Vincenzo Sulis’ picaresque journey
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Alghero - Sulis Tower, La Maddalena - Guardia Vecchia
Vincenzo Sulis, a Notary from Cagliari who lived between the 18th and 19th centuries, wrote a memoir describing his imprisonment in the Sperone tower in Alghero and in the San Vittorio Fort at La Maddalena.
Journey length: 157 km
Road travel time: 2 h 34 min
Read the book
Volume di Antonio Baccaredda, “Vincenzo Sulis. Bozzetto storico” [file. PDF]
Alghero
阿尔盖洛的斯佩罗内塔建造于公元十六世纪，除了用作海边的防御工事之外，在当时还用于囚禁犯人的监狱。1799年时，文琴佐.苏利斯被关押在这里，罪名是在皮埃蒙特暴动时反对当时的国王埃马努埃尔四世。苏利斯在自己的自传中讲述了其22年的牢狱生活：少校把我关在这座斯佩罗尼塔中并告诉我：“这里就是你的坟墓，没人能活着出去，你就一个人好好的待着吧！”。在今天，这座著名的斯佩罗尼塔已改名为苏利斯塔（Torre Sulis）。苏利斯塔是当地六座加泰罗尼亚塔楼中最著名的一座，目前主要用于文化和表演活动。
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