Its domes are easy to recognise from numerous panoramic points in Cagliari, its steps are set between the narrow streets of the Stampace district in Cagliari and it is one of the most spectacular sights in...
Its domes are easy to recognise from numerous panoramic points in Cagliari, its steps are set between the narrow streets of the Stampace district in Cagliari and it is one of the most spectacular sights in...
Once a Phoenician colony named Othoca, the ‘ancient city’ in contraposition with Neapolis arose following the work of the Carthaginians. From a promontory, it was dominated by the lagoon - at that...
A balanced overlapping of architectural forms, it is also a wonderful example of how sacred art on the island has adapted to the dictates of the Counter-Reformation. In the parish church of Santa Barbara, which stands in the historical ‘upstream’ part...
The village is spread out on Mount Ruiu, surrounded by extinct volcanoes dating back millions of years. Ittireddu, a small and ancient Logudoro village with just over 500 inhabitants, dates back to Byzantine times, when the church of...
Heavenly male voices sing Gregorian chants. Inside the current monastery of Pietro di Sorres, which was once a cathedral, not only will you look at its architectural beauty with admiration, but you will also be spellbound as you listen to the melodic...
Its charm lies in its archaic appearance and the simplicity of its forms, as well as the privilege of becoming the home of a work, every Christmas, unique in Sardinian and with very few other examples in Italy. The Romanesque church...
His story is shrouded in legend and steeped in deep devotion. He had a close bond with the largest Romanesque building in Sardinia, located in a panoramic position. The church of San Gavino A Mare, also known as the church of Balai...
It looks out onto a square in the southwestern outskirts of Sassari, once open countryside. You will get to San Pietro di Silki via an avenue that runs alongside the walls of the former Franciscan monastery, attached to the...
From the colourful houses in the village of Bosa, travelling one kilometre along the Temo river, you will reach the locality of Calamedia, a site that was already inhabited in the Phoenician-Punic age: here,...
A sumptuous and harmonious superimposition of architectural styles, “and yet one would not want to take anything away from it”, as the writer Elio Vittorini said when he saw it. The basilica is named after St Nicholas of Bari, a cathedral since 1441,...