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Historic neighborhood
Centro storico di Alghero
Old town surrounded by walls and Catalan–Aragonese towers overlooking the sea, with stone streets, signs in Italian and Catalan and a promenade along the bastions.
Sardenha · Italy
Alghero
In the destination Sardenha.
In the photo: Walls and seaside bastions of Alghero's historic center
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
What to expect from Alghero.
Walled city on the northwest coast of Sardenha, known as the little Barcelona: it was settled by Catalans in the 14th century and still preserves a Catalan dialect, bilingual street names and walls over the sea. In the historic center are the Cattedrale di Santa Maria and the bastions. In the surroundings are the Capo Caccia promontory, the Grotta di Nettuno, the nuraghe of Palmavera and, further north, the beach La Pelosa in Stintino.
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The local experience
What to see in Alghero
Cathedral
Cattedrale di Santa Maria
Alghero Cathedral, begun in the 16th century, with an octagonal Gothic–Catalan bell tower, a Renaissance interior and a 19th-century neoclassical façade.
Cave
Grotta di Nettuno
Sea cave at the base of Capo Caccia, with stalactites, an underground saltwater lake and columned chambers; access via the Escala del Cabirol stairway or by boat, depending on the sea.
Lookout
Capo Caccia
Limestone promontory that closes Porto Conte bay, with cliffs over the sea, a lighthouse, viewpoints toward the island Foradada and access to the Grotta di Nettuno.
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Archaeological site
Complesso nuragico di Palmavera
Nuragic village from the Bronze Age between Alghero and Porto Conte, with a two-tower nuraghe, a wall and the meeting hut, with a stone bench and a model of a nuraghe.
Beach
Spiaggia della Pelosa
White-sand beach with shallow, clear water at the northwest tip of Sardenha, in Stintino, facing the Torre della Pelosa and the island Asinara; in summer access is limited and by reservation.