Cagliari
Town Hall, Cagliari
A Mediterranean port
The Phoenicians probably founded Cagliari way back in the VIII century BC. The town has always been Sardinia’s main port and the centre of power for all the peoples who came to the Island afterwards; from the Carthaginians to the Romans, the Vandals to the Byzantines followed by the Pisans, the Aragonese and the Piedmontese. The town is the regional capital and developed around the hill of Castello (one of the four historic quarters, together with those of the Marina, Villanova and Stampace).
Villanova Villanova is the quarter of Cagliari which is developing towards the countryside in such a way, that every now and then, alongside the typically low houses, gardens and orchards are still unexpectedly incorporated into the fabric of the quarter .
StampaceThe Stampace quarter is separated from the Marina quarter by the Largo Carlo Felice and lies in the western part of the town. This is the area where the most heartfelt cults are kept alive.
MarinaOver the course of time the Marina quarter sprang up towards the sea at the foot of the Castello area. It was originally meant to be a fishing village or more generally a dwelling place for the common people of Cagliari. 
CastelloUrbanisation of the hill started in 1217, the date on which Cagliari’s “giudicessa”(judge or ruler) Benedetta of Lacon-Massa donated Castrum Calaris to Lamberto Visconti . The area thus became the capital of the Pisan colony and also housed the bishop’s seat after the destruction of the Santa Igia citadel at the hands of the Pisans in 1258. 
The Phoenicians probably founded Cagliari way back in the VIII century BC. The town has always been Sardinia’s main port and the centre of power for all the peoples who came to the Island afterwards; from the Carthaginians to the Romans, the Vandals to the Byzantines followed by the Pisans, the Aragonese and the Piedmontese. The town is the regional capital and developed around the hill of Castello (one of the four historic quarters, together with those of the Marina, Villanova and Stampace).
Villanova Villanova is the quarter of Cagliari which is developing towards the countryside in such a way, that every now and then, alongside the typically low houses, gardens and orchards are still unexpectedly incorporated into the fabric of the quarter .StampaceThe Stampace quarter is separated from the Marina quarter by the Largo Carlo Felice and lies in the western part of the town. This is the area where the most heartfelt cults are kept alive.MarinaOver the course of time the Marina quarter sprang up towards the sea at the foot of the Castello area. It was originally meant to be a fishing village or more generally a dwelling place for the common people of Cagliari. CastelloUrbanisation of the hill started in 1217, the date on which Cagliari’s “giudicessa”(judge or ruler) Benedetta of Lacon-Massa donated Castrum Calaris to Lamberto Visconti . The area thus became the capital of the Pisan colony and also housed the bishop’s seat after the destruction of the Santa Igia citadel at the hands of the Pisans in 1258. Photo gallery
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