Archive for the 'Inner City'

Cannigione is a fraction of Arzachena born at the beginning of the 900 as a fishing village, is now constantly evolving due to the large influx of tourists from the nearby Costa Smeralda. Depart from the marina, especially during the summer, many boats to La Maddalena, and the center of town, offers many amenities for vacationers.

From the Gulf of Arzachena and adjacent Cannigione, thanks to the confluence of several rivers, large lakes have been created, you become a habitat for many aquatic birds: the white egret, the purple gallinule, the moorhen, the 'herons and coots, enchant tourists keen bird-watching or not.

The magnificent beaches, depart and arrive from the Gulf of Saline that of Arzachena 's isuledda, Tanca Manna, Salt Point, Punta Mannena, sheds, and Li salt Multiccioni, you can also make interesting underwater excursions.

And 'the main center of the Costa Smeralda, the undisputed holiday destination of celebrities, Porto Cervo is situated around a natural harbor, whose shapes resemble those of a deer. Especially popular in summer, Porto Cervo has a wide equipped port, which can seat up to 700 boats, the birth of Porto Cervo, the intuition is due to the Prince Aga Khan, who attracted by the beauty of the place, decided to turn it into an international tourist havens of the elite.

The construction site must be well-known names in architecture as Luigi Vietti and Michele Busiri Vici, that respecting the typical architecture of Gallura, built structures and small buildings, which still have the characteristic appearance of the place. Built at the end of 60 years of the twentieth century, and consecrated in 1968, the Church Stella Maris in Porto Cervo, is designed according to the rules designed by the architect Michael Busiri Vici, holds within it the suggestive Greek painting by El (Domenico Theotocopulos ), the Mater Dolorosa of 500, and outside there are two sculptures of Pinuccio Sciola, depicting St. Joseph and the Holy Father John Paul II.

From the center of Porto Cervo, the chatter from the square until Sottopiazza, successive lanes with typical buildings and shops of prestigious firms, and finally, the beautiful beaches that enchant visitors: from the small and large Pevero Granu to the beach of Cala Cala del Faro and Porto, to Smooth Ruia, Petra Manna and Porto.

It is part of the province of Olbia - Arzachena Temple, the administrative capital of the Costa Smeralda. Renowned for its territory, which houses the most sought after holiday locations, distinctive symbol of Arzachena is a curious rock, eroded mushroom-shaped, the city boasts a unique archaeological heritage, and a coastline that stretches for 125km.

Among the archaeological sites to visit in Arzachena, there are Nuraghe Albucciu, complex structure in which elements are related to architecture Nuragic, from there, going on to a road, you will find the Temple of Malchittu: Nuragic construction of gender only in Sardinia , slightly oval in shape. Continuing towards Luogosanto, it will lead to other archaeological sites of note 3: Tomb of the giants of Coddu Vecchiu, the Tomb of the Giants of Li Lolghi, and the necropolis of Li Muri.

Another must-visit Arzachena, are the churches of the city: the church of Saint Lucia, located in the upper part of the country, is achieved thanks to an impressive staircase, and the square outside the Church, you can admire the surrounding landscape. In the historical center of the city instead, you can admire the Church of St. Mary of the Snows: built in 1776 at the request of the Charles Emmanuel III, holds within it a fine wooden altar, and a carving depicting the Virgin nursing the Child. Existing since 1776, then demolished and rebuilt on an adjacent land, however, is the Church of St. Peter (Santu Petru), which contains within it a polychrome statue of St. Peter seated in chair, called by the people "in the Santu Petru catrea "; not far from Arzachena Finally, there are other typical and basic rural churches.

Olbia, Sardinia and the city capital of the province of Olbia - Temple, situated in a natural bay nestled by two islands: Tavolara and Molara. Stand out, landing in the Gulf of Olbia, the typical crops of mussels, so Olbia is renowned throughout Italy, but in the middle of the gulf, is the White Island ferry terminal, and the city is the backdrop to all this.

Walking through the city, we meet the old town from Corso Umberto, and riding it until you come to the Church of St. Peter and Paul, built in the eighteenth century, is built of granite and has an imposing bell tower and a festive glazed dome. Continuing to walk towards the path of the Spa, with a few other steps you reach the Church of San Simplicio built in the second half of 'the eleventh century, built almost entirely of granite blocks, and was the cathedral of the city to the nineteenth century. Now is one of the most important historical monuments of Sardinia, and inside it still has important remains of medieval frescoes.

Following the visit to the discovery of Olbia, you get to the most modern part of the city from the waterfront to the ever-crowded streets of the city lives and you get to the archaeological museum, located on the 'island of Peddone, and guards inside the archaeological remains olbiesi, and medieval sunken shipwrecks. In the northern outskirts of the city instead, they deserve to be visited l 'to cquedotto Romans and the tank to "Sa Rugghittola" the Sacred Well of Sa Testa and nuragic Nuragic fortress Riu Mulinu or Cabu Abbas.

Impossible not to step in if not all, but the main beaches of the city, including all remember: the Playa, the pelican, the beach Bados, banana Cala, Cala Sassari, the beach and the beach of Murta Maria de Cuncheddi them.