{"id":979,"date":"2018-02-02T07:30:55","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T07:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrentalinsardinia.com\/blog\/?p=979"},"modified":"2018-02-21T08:44:49","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T08:44:49","slug":"cagliari-itinerary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carrentalinsardinia.com\/blog\/cagliari-itinerary\/","title":{"rendered":"A tourist itinerary in Cagliari and its surroundings"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTo make the best of your visit in Cagliari<\/strong> we suggest you to start from the outer part of the city located in the harbour area. Walking from the harbour to the downtown through the \u201cVia Roma\u201d street and the \u201cViale Regina Margherita\u201d street you can find the remains of the Spanish bastion of \u201cNostra Signora di Monserrato\u201d.<\/p>\n

From here reach the square \u201cPiazza Costituzione\u201d where you can find an ancient bastion known as bastion of Saint Remy<\/strong> from the name of the first viceroy of the Piemonte region who used to rule Cagliari. On its top, you can find the terrace Umberto I, from which you can reach a famous district of Cagliari called \u201cCastello\u201d (the Castle).<\/p>\n

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The bastion of Saint Remy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Castello district<\/h2>\n

Undoubtedly the most famous of the Cagliari districts, the \u201cCastello<\/strong>\u201d offers a wide and varied range of things to see. Since the ancient times, this district used to be one of the most important political and religious centres, with big households, churches and museums.<\/p>\n

As a matter of fact, the National Archaeological Museum<\/a> located in Piazza Arsenale 1 houses important archaeological finds of the Sardinian civilization dating back to a period between prehistory and early Middle age.<\/p>\n

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The elephant tower in the Castello district<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Let yourself be enchanted by the beautiful \u201cbronzetti\u201d (bronze little statues) depicting gods, warriors and flute players, the \u201cpintadere\u201d (small moulds used to decorate the nuraghi) and the impeccable reconstructions in scale of some of the most famous nuraghi of the island.<\/p>\n

On the second floor of the Museum you can admire several archaeological findings. Worth noticing: the funeral kit of a Punic tomb from Nora, the ostrich eggs painted from Bithia and other important remains from all over the island like Temple of Antas in Fluminimaggiore, Tharros and Oristano.<\/p>\n

In the Castello district, you may find also the remarkable Church of Santa Maria<\/a> (Cattedrale di Cagliari – Piazza Palazzo 4\/a), built in the 13th century and originally in Romanesque-Pisan style; the church was later restored using architectural elements and style of the Baroque era with subdivision into three naves with transept.<\/p>\n

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The Church of Santa Maria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You may also be interested in the \u201cChiesa della Purissima\u201d (Church of the Immaculate), a beautiful example of Gothic-aragonese architecture, with a single nave and chapels on the sides.<\/p>\n

More districts<\/h3>\n

The Poetto<\/strong> is the main beach of Cagliari. It extends from the area known as Sella del Diavolo (Devil’s Saddle) up to the coast of the Quartu Sant’Elena village for five kilometres and it is divided into many parts that are named after the bus stops that connect Cagliari to the sea.<\/p>\n

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The Poetto beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The “Marina” district extends around the streets Via Roma, Regina Margherita, Manno and largo Carlo Felice. It has some interesting religious buildings like:<\/p>\n