Cagliari Turismo, the tourist portal of the City of Cagliari
Cagliari allows visitors to take a step back in time and learn about its long history through the numerous archaeological sites from different eras. The monuments dating back to Roman civilization are imposing and among the most important at a regional level, such as the amphitheatre, the Villa of Tigellio and the Viper cave. There are numerous archaeological remains scattered within the places of nature, from the Garden of the Capuchins to the promontory of the Devil’s Saddle (Sella del Diavolo). The city also hides shelters and underground tunnels under its streets. A visit to the Castle of Saint Michele, which stands on the homonymous hill cannot be missed. The archaeological itinerary includes a stop at the museum of the treasure of Saint Eulalia and the discovery of the basilica of Saint Saturnino, the oldest of the city.
Atilia Pomptilla sepulchre, dating 1st Century AD is known as Grotta della Vipera, because of the decoration in the frontal part of the sepulchre, representing two vipers.
View detailsOne of the most important archaelogical site of Sardinia, the aristocratic Tigellio's Villa bear witness to Roman expansion into the western part of the city.
View detailsThe botanical garden is directed by the University of Cagliari and streched for 5 hectares. Currently the garden contains about 2000 species, predominantly of Mediterranean origin but with a good collection of succulents and tropical plants as well.
View detailsThe Garden of the Capuchins was founded in 1595, on a hill on the western side of the Roman Amphitheatre. The monastery had a vast land used as a garden for the cultivation of medicinal plants, in which there were also some ancient Roman cisterns.
View detailsThe Roman Amphitheatre of Cagliari, dates from the end of the first and the first half of the second century AD, is placed along the southern hillside of Buoncammino.
View detailsThe museum complex features art and documents (16th - 19th century) from the churches of St. Eulalia, St. Sepolcro, St. Lucia. The underground archaeological area displays a street, a pit and a cistern, dating back to the Roman age.
View detailsPaleochristian 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.
View detailsThe Covered Walkway is the historic meeting place of Cagliari. From its elegant arches it is possible to access the archaeological paths of the Sperone Gallery, where you can admire part of the old military structures of the city.
View detailsThe gallery refuge extends for about 180 meters along a parallel and equidistant axis from Viale Merello to Viale Fra Ignazio.
View detailsThe cavity, rose presumably in Roman times for the extraction of limestone, was used during World War II, as a refuge from the bombing. After the war, the cavity gave temporary asylum to those refugees.
View detailsIt is an important archaeological site connected with handmade establishment. Later, they have been discovered some ruins of the old walls of difficult to identify and to date. The decoration of the recovered mosaic and the inscriptions would agree
View detailsThe Monserrato Rampart was built in 1562, in order to protect the eastern side of Marina district.
View detailsThe well of "San Pancrazio" was dug in 1235 in Castello district, in the middle of the current Piazza Indipendenza, to ensure water supply to the fortress, as evidenced by an inscription now lost.
View detailsThe Devil’s Saddle is one of the most significant features of Cagliari. Thanks to its particular geo-morphological shape it is a symbol of the city skyline, especially of the Poetto beach.
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