Typical of the area:
Pink flamingos, numerous Trattorias in the Marina's quarter with tasty seafood specialities. Furthermore an old part of the town still in good condition, with numerous panoramic terraces.

Castello quarter:
fortress built by the Pisans and later developed by the Aragoneses. It's worth visiting the city walls that used to protect this quarter, its watch-towers, the palace of the archbishop, as well as the cathedral, the modern museum complex, a lot of narrow streets and the wide panoramic terraces.

Stampace quarter:
medieval suburb to the west and below the Castello with numerous churches and Roman ruins.

Villanova quarter:
a modern neighborhood up few narrow roads below Castello.

Marina's quarter:
This typical lively harbour district was the quarter of fishermen and sailors. In via Sardegna you can find most Trattorias of the city.

Via Roma:
A beautiful harbour promenade with long arcades and buildings from the 19th century. Here you can also see the elegant town hall in neo-Gothic style.

Largo Carlo Felice:
wide avenue street with beautiful jacaranda trees. Which lead from via Roma to the Piazza Yenne.

Cathedral of Santa Maria:
You can find this restorated cathedral in the Castello quarter. It's worth visiting for the Roman pulpit with the four lions on the high altar. Built by master Guglielmo in 1162 for the cathedral of Pisa. Furthermore the beautiful baroque crypt with decorated tunnel vault. Where over the ages were kept the graves of the Savoia monarchs.

Cittadella dei Musei:
The former weapons warehouse of the Savoia Family, it's today the site of the archaeologic museum, the ethnology museum, the picture gallery and the national museum.

Archaeologic national museum:
archaeologic museum of Sardinia with findings of the Neolithic Age up to the Middle Ages. The collection of nuragic bronze figures and votive swords is of great interest.

Roman amphitheater:
Amphitheater from the 2nd century directly built on a cliff. The arena used to be flooded by means of an irrigation system for rehearsing naval battles . Recognizable are to this day the tunnels in which the wild animals were held. As well as spectators' ranks and passages.

Bastione San Remy:
ideal panoramic view point of the city, the beach, the harbour and the surrounding area.
In the evening flamingos and enormous birds flock frequently across the bastion.

Church San Saturnino:
From the 5th century it's one of the oldest Christian buildings of Sardinia. The church is consecrated to the patron saint of Cagliari and borders on a monastery, which represented an important cultural and religious centre in the Middle Ages. This church in the 11th century was extended by French monks from Marseilles.

Elephant tower:
this tower mantained its perfect fortress architecture. The gate opening mechanism as well as the elephant's statue in the facade can still be seen to this day.

San Pancrazio tower:
these towers built in 1307 represents the highest point (137 ms above sea level) of the city and was sketched like its twin brother (elephant tower) at the beginning of the 14th century by the Sardinian architect Giovanni Capula.

Casa di Tigellio:
ruins of a villa from the Roman emperor time.

Grotta della Vipera:
rock grave of a noble Roman, with beautiful snakes in relief.

Church Sant'Efisio:
small church with facade in the Piedmontese Baroque style (18th century). Here the statue of the holy Efisio is kept. (See Sant'Efisio national costumes parade below).

Church Santa Restituta:
church with the beautiful crypt which goes back to the Punician times.

Church San Michele: beautiful baroque church. The interior is fitted out with marble altars and mural paintings.

Monte Urpinu:
city park with beautiful views to the sea and the lagoons.

Basilica and pilgrimage church " Nostra Signora di Bonaria ":
the most important sanctuary of Sardinia consists of two churches built close to each other, a cloister, a vestry with a lot of votive gifts and a monumental churchyard.

Castello di San Michele:
medieval building on a hill in the northwest part of the city. Where painting exhibitions take place. Here there's a panoramic view of the whole city.

Exma:
In Via S. Lucifero, the former slaughter-house was altered to a cultural and arts centre. However only the stone bull heads on the wall of the main building remind of its past use. The trees and well maintained small lawns witness the efforts and complecity for the convertion of the buildings which is worth visiting not only for an interest in art. In the exhibition hall are held the works of famous artists.

Botanic garden:
approx. 5 hectares of garden with plants from the Mediterranean area, Africa, America, Asia and the Pacific islands. This is the third-biggest botanic garden in Italy.

San Benedetto Market:
characteristic weekly market (biggest in Italy) with fresh Sardinian goods like vegetable, fruit, fish and meat, between via Cocco Ortu and via Tiziano (Monday to Saturday from 7am to 2pm)

Poetto beach:
Main beach for Cagliari inhabitants, with plenty of bars opened all year round.

Pink Flamingos come all year round to nest here.

The lagoon " Stagno di Molentargius " is one of the biggest breeding areas for the pink flamingos. There are alltogether ten colonies at the moment.
The area was made a preserved natural park (" Parco di Molentargius-saline-Poeto") this way the ecological balance can be reproduced again and the natural living space of a lot of bird species that live here can be protected.
This water environment conservation was assured at the end of February 2001 also by the government.

Beautiful sandy beach, only about 500 meters of distance. With an adjacent, tourist yacht harbour.

Antique Nuraghe along the coastal road Cagliari - Villasimius, close to Is Mortorio.

Small holiday resort with a delightfully wide, fine-grained sandy beach approximately 25 kms of distance.

Real beautiful beach region (a 8 km long sandy beach) with tourist town. In approx. 55 kms of distance from Cagliari.

About 47 kms away lies this holiday resort. Long sandy beaches and numerous restaurants, Pizzerias, beautiful pavement with cafés and a tourist yacht harbour.

A grave from the Nuraghi Ages and still in good condition. It's in the middle of unspoilt nature, along the highway SS125.

Along the impressive ravine of "Gola Rio Cannas" you get directly in the mountain region of "Sette Fratelli" (a natural protected area). Where above the oak forests, blackberries and mastic trees rise 7 mountain peeks, hence the name "Sette Fratelli" (seven brothers). There are numerous, well posted forest paths to wander around and explore.

Impressive gorge with high oleander bushes (highway SS125 from Cagliari-direction Muravera).

This big megalithic necropolis consists of several burial chambers, circle graves and approximately 60 menhirs, distributed on a cork oak grove.

Approx. 70 kms away, it's a town inhabited all year round. Known for its production of citrus fruits.

The Nuraghi Complex "Su Nuraxi" (fortress structure) is part of the UNESCO-world cultural heritage. It was founded around the 1500 b. C.. Inside a bulwark there are the remainings of walls of a nuragic village with approximately 200 round huts.

Cork oak forests and marshes (Paolo Maiori) gives an appearance almost as savanna to this flat high plateau. It lies 576 ms above sea level and starts in the small village of Tuili.
This about 45 square kilometers big protected area is the only place on which still live the small, half-wild horses threatened for extinction (the so-called Giara horses).

Temple sanctuary in an amazing panoramic landscape. It lies on a basalt plateau to the west of the small village of Serri. The enclosure was used in nuragic times as a place of pilgrimage and consists of the remainders of different buildings. Among them a meeting hall, a sacred well, as well as a small church that was built in later times.

Phoenician-Roman excavation site with wonderful sea views and a theater still in good condition.

In approximately 50 kms you'll find the long sandy beaches of Chia: "Campana", " Su Giudeu ", " S'Acqua Ucci " and " Cala Cipolla ". For surf lovers is recommended the beach of " Su Giudeu ".

Activities in the area: Horse riding/ Canoeing/ Diving/ Swimming/ Tennis/ Surf/ Basketball/ Volleyball

On the 1st May takes place a very suggestive procession to honour the city patron Sant'Efisio. . It's one of the most famous festivity on the island, especially in Cagliari. Where numerous regional costume groups from all over Sardinia participate.
The event starts on the 1st of May, when the procession take the statue of the saint to Nora and Pula in the south coast, and then returns on the 4th May in Cagliari.

Nightlife: Cagliari/ Poetto/ Marina Piccola/ Villasimius