Cagliari - The Stunning city
The Stunning city of Cagliari
Straight away after arriving to Sardinia we felt the special atmosphere of the place even though it was already dark. Narrow streets and tall buildings looked so charming in the lamplight. We booked our accommodation in one of the lanes of Castello District, closeby to Saint Remy Bastion so that it is easy for us to see around. It was late, but our host Gabriella was waiting for us. The place she offered for rent was magical. All the walls as well as the ceiling were covered with art pieces.It made an impression of a cosy arts gallery for our use. She also didn’t mind us cooking at that time of a night.
Next day morning, the first thing we decided to do, was to visit San Benedetto Market and buy some local products for next couple of days. Since we didn’t have any breakfast we stopped by a pastry shop Pasticeria Pirani right behind the building of the market. It was such a nice experience to try what people from Cagliari eat every day. Pastries were mainly stuffed with mozzarella and tomatoes, but some of them also with mushroom or eggplant.
The market was divided into two floors. In the basement there were stalls with fish and seafood and on the ground floor one could find a regular market with vegetables, meat, cheese or pastries. Sardinia is known for goat cheese, so we got some to see how it is.
On the same day we went around Castello to see the Cagliari Cathedral, Carlo Alberto Square and the Palace Square located only 3 minutes from the flat we were living in. Then we found a viewpoint near the Unione Sarda lift and after staring at the stunning picture for a while, we headed down to Marina. We strolled through narrow streets and in the end we got to the port. After a short walk along the port, we came back inside the streets of Marina to have a quick snack before we move further.
After the meal, we started our 5 - kilometer walk from Marina to Calamosca beach, visiting The Shrine of Our Lady of Bonaria on our way. The view from the top of the Shrine is worth attention, you can see Castello and the city hill form a different perspective.
The Calamosca beach turned out to be quite small, but interesting – with the Tower and Light House of Calamosca on the right.
On the next day we went past San Pancrazio Tower and Tedeschina Tower to the Bastion of Holy Cross. We could admire the other side of the city. Through the Elephant Tower, walking down, we reached the Jenne Square in Marina again. From there we took a bus to Poetto beach. There are 2 buses from Via Roma going to the city beach, the PQ and PF. The travel takes only 15 minutes and the ticket costs 1.30 EUR. The beach is surprising. It consists of 8 kilometers of sand with a mountain view and the Devil’s Saddle - a significant feature of the city.
The last thing we really wanted to do was trying out pizza made here. Pizzeria Floris was the place we chose after reading reviews. No name was displayed on the façade of the building, but with the address we managed to find it. People were ordering a take away mostly, since there was not that much seating space inside. Prices were very decent. We had foccacia and pizza. Their wooden stove where they made pizza definitely had an impact on the taste. The owner recommended consuming while the food is still hot to enjoy more and we did so. That’s how an authentic pizza should taste like.
We were thinking of visiting Costa Rei or Villasimius, which are easily accessible by bus from Cagliari, but on that particular day we wanted to go, there was a bus and train strike so we wouldn’t be able to come back. This means we must come back to Sardinia one day.
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???????? E-BIKE TOUR IN CAGLIARI, SARDINIA // Dolphins & Flamingos in Sardinia
Special thanks to EasyCletta for this complimentary ebike tour in Cagliari so we could share our experience with you. If you are looking for things to do in Cagliari, this is such a cool experience!
????We started in the center of Cagliari to get fitted for our bikes and then we headed directly to the marina where we saw dolphins! Pay attention to the video and let us know how many you count :)
????Throughout the day we explored the old salt flats which are where the famous flamingos in Sardinia now live peacefully and without being bothered. The Sardinians aim to take good care of the nature around them and it's very refreshing to see.
We had a drink on the beach to get to know each other a bit better and then we used the full power of the ebike to climb a hill to get to a lighthouse with the most incredible and awe-inspiring views.
Between the dolphins, flamingos, and the view, I'm not sure which was the best part!
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Cagliari really is a city with soul.
Incredible panoramas overlooking the sea and narrow little streets at the districts Castello, Villanova and Marina.
This is my personal view of the city where i grew up in and where i moved back after long long time.
It's been nice wandering around at any day / hours and discovering details and spots unseen before.
Art, nature and landscapes, culture and traditions make Cagliari a true pearl in the mediterranean sea.
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A tour of Sardinia by bike during Easter Holydays. You won't see many beaches, but the inland territories which are at their best during spring season. The weather was not so good, quite unusual for Sardinia on that season, and the weather was really strong, but I managed to enjoy the same the beaty of the island.
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We shopped for our own dinner at the incredible public market in Cagliari, a port town on the island of Sardinia. In the morning, chefs led us through the market and picked out our food. At night, we gathered at The Kitchen Table, a private restaurant area on Viking Sky and watched the chefs prepare our enormous gourmet meal.
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EPIC SARDINIA 2018
A 5-stage tour on the wildest and unspoiled mountains of central Sardinia.
Epic Sardinia consists of five stages with elevation profiles and routes that highlight all of the capabilities and abilities of a dedicated cyclist. Make no mistake. It’s designed to maximize cycling enthusiasts’ expectations of what top-of-the-line cycling is all about. But when the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Epic Sardinia takes place in an incredible natural setting featuring long stretches, tough climbs, short and quick ascents, flat roads and false flats as well as long winding descents. The tour starts in Cagliari and finishes at the beautiful beach at Bari Sardo.
Castello di San Michele a Cagliari ~ 06 Maggio 2018 | Viaggiare in Sardegna
L'imponente castello di San Michele domina su uno dei colli più alti di Cagliari a 120 di altezza. La struttura è composta da tre torri angolari a pianta quadrata, raccordate da mura in parte diroccate; per la sua costruzione fù utilizzato il calcare delle cave di Bonaria e in parte calcare locale.
La parte più antica è costituita dalle torri di Nord Est e Sud Est, dotate di muri perfettamente squadrati e di miglior fattura, mentre la torre di Sud Ovest è stata realizzata in una fase successiva con una tecnica muraria più grossolana. Il castello é completamente circondato da un fossato, che poteva essere superato solo tramite un ponte levatoio; rimangono le tracce delle scanalature su cui poggiava in uno degli ingressi.
Nel lato Ovest del castello rimangono ben visibili le tracce di due ingressi affiancati, corrispondenti a un edificio a due navate, chiamato secondo la tradizione oratorio di San Michele Arcangelo e che aveva funzione di cappella del castello; era l'antica chiesa presente sul colle prima che il castello venisse costruito.
Storia:
Il primo edificio costruito fù probabilmente una singola torre, risalente al periodo bizantino o primo giudicale ( X secolo ); secondo la tradizione, il castello fù costruito dai pisani nel XII secolo e potenziato nel XIII secolo. La sua funzione era quella di difendere Santa Igia, l'antica capitale del giudicato di Cagliari, situata nell'area lagunare di Santa Gilla.
Nel 1327, dopo la conquista catalana di Cagliari, il re Giacomo II il Giusto concesse a Berengario Carròs la villa di Sinnai in feudo, con la promessa da parte del nobile di realizzare il castello di San Michele con i denari provenienti dalla donazione.
Secondo documenti storici, pare che il Carròs abbia spogliato la chiesa di San Saturnino di Cagliari per abbellire le su.e residenze; tra queste probabilmente vi era anche il castello di San Michele, dimora della famiglia Carròs fino al XVI secolo.
Fù cosi che il castello divenne una delle più lussuose residenze medioevali della Sardegna. L’ultima esponente della famiglia Carroz, che visse come castellana a San Michele, fù la sfortunata contessa Violante. Quando nel 1511 venne a mancare, il castello divenne proprietà della Corona spagnola.
Nel 1652 l'edificio venne utilizzato come lazzaretto durante l’epidemia di peste “di Sant’Efisio” (1652-’56). Fù nuovamente fortificato in occasione degli attacchi francesi tra il 1600 e il 1700, sotto la dominazione prima degli austriaci e poi dei Savoia. Successivamente il castello iniziò una nuova fase di decadenza.
Dal 1820 al 1848 diventò caserma degli invalidi; nel 1895 fù acquistato da un privato, Roberto di San Tommaso, che lo fece restaurare dall’architetto Dionigi Scano ed impiantò sul colle la pineta tuttora esistente.
Negli Anni Trenta il colle ed il castello diventarono di pertinenza militare; alla base del colle, nel lato Est, sono tutt'oggi presenti diversi bunker e al suo interno una stazione radio della seconda guerra mondiale.
Nel 1966 iniziarono i lavori di scavo del castello diretti dall’architetto Renato Salinas, che tra l’altro portarono alla luce marmi e fregi provenienti dalla Basilica di San Saturno di Cagliari, riutilizzati dai Carroz per ripristinare le murature.
Infine nel 1990 si avviarono nuovi lavori di restauro del castello e di riassetto del colle. Oggi, a lavori ultimati, l’interno del castello offre uno spazio per mostre, conferenze ed altre iniziative culturali.
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Sardinia Top Beaches - Poetto, Cagliari Poetto City Beach & Sella Del Diavolo (Devils Saddle)
Poetto di Cagliari & Sella del Diavolo, Cagliari (CA), Sardinia, Italy
Cagliari's Poetto is an excellent example of a city beach and is a popular spot with locals and tourists alike. The white sandy beach stretches for 8km from the foot of the promontory of Capo Sant'Elia, as far as Quartu Sant'Ellena.
Poetto beach is very well serviced with excellent facilities many of which remain open throughout the year including: water sports including sailing, kite surfing, windsurfing; beach volleyball; beach football; beach tennis; beach clubs; beach kiosks; sunbed hire; public toilets; funfair; amusement arcade; fast food stalls; discotheques; marina.
Several excellent restaurants are located along the beach, as well as several private beach clubs, some of which remain open until the late hours and turn into music venues playing a variety of types of music.
The prominent Sella del Diavolo (Devil's Saddle) is one of Cagliari's most noticeable landmarks found at one end of the beach, was created as far as legend goes by when Lucifer was knocked off his horse when fighting with the angel Michael in the bay of Cagliari.
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