The city
Sassari, the second town on the island by population, is a treasure chest to explore, which contributing to increasing Sardinia precious places related to his beaches but also to a particular and mysterious hinterland.
The city has one of the largest historical centers of Italy and perhaps one of the most unknown and ignored by studies.
Sassari is situated on a plateau that slopes gently down to the sea, between olive and valleys fertile and well cultivated. It has a long history of invasions, conquests and raids, but also a strong tradition of rebellions and riots due to the fighting of its inhabitants and individualistic spirit. Pisans, Genoese and Aragonese attempted to subdue it, but still the indomitable spirit of Sassarian managed to extend its autonomy and independence. No coincidence that the hero symbol is Carlo Maria Angioj, leader of the revolt of 1796, of radicals groups against the government of Savoy, who wanted to impose a feudal system. The city was the birthplace of two presidents of the Republic, Antonio Segni and Francesco Cossiga, and the secretary of the PCI, Enrico Berlinguer.
The old town, with its winding and intrigued lanes that depart from the main roads, was once surrounded by a circle of walls. Now the walls are only a few fragments, but the city has a historic center that maintains a precise features. The milestones of his visit consist from the Duomo (with the imposing baroque façade), from Piazza Italia, surrounded by elegant and harmonious buildings in the neoclassical style, Fontana di Rosello, the churches of St. Antonio, St. Maria di Bethlehem and St. Pietro, and the National Archaeological Museum Sanna, essential for anyone who wants to get close to understanding the history of the island. Do not miss the archaeological area of Monte Accoddi belonging to the period of Sardinia prenuragic.
In the nearby
At twenty kilometers from Sassari, in the town of Codrongianos, there is the most famous Romanesque church in Sardinia: the Basilica della Santissima Trinità Saccàrgia that was built in the twelfth century by Judge Torres Constantine I, the same that granted Alghero to Doria and Bosa to the Malaspina. It ‘s the most beautiful rural sanctuary of island.
Alghero, fortified by massive walls and towers of sixteenth century, is located in an environmental context of great value that includes the Natural Park of Porto Conte and Marine Reserve of Capo Caccia-Isola Piana. The Old Town, with its architecture, its picturesque streets, looks like a small jewel in the land of Sardinia also the beaches.
The town of Castelsardo, in the province of Sassari, currently consists of three parts. The first is the Cittadella, that is still gathered around the fortress, within of Belt of Walls. The second part consists in to the Pianedda, which has a few decades, and was formed with urbanization, almost spontaneously, from the ridges of the hill sloping up to the floor. Constitute the third part Le Marine, which starting from plains and reaching the two seas.
Stintino is a town of just over 1,500 residents belonging to the province of Sassari. One of the most beautiful beaches of Sardinia and the Mediterranean is in Stintino: this is the beach of La Pelosa.
