Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Cagliari, Italy
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Experience Cagliari in Italy in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in CagliariIndividual Sights in CagliariSight 1: Oratorio del Santissimo Crocifisso
The Oratory of the Holy Crucifix or of the Holy Christ is a church in Cagliari, Italy. It is located in Villanova, in Piazza San Giacomo. It is the seat of the Archconfraternity of the Holy Crucifix, protagonist of numerous rites that take place in the city during Holy Week in Sardinia.
Wikipedia: Oratorio del Santissimo Crocifisso (Cagliari) (IT)
Sight 2: Oratorio delle Anime
The Oratory of the Souls of Purgatory is a church in Cagliari, Italy, Italy. The small church is located between the church of San Giacomo and the oratory of the Holy Crucifix, above an area formerly occupied by the cemetery attached to the parish church.
Sight 3: Chiesa di San Giacomo
The collegiate church of San Giacomo is a parish church in the historic Villanova district of Cagliari. It is located in Piazza San Giacomo, flanked by the facades of the oratories of the Souls and the Holy Crucifix. San Giacomo is one of the four oldest parishes in the city.
Sight 4: Chiesa di San Giovanni
The church of San Giovanni Battista is located in Cagliari, in via San Giovanni, in the heart of the Villanova district. The small temple is home to the "Archconfraternity of Solitude", active in the organization of some of the most evocative rites of the city's Holy Week.
Sight 5: Chiostro di San Domenico
The cloister of San Domenico is a site of historical and artistic interest in the city of Cagliari. It is located in Via XXIV Maggio, in the Villanova district, and is included in the complex of the Dominican convent.
Sight 6: Chiesa di San Domenico
The church of San Domenico is a church in Cagliari, Italy. It is located in Piazza San Domenico, in the district called Villanova. The church is officiated by the Dominican friars, who live in the nearby convent.
Sight 7: Chiesa della Missione di San Vincenzo De Paoli
The church of San Vincenzo de Paoli is a church in Cagliari located in via Bosa, in the Villanova district, not far from the church of San Domenico. It is also known as the Mission Church.
Sight 8: Chiesa di San Cesello
The church of San Cesello is a church in Cagliari located in Via San Giovanni, in the Villanova district.
Sight 9: Chiesa di San Mauro
The church of San Mauro is a church in Cagliari, Italy, located in Via San Giovanni, in the Villanova district. The church is officiated by the Franciscans of the Order of Friars Minor, who live in the adjoining convent.
Sight 10: Scuola all'aperto Attilio Mereu
The Attilio Mereu open-air school is a rationalist building, designed by architect Ubaldo Badas in 1933. It is located above the Bastione San Carlo, in Cagliari.
Sight 11: Porta Cristina
Porta Cristina, in Cagliari, is a city gateway to the Castello district that connects Viale Buoncammino, where the historic prison is located, to Piazza Arsenale.
Sight 12: Chiesa della Purissima
The church of the Purissima, is a church in the city of Cagliari, located in Via Lamarmora, a few steps from Piazza Indipendenza, Castello district, in the historic center.
Sight 13: Chiesa di Santa Lucia
The church of Santa Lucia is a Catholic place of worship in the Castello, a district of Cagliari, located in Via Martini, the street that leads from the north side of Piazza Indipendenza to Piazza Palazzo, dedicated to the Syracusan martyr.
Sight 14: Chiesa di Nostra Signora della Speranza
The church of Our Lady of Hope, commonly known as the church of Hope, is located in Cagliari, in the historic Castello district, in via Duomo.
Wikipedia: Chiesa di Nostra Signora della Speranza (Cagliari) (IT)
Sight 15: Cathedral of Saint Mary and Saint Cecilia
Cagliari Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and to Saint Cecilia. It is the seat of the archbishop of Cagliari.
Sight 16: Ghetto degli Ebrei
The ghetto is a delimited area, where certain people live in groups, voluntarily or forcibly, in a more or less strict regime of confinement.
Sight 17: Chiesa di Santa Maria del Monte
Santa Maria del Santo Monte di Pietà, commonly known as Santa Maria del Monte, is a 16th-century Catalan Gothic style church. The monument is located in Cagliari, in via Corte d'Appello, in the lower part of the Castello.La church is now the seat of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria del Santo Monte di Pietà (IT)
Sight 18: Basilica di Santa Croce
The Magistral Basilica of Santa Croce is a monumental church in Cagliari, Italy, Italy, Italy, Since 1809 the church has belonged to the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.
Sight 19: Chiesa di San Giuseppe Calasanzio
The church of San Giuseppe Calasanzio is located in Cagliari in Piazzetta San Giuseppe, adjacent to the Elephant Tower, in the Castle.
Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Giuseppe Calasanzio (Cagliari) (IT)
Sight 20: Torre dell'Elefante
The Torre dell'Elefante is a medieval tower in Cagliari, southern Sardinia, Italy. It is located in the Castello historical quarter of the city.
Sight 21: Collezione sarda Luigi Piloni
The Sardinian collection "Luigi Piloni" is a collection of Sardinian works of art and craftsmanship that Luigi Piloni had collected and that in 1981 he donated to the University of Cagliari. It is kept in the University building in Castello.
Sight 22: Teatro Civico all'Aperto
The Civic Theater of Cagliari, recently restored and used again, is located in via Mario de Candia, in the Castello district, adjacent to Palazzo Boyl and not far from the Bastion of Saint Remy.
Sight 23: Chiesa della Beata Vergine della Pietà
The church of the Beata Vergine della Pietà, annexed to the monastery of the Capuchin nuns, is a Catholic place of worship in Cagliari, located in the upper part of the Marina district.
Sight 24: Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate
The church of Sant'Antonio Abate is a monumental church in Cagliari, Italy. It overlooks Via Giuseppe Manno, in the historic district of Marina.
Sight 25: Chiesa del Santo Sepolcro
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a Catholic place of worship in Cagliari; it is located in the square of the same name, in the Marina district, near the church of Sant'Antonio and the adjoining complex of the former hospital.
Sight 26: Auditorium Comunale / Teatro Dettori
The Municipal Auditorium is a theater in Cagliari, Italy, located in Piazzetta Dettori, in the Marina district. It is located in the former church of Santa Teresa.
Sight 27: Chiesa di Santa Rosalia
The church of Santa Rosalia is a church in the historic center of Cagliari, located in Via Torino, in the Marina district. The temple, known above all for housing the tomb of St. Savior of Horta, is officiated by the Friars Minor who reside in the adjacent convent. Together with the church of Benetutti, they are the only ones on the island to be dedicated to this saint.
Sight 28: Chiesa di San Francesco di Paola
The church of San Francesco di Paola, formerly known as San Francesco al Molo, is a Catholic place of worship in Cagliari. It is located in Via Roma, in the Marina district.
Sight 29: Collegiata di Sant'Eulalia
The collegiate church of Sant'Eulalia is the parish church of the Marina district, in the historic center of Cagliari. Located in the center of the neighborhood in an elevated position with respect to the surrounding buildings, the church is preceded by a wide staircase.
Sight 30: Cappella dell'Asilo della Marina
The chapel of the Asilo della Marina, former oratory of the Virgin of Itria, is a church in Cagliari located in via Baylle, in the Marina district, adjacent to the church of Sant'Agostino.
Sight 31: Chiesa di Sant'Agostino
The church of Sant'Agostino is a monumental church in Cagliari, Italy. It overlooks Bayle Street in the historic district of Marina.
Sight 32: Monumento a Carlo Felice
The monument to Carlo Felice di Savoia is located in Largo Carlo Felice, in the historic center of Cagliari.
Sight 33: Chiesa di Santa Chiara
The church of Santa Chiara is a church in Cagliari, Italy, located on the Santa Chiara climb, not far from Piazza Yenne, in the Stampace district.
Sight 34: Chiesa di Sant'Efisio
The church of Sant'Efisio is a religious building in the city of Cagliari, one of the most important from a religious point of view because it is linked to the cult of the most venerated saint by the people of Cagliari, the martyr Efisio.
Sight 35: Collegiata di Sant'Anna
The collegiate church of Sant'Anna, in Cagliari, is the main parish church of the Stampace district together with the previous Jesuit church dedicated to San Michele. The monumental temple, dedicated to St. Anne, stands in the lower part of the historic district, in Via Azuni.
Sight 36: Chiesa di Santa Restituta
The church of Santa Restituta is a Catholic place of worship in the city of Cagliari.
Sight 37: Chiesa di San Michele
The monumental complex of San Michele consists of the monumental Baroque church and the former residence, once a Jesuit novitiate in the city of Cagliari; between Via Azuni and Via Ospedale, and is officiated by the Jesuit fathers. The sacred building, for its architectural lines, for the decorative apparatus and for the sculptural and pictorial works it houses, represents the main testimony of Baroque and Rococo art in Sardinia. Attached to the church was the former Jesuit novitiate house, since 1848 a Military Hospital, now the Military Department of Forensic Medicine.
Sight 38: Orto Botanico dell'Università degli Studi di Cagliari
The Orto Botanico dell'Università di Cagliari, also known as the Orto Botanico di Cagliari, is a botanical garden operated by the University of Cagliari and located at Viale S. Ignazio da Laconi 9–11, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.
Sight 39: Villa di Tigellio
The so-called Villa di Tigellio is a complex of Roman ruins located in the district of Stampace, in Cagliari, which mistakenly takes its name from Tigellio, a musician and poet originally from Caralis.
Sight 40: Parrocchia Nostra Signora del Carmine
The church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a parish church in Cagliari, Italy, located in Viale Trieste, in the lower part of Stampace, Italy. The temple is officiated by the Carmelite fathers who live in the adjacent convent.
Wikipedia: Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Carmine (Cagliari) (IT)
Sight 41: Museo Ferroviario Sardo
The Sardinian Railway Museum is a railway museum in Cagliari, inaugurated in 1985 inside the Cagliari station.
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