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Villanova
Today Villanova is the area of Cagliari that originally expanded towards the countryside. This area still hosts typical low houses, gardens and vegetable gardens It used to be an elegant walk for a rural and peasant bourgeoisie
Marina
Marina: the district overlooking the port, originally intended to be the housing district for port workers, customs officers and fishermen, then became the leaving quarter for villagers of Cagliari
Stampace
Stampace is the oldest district of the city where the artisans of Cagliari used to lived and it is actually from here that the procession in honour of Saint Efisio takes place every year from 1st to 4th of May. The solemn vow and devotion to the Saint, dating back four centuries, keep on attracting […]
Castello
The castle is the medieval district of Cagliari that, with its mighty walls and its high Pisan towers, namely the Torre di San Pancrazio and the Torre dell’Elefante, fascinates tourists who are enchanted by antique shops and craftsmen, old crumbling houses and ancient noble palaces. A stone’s throw from the Torre dell’Elefante (the Tower of […]
Cagliari – MEDITERRANEAN CAPITAL
Cagliari, today considered the centre of political, economic and cultural life in Sardinia, is an ancient city founded by the Phoenicians. Under the name of Caralis, during the Roman period, it was the capital of the province of Sardinia and Corsica, and later, Capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia, from 1324 to 1720 and then […]