's creativeness.NOTE: To see the...
Alghero also has the two things that attract many visitors to Sardinia - Sand and sea - but of course it was the sea that first caused the place to be settled.These days there are lovely parks beachside where people sunbake and swim to their heart's content.This particular one is not that far north of the main part of the old town.People come here also to windsurf, paddle and dive and I, for one, cannot blame them
Porto Flavia is an outstanding miracle of mining engineering. It was built in the 50's as minerals storage, in order to facilitate their loading on big container ships. Actually I am not so expert in this field but I loved the visit a lot (just a guided tour, which last 1,5 hour). The guide was an ex miner and let us appreciate the visit a lot.
This part of Sardinia attract people some decades ago because of its mines. Now mines have been closed and villages look very sleepy. Perhaps it's the only part of Sardinia not crowded in August. Anyway, landscapes are outstanding and beaches can be desert. Do not miss the promenade on the sea in Nebida.
La Tuarredda is one of the most beautiful beach in South Sardegna. Unfortunately, many people agree with me so it is always very crowded. On Monday Sep 15, it was hard to find place for our towels. Nevertheless, accept to pay 5 euros for the parking and go there. You won't regret.
Actually it's already late to go to Chia. Until some years ago, just beach and stars. Now there are some big resorts (of course NO skyscrapers ) so you will find crowded beaches, although beautiful. The atmosphere is not very different from Costa Smeralda atmosphere...that means...trandy people, trandy bars and music. South Sardinia is very different from that. Nevertheless, Chia is made up from many beaches and you cannot miss them. You can go there on a day-trip from Cagliari, as well.
Villa Las Tronas Hotel & Spa Alghero
1 Review and 163 Opinions It was some years ago when we stayed here but it was divine. We paid extra for a room with a sea...
Hotel Panorama Càgliari
1 Review and 35 Opinions
Speraesole Olbia
1 Review and 148 Opinions This hotel is 10km south of the airport at SS125 in Murta Maria (a place belonging to Olbia). It is...
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Q: Hello, I have booked flights into Olbia in May, and am now looking for recommendations for where to spend my 5 days in...
A: I've been there a couple of times, there's not much 'cheap' - if it costs a little, you get a little. it's also better have a car to go among the coast and inside the...
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