Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Cagliari, Italy

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 5.8 km
Ascend 290 m
Descend 310 m

Experience Cagliari in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in CagliariIndividual Sights in Cagliari

Sight 1: Basilica di Santa Croce

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The Magisterial Basilica of Santa Croce is a monumental church in Cagliari, Italy, originally a synagogue of the local Jewish community before its expulsion in 1492. Since 1809 the church has belonged to the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.

Wikipedia: Basilica di Santa Croce (Cagliari) (IT)

135 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Chiesa di Santa Maria del Monte

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Chiesa di Santa Maria del Monte Giova81 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Santa Maria del Santo Monte di Pietà, commonly known as Santa Maria del Monte, is a Gothic-Catalan church of the sixteenth century. The monument is located in Cagliari, in Via Corte d'Appello, in the lower part of the Castello.La church is now the seat of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria del Santo Monte di Pietà (IT)

12 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 3: Ghetto degli Ebrei

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Ghetto degli Ebrei Knobloch, Ludwig / CC BY-SA 3.0 de

The ghetto is a demarcated area, where certain people live in groups, voluntarily or forcibly, in a more or less strict regime of confinement.

Wikipedia: Ghetto degli ebrei (IT)

196 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Chiesa della Purissima

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The Church of the Purissimo, is a church in the city of Cagliari, located in the via Lamarmora, a few steps from the Independence Piazza, Castello district, in the historic center.

Wikipedia: Chiesa della Purissima (IT)

147 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Chiesa di Santa Lucia

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The church of Santa Lucia is a place of Catholic worship in the Castello, a district of Cagliari, located in Via Martini, the street that leads from the north side of Piazza Indipendenza to Piazza Palazzo, dedicated to the Syracusan martyr.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Lucia (Cagliari) (IT)

196 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Chiesa di Nostra Signora della Speranza

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Chiesa di Nostra Signora della Speranza Giova81 / CC BY-SA 3.0

The church of Our Lady of Hope, commonly known as the Church of Hope, is located in Cagliari, in the historic Castello district, in Via Duomo.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Nostra Signora della Speranza (Cagliari) (IT)

265 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Chiesa di San Giuseppe Calasanzio

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Chiesa di San Giuseppe Calasanzio Giova81 / CC BY-SA 3.0

The church of San Giuseppe Calasanzio is located in Cagliari in Piazzetta San Giuseppe, adjacent to the Elephant Tower, in the Castle.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Giuseppe Calasanzio (Cagliari) (IT)

147 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Collezione sarda Luigi Piloni

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The Sardinian collection "Luigi Piloni" is a collection of Sardinian works of art and crafts that Luigi Piloni had collected and donated to the University of Cagliari in 1981. It is kept in the University building in Castello.

Wikipedia: Collezione sarda Luigi Piloni (IT)

231 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Chiesa di Santa Chiara

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The church of Santa Chiara is a church in Cagliari, located at the Santa Chiara climb, not far from Piazza Yenne, in the Stampace district.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Chiara (Cagliari) (IT)

313 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Chiesa di Sant'Efisio

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The church of Sant'Efisio is a religious building in the city of Cagliari, one of the most important from a religious point of view because it is linked to the cult of the saint most venerated by the people of Cagliari, the martyr Efisio.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Sant'Efisio (IT)

63 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Collegiata di Sant'Anna

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Collegiata di Sant'Anna cristianocani / CC BY 2.0

The collegiate church of Sant'Anna, in Cagliari, is the main parish church of the Stampace district together with the previous Jesuit church dedicated to San Michele. The monumental temple, dedicated to St. Anne, is located in the lower part of the historic district, in Via Azuni.

Wikipedia: Collegiata di Sant'Anna (IT)

59 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Chiesa di Santa Restituta

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The church of Santa Restituta is a place of Catholic worship in the city of Cagliari, Italy.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Restituta (IT)

170 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Chiesa di San Michele

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The monumental complex of San Michele consists of the monumental Baroque church and the former residence, once a Jesuit novitiate in the city of Cagliari; between Via Azuni and Via Ospedale, and is officiated by the Jesuit Fathers. The sacred building, for its architectural lines, for the decorative apparatus and for the sculptural and pictorial works it houses, represents the main testimony of Baroque and Rococo art in Sardinia. Attached to the church was the former Jesuit Novitiate House, since 1848 a Military Hospital, now the Military Department of Forensic Medicine.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Michele (Cagliari) (IT)

433 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 14: Parrocchia Nostra Signora del Carmine

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Parrocchia Nostra Signora del Carmine Cristiano Cani / CC BY 2.0

The church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a parish church in Cagliari, Italy, located in Viale Trieste, in the lower part of Stampace, not far from Piazza del Carmine. The temple is officiated by the Carmelite Fathers who live in the adjacent convent.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Carmine (Cagliari) (IT)

729 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 15: Chiesa di San Francesco di Paola

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The church of San Francesco di Paola, formerly known as San Francesco al Molo, is a place of Catholic worship in Cagliari, Italy. It is located in Via Roma, in the Marina district.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Francesco di Paola (Cagliari) (IT)

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Collegiata di Sant'Eulalia

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The collegiate church of Sant'Eulalia is the parish church of the Marina district, in the historic center of Cagliari. Located in the center of the district in an elevated position with respect to the surrounding buildings, the church is preceded by a wide staircase.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Sant'Eulalia (Cagliari) (IT)

243 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: Cappella dell'Asilo della Marina

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The chapel of the Asilo della Marina, former oratory of the Virgin of Itria, is a church in Cagliari located in Via Baylle, in the Marina district, adjacent to the church of Sant'Agostino.

Wikipedia: Cappella dell'Asilo della Marina (IT)

10 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 18: Chiesa di Sant'Agostino

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The church of Sant'Agostino is a monumental church of Cagliari. It overlooks Via Bayle, in the historic district of Marina.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Sant'Agostino (Cagliari) (IT)

210 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 19: Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate

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Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate Giova81 / CC BY-SA 3.0

The church of Sant'Antonio Abate is a monumental church in Cagliari, Italy. It overlooks Via Giuseppe Manno, in the historic district of Marina.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate (Cagliari) (IT)

70 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 20: Chiesa del Santo Sepolcro

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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a Roman Catholic church in Cagliari, Italy. it is located in the square of the same name, in the Marina district, near the church of Sant'Antonio and the adjoining complex of the former hospital.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Sepolcro (Cagliari) (IT)

102 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 21: Auditorium Comunale / Teatro Dettori

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The Auditorium Comunale is a theatre in Cagliari, Italy, located in Piazzetta Dettori, in the Marina district. It is located in the former church of Santa Teresa.

Wikipedia: Auditorium Comunale di Cagliari (IT)

144 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 22: Chiesa di Santa Rosalia

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The church of Santa Rosalia is a church in the historic center of Cagliari, located in Via Torino, in the Marina district. The temple, best known for housing the tomb of St. Saviour of Horta, is officiated by the Friars Minor who reside in the adjacent convent. Together with the church of Benetutti, they are the only ones on the island to be dedicated to this saint.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Rosalia (Cagliari) (IT)

281 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 23: Chiesa della Beata Vergine della Pietà

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The church of the Beata Vergine della Pietà, annexed to the monastery of the Capuchin nuns, is a place of Catholic worship in Cagliari, located in the upper part of the Marina district.

Wikipedia: Chiesa della Beata Vergine della Pietà (IT)

528 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 24: Chiesa di San Giacomo

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Chiesa di San Giacomo Piotr Rokita / CC BY 2.0

The collegiate church of San Giacomo is a parish church in the historic district of Villanova in Cagliari, Italy. It is located in Piazza San Giacomo, flanked by the façades of the Oratories of the Souls and the Santissimo Crocifisso. St. James is one of the four oldest parishes in the city.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Giacomo (Cagliari) (IT)

189 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 25: Chiesa di San Giovanni

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The church of San Giovanni Battista is located in Cagliari, in Via San Giovanni, in the heart of the Villanova district. The small temple is home to the "Archconfraternity of Solitude", active in the organization of some of the most evocative rites of the city's Holy Week.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Giovanni (Cagliari) (IT)

157 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 26: Chiostro di San Domenico

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The cloister of San Domenico is a site of historical and artistic interest in the city of Cagliari. It is located in Via XXIV Maggio, in the Villanova district, and is included in the complex of the Dominican convent.

Wikipedia: Chiostro di San Domenico (IT)

118 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 27: Chiesa di San Domenico

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The church of San Domenico is a church in Cagliari, Italy. It is located in Piazza San Domenico, in the district called Villanova. The church is officiated by the Dominican friars, who live in the nearby convent.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Domenico (Cagliari) (IT)

158 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 28: Chiesa della Missione di San Vincenzo De Paoli

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The church of San Vincenzo de Paoli is a church in Cagliari located in Via Bosa, in the Villanova district, not far from the church of San Domenico. It is also known as the Church of the Mission.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Vincenzo de Paoli (Cagliari) (IT)

175 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 29: Chiesa di San Cesello

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The church of San Cesello is a church in Cagliari, Italy, located in Via San Giovanni, in the Villanova district.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Cesello (IT)

194 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 30: Chiesa di San Mauro

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The church of San Mauro is a church in Cagliari, Italy, located in Via San Giovanni, in the Villanova district. The church is officiated by the Franciscans of the Order of Friars Minor, who live in the adjoining convent.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Mauro (Cagliari) (IT)

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