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CATHEDRAL OF S. NICOLA IN SASSARI
In the heart of the old town centre of Sassari
rises the sumptuous cathedral of S. Nicola, a building striking for the superimposition of styles due to enlargement work in different eras. Of the original thirteenth-century Romanesque structure, toda...
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CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DI BETLEM OF SASSARI
Santa Maria di Betlem, the oldest church in the town of Sassari, was originally an abbey; founded in 1106 by Judge Costantine of Torres and assigned to the Benedictine order, before passing in the thirteenth century to the Franciscans. Held dear by t...
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FOUNTAIN ROSELLO OF SASSARI
In immediate proximity to the Church of the Trinità stands the monumental Rosello fountain, the most interesting and well-known ornamental fountain on the, the pride and symbol of the town of Sassari. Already referred to in a 1295document, the founta...
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GASTRONOMY OF SASSARI
The gastronomy of Sassari, with a wealth of typical dishes, prevalently of country origin, are based on vegetables, legumes and meat, the essential ingredients of cookery that is "poor" and very tasty. Among the most characteristic dishes are the fav...
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MUSEUM SANNA OF SASSARI
Housed in a lovely neoclassic-style building, the National Museum of Sassari - entitled after G.A. Sanna, nineteenth-century industrialist and politician, who built and donated the original nucleus of the collections - is divided into an archaeologic...
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PALAZZO DUCALE OF SASSARI
In the heart of the old town centre of Sassari, not far from the cathedral of S. Nicola, stands the Palazzo Ducale; built between 1775 and 1805 by Lombard masons - directed by the Piedmontese architect Carlo Valino - for Antonio Manca, Marquis of Mor...
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PIAZZA D'ITALIA OF SASSARI
Piazza d'Italia is the elegant meeting place of Sassari with its superb architecture covering an area of about one hectare, it is the main square in the town and one of the most imposing monumental public areas in the whole of Italy. The political an...
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CHURCH OF S. PIETRO IN SILKI OF SASSARI
Beyond the town walls of medieval Sassari, on top of a small knoll from where the superb panorama of the surrounding green valleys can be admired, stands the Church of S. Pietro in Silki, annexed to the Franciscan monastery of the same name. The reli...
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Sassari
Sassari (ab. 122.010), capoluogo di provincia, è la seconda città della Sardegna, per importanza e per grandezza.
Situata ad una modesta altezza (m. 225), e poco all’ interno dell’ isola, essa giace sopra un tavolato calcareo in lieve pendenza.
Si tratta di un notevole centro agricolo e commerciale, oltre che di una rinomata meta del turismo internazionale per le sue bellezze naturali e monumentali.
Hotels
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