Places
Ambon of Charles V
Via Ospedale, 2
09100 Cagliari
Fine XVI century sculpted tribune, coming from the ancient and no longer existing St. Francis Church. From this seat, the powerful Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (1500 – 1558) attended mass during his visit to Cagliari in 1535.
Balice Rampart
Via Cammino Nuovo, snc
09100 Cagliari
The Balice Rampart is part of the fortification walls of Castello. The visit is possible passing through the University Palace.
Basilica and Sanctuary of N.S. di Bonaria
Piazza Bonaria, 2
09100 Cagliari
Religious complex consisting of a small Catalan Gothic church dating back to the 14th century (the Sanctuary) and the Basilica, which was built around the 18th century in Neoclassical style.
Basilica of San Saturnino
Piazza San Cosimo
09100 Cagliari
Paleochristian complex dating back to the 5th century, which includes the Byzantine-Protoromanesque church (also called Church of SS. Cosma e Damiano) and the Christian necropolis, in which many Byzantine and Roman Age remains were found.
Bonaria Column
Viale Diaz - presso Scalinata
09100 Cagliari
Ancient column surmounted by a statue portraying the Virgin and Child. It marks the place where the case containing the statue of Our Lady of Bonaria was found after a shipwreck, in 1370.
Castle of San Michele
via Cinquini, s.n.c. - Castello di San Michele
09100 Cagliari
Elephant Tower
Via Santa Croce ang. Via Università
09100 Cagliari
Defensive structure designed by the local architect Giovanni Capula and built by the Pisans in 1307.
Feminine and Masculine Figures
Via Roma - presso Palazzo del Consiglio Regionale
09100 Cagliari
Sculptures of archetypal feminine and masculine figures , carved in travertine, marble and granite by the Sardinian sculptor Costantino Nivola (1911-1988).
Figures in Conversation
Viale Armando Diaz - presso Banco di Sardegna
09100 Cagliari
Granite sculptures, carved in 1989 by the Finnish artist Matti Kalevi Auvinen for the 3rd Granite and Stone Symposium and Sculture Exhibition in Buddusò.
Former Town Hall
Piazza Palazzo, 6
09100 Cagliari
The Antico Palazzo di Città has been Cagliari Town Hall since the Middle Ages until the beginning of the XX century. It is located at Piazza Palazzo, in Castello district.