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Alghero

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Introduction

Alghero is a small city of about 44,000 inhabitants in the province of Sassari. Located in the northwest of the island of Sardinia, it's a good base for exploring this part of the island, but the city has something to offer itself as well. It has medieval centre with cobbled lanes, bustling squares and beautiful city walls. A small part of the population still speaks Catalan, a Spanish dialect.

The city of Alghero was originally founded by Catalans, however some proves of Ozieri and Phoenician culture, occupying the area before, were found as well. Today Alghero is one of the most popular tourist attractions on Sardinia.

Thousands visitors come every year to admire the remains of the old citadel and enjoy Spanish feel of this Italian city, or to take one of many tour boat rides. It's great place for souvenir shopping and tasting Sardinian kitchen. There are also some very nice beaches in the area to spend a day in the sun.

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Neighbourhoods

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Sights and Activities

  • Palazzo Carcassona
  • Alghero Cathedral - Also known as Cattedrale di Santa Maria started during the late 16th century, but not finished before 1730. Originally planned to be in Catalan-Gothic style, but due to changing architectural styles You can also see some Renneisance features.
  • The church of St. Francis - dating back to 1360, but rebuilt during the 16th century.
  • The church of St. Michael
  • The Madonna del Santo Rosario
  • The Torre del Portal
  • The Tower dell'Esperò Reial (16th century).
  • Palazzo D'Albis - an example of Catalan-Aragonese architecture of the 16th century.
  • Neptune's Grotto
  • Porto Conte
  • Capo Caccia

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Events and Festivals

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Weather

Alghero has a great climate with warm, dry and sunny summers from late May to early October. Temperatures are usually around 30 °C Celsius during the day and around 20 °C at night though occasionally temperatures can hit 40 °C degrees as well. The wintermonths last from December to February when temperatures are around 10 °C to 14 °C during the day and chilly nights. This is also the time when most of the rain falls, though months without a single drop of rain are even possible during winter.

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Getting There

By Plane

Fertilia Airport near Alghero has a growing number of flights serving the city and island of Sardinia. It's especially popular with budget airlines. For example, Ryanair flies to Alghero from Ancona, Bari, Billund, Bremen, Brescia, Brussels, Dublin, Eindhoven, Genoa, Girona, Graz, Frankfurt, Liverpool, London, Lübeck, Madrid, Milan-Bergamo, Oslo, Paris, Parma, Pisa, Rome, Stockholm, Venice, Verona and Weeze (near Düsseldorf, across the border from Nijmegen, Netherlands.

A few other airlines serve domestic destinations and Copenhagen and Helsinki.

By Train

Up to 11 trains daily run to and from Sassari (35 minutes).

By Car

By Bus

Buses to Sassari leave regularly and take about an hour. There are up to eight buses to Porto Torres and other destinations include two buses daily to Bosa and three buses daily to Olbia.

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Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

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Eat

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Drink

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Sleep

Budget

PropertyAddressTypePopularity
A Domo MiaReg. Gutierrez n°33 Santa Maria la Palma pod 10, n°33Guesthouse57
Actinia B&BVia S.Agostino n°25Guesthouse87
AgaveReg. Gutierrez, pod 10 Santa Maria la Palma, 10Guesthouse81
Agri B&B Domo de Pedravia S.T. di Gallura Tottubella, AlgheroGuesthouse90
Alejandra B&BVia degli Orti 124Guesthouse81
Alghero ApartmentStrada Carrabuffas Trav. LApartment97
Alghero B&B MaredreamVia Palomba 49 07041 Alghero (SS)Guesthouse83
Alghero Gutierrez B&BVia Rossini 17 DGuesthouse87
Alghero Home HolidaysSP 42 km 25Apartment100
Alghero RamblasVia Garibaldi, 79Apartment79
Alghero SolemareVia Iglesias, 1Guesthouse80
Aloe B&BVia Don Minzoni, 176Guesthouse96
Angedras B&BVia Giacomo Leopardi 8 OlmedoGuesthouse83
Appartamento GaudìVia Delitala, 21Apartment86
Appartamento GoyaVia Delitala, 21Apartment82
Aquarium B&BVia Palomba 70Guesthouse93
Azienda Agrituristica e B&B Le Tre GrazieLoc. Santa Maria la Palma 74Guesthouse93
B&B Al DuomoVia Sant'Erasmo 12Guesthouse92
B&B AlessandraReg. Arenosu n. 26Guesthouse67
B&B Anna RitaLoc. Arenosu, 24Guesthouse100
B&B CastigliasStrada Alghero (close to Airport)Guesthouse92
B&B EderaVia Angioy 16Guesthouse78
B&B Guest house Da Laurettavia Manzoni 12Guesthouse80
B&B Istentales AlgheroRegione Galanté n.33Guesthouse-
B&B L'oca azzurraBorgo rurale di Santa Caterina 0704 OlmedoGuesthouse63
B&B La RucchettaLoc. La rucchetta 32,Str Alghero-AeroportoGuesthouse73
B&B La TerrazzaVia Vittorio Veneto 56Guesthouse97
B&B Las RosasReg. Tanca FarraGuesthouse89
B&B Le Tre CapanneReg. Sa Segada n. 56-58, 07040 Alghero (SS)Guesthouse83
B&B Maraviglios AlgheroVia dell'Istria 10/B FertiliaGuesthouse93
B&B MaryVia Galileo Galilei 82Guesthouse77
B&B Su CantaruVia Nazionale 331 Villanova MonteleoneGuesthouse93
B&B Sun HolidayRegione Arenosu, 28Guesthouse83
B&B T&TVia Carabuffas traversa GGuesthouse78
B&B VermellVicolo Adami 06Guesthouse94
BB da Giovannareg. Arenosu n. 28 07040 Alghero (SS)Guesthouse87
Beachfront Studio apartment Alghero75 Via GaribaldiApartment99
Bed and Breakfast ArcobalenoVia Cravellet 26 07041 Alghero (SS)Guesthouse70
Bed and Breakfast ElisaVia Brigata Sassari 7 Alghero, SardiniaGuesthouse68
Bed and Breakfast SaraVia Europa, 18 Villanova MonteleoneGuesthouse66
Big Fish B&BVia Togliatti 15Guesthouse53
Blue Dolphin Bed and Breakfast AlgheroVia Marconi 75Guesthouse89
Bogamari B&BVia Amsicora traversa A 1/bGuesthouse96
Bonsai AlgheroLoc Santa Maria La Palma AlgheroGuesthouse83
Calciufetta B&BVia Marongiu 12Guesthouse73
Casa del SoleVia Caravaggio 50Apartment90
Casa GiardinettoVia Marconi n. 23Apartment90
Casa Maiorca Apartmentsvia Maiorca, 24Apartment92
Casa Vacanze le CicaleVia Parenzo 12 FertiliaGuesthouse94
Casa Vacanze Maria PiaVia Gaudì n.8Apartment78
Catalan Bed & BreakfastVia A. Manzoni 41Guesthouse83
Daniele Suite Apartment Old TownVia Carlo Alberto n. 91Apartment88
Hostal de l'AlguerVia Parenzo 79 FertiliaHostel74
Hotel AlmaAlghero Via Lido, 29 ItalyHotel63
Hotel La Margherita SrlVia Sassari 70 SardiniaHotel81
Hotel Punta NegraLoc. Punta NegraHotel-
Hotel Villa PirasViale della Resistenza n° 10Hotel60
Il GiardinettoVia Satta n. 92 Alghero, SardiniaApartment92
Il GiglioVia Palomba 32 AlgheroApartment90
Il GirasoleVia Galileo Galilei N.82Guesthouse59
Il Pioppo B&BRegione ArenosuGuesthouse70
Iris B&BVia Amsicora, 73 VILLANOVA MONTELEONEGuesthouse83
La PlayaVia Don Minzoni 156B AlgheroApartment90
La PoseidoniaVia Garibaldi 77Apartment83
La Serra di Luisavia Sassari, 88 AlgheroGuesthouse98
La Yucca B&BReg. Sa Segada, 31 AlgheroGuesthouse20
Le CamelieZona Arenosu 45Guesthouse85
Le PalmeVia Tarragona 94Guesthouse92
Lloc D'orvia Logudoro nr. 26Guesthouse100
Lu Palau de AntoniVia Porto Torres 14Guesthouse92
Mario e Giovanna B & BVia Canepa 51Guesthouse80
Nella ApartmentVia Marongiu 37Apartment73
Palau BarcaVia Delitala 21Apartment82
Palau de CatalunyaVia Catalogna, 10Apartment84
Palau de Placa CivicaPiazza Civica 8Apartment95
Palau Maiorcavia maiorca 19Apartment81
Palau Roma Residenza CalatravaVia Roma 37Apartment98
Raim Blanc B&BVia Don Minzoni 141 BGuesthouse93
Rifugio Gliastrasp 13 km. 5,500Hotel47
Rosso di SeraStrada Vicinale Evangeletz, 7Guesthouse-
Terra De Solvia R. Sanzio, 14Guesthouse92
Villa SorrentinaAlghero, Località MammuntanasApartment87
Villaggio Torre del PorticcioloStrada Provinciale S.Maria La Palma - Porto ConteCampsite74
Villetta LauraLocalità la Rucchetta ,18 07041 Alghero (SS)Guesthouse67
Butterfly HouseReg. Carrabuffas, 38Guesthouse88
ArcamyrtusLoc. BarrankGuesthouse95
Bed & Breakfast Villamaria AlgheroVia Delle Nazioni Unite, 51Guesthouse83
Palau Principe UmbertoVia Principe Umberto, 64Apartment87
AntonhouseVia Rockfeller, 67Guesthouse94
Las PluminasVia Enrico Mattei, 29Guesthouse94
Casa AnnaV. Pacinotti, 54Apartment-
Casa Paolavia Degli Orti, 135Apartment-
Seaview ApartmentVia Lido, 103Apartment80
Agriturismo Sa SuereraLocalita' Sa Suerera, OlmedoGuesthouse90
B&B UngiasLocalitá Ungias 33Guesthouse86
Hotel AlguerVia G. De Giorgio 12Hotel-
Argentiera ApartmentsArgentiera Sassari Strada StataleApartment-
Gli EucaliptiVia Lido 127Apartment80
Alghero ApartmentVia Carbia Traversa c N11Apartment-
BuganvilleaVia Lido, 77Apartment60
La VillettaVia Sicilia 20Apartment60
Hotel CalabonaLocalita' CalabonaHotel80
B & B Su GhindaluVia Nazionale 345Guesthouse91
Casa TeaVia Carlo Alberto, 91APARTMENT100
Palau de Marco PoloBastioni di Marco Polo, 1Guesthouse89
Palau de HospitaletVia Ospedale, 12Apartment76
Villa PompeoVia Manca, 26Apartment81
Apartments FrankVia Frank, 2Apartment-
Casa GaribaldiVia Garibaldi, 93Apartment83
Happy Camp Torre del PorticcioloPorticciolo s.r.l. - Casella Postale n° 83Campsite-
KaRol Casa VacanzeVia Delle Baleari, 19Apartment92
Fulvia Apartment/Vivaldi ApaertmentVia Vivaldi 5Apartment-
Agriturismo BaratzS.V. Baratz Monte Pedrosu, 15 Santa Maria La PalmaGuesthouse100
Giramondo Bed and BreakfastSa Segada 83 07041 Alghero (SS)Guesthouse85
BB Alghero RepublicVia 20 Settembre, 77Guesthouse87
Stefano's VillaRegione MamuntanasApartment77
PinellaApartment-
B&B Arena Del SolReg. Arenosu n.16Guesthouse42
Casa Vacanza FabioVia Valverde 33Apartment77
B&B La JambaVia Giovanni Pais 5Guesthouse53
Il Sogno Di AlgheroRegione Monte Agnese 27 AlgheroGuesthouse98
B&B Da ClaudioVIa Don Minzoni 7Guesthouse-
AragostaVia G. Garibaldi 31Guesthouse82
Butterfly Rooms & AccommodationVia Degli Orti 11Guesthouse87
B&B Die Pro DieVia Matteotti 61/63Guesthouse85
B&B Viales1 Via Ales,13Guesthouse67
Holiday FeverVia Catalogna 10Guesthouse100
B&B L'IsolaVia Palomba 31Guesthouse85
Vacanze ad Alghero ApartmentsLoc. MaristellaApartment87
B&B MediterraneoVia Fratelli Kennedy, 69Guesthouse-
Janas De MarVia Enrico Costa, 1Guesthouse100
B&B GiardinettoVia SattaGuesthouse97
Roby & Luisella AppartamentiVia Angeli CustodiApartment-
B&B Il BriganteVia S.Satta, 6Guesthouse96
Palau Vittorio Emanuele 2Via Vittorio Emanuele, 8Guesthouse84
Appartamento MarilenaVia G. di Vittorio, 42Apartment-
Rosa dei VentiVia CavourApartment82
Country GardenReg.San Quirico Mancone n 6Guesthouse68
B&B GalanteStrada Due Mari KM.2 - Località GalantèGuesthouse-
One Smile B&B Algheroandreoni 3Guesthouse35
Villa MoscaVia Gramsci 17Guesthouse-
Palau LidoVia Lido 127Apartment87
Apartment Palau Cavour 19Via Cavour, 19Apartment83
Apartment AlessiaVia Minerva, 18Apartment-
B&B Pa BlancVia G. L. Bernini 28Guesthouse97
B&B ViadelmareVia Lido, 45Guesthouse83
MatlisVia Sassari 161Guesthouse83
B&B L'Indià VittorioVia Vittorio Emanuele 24GUESTHOUSE-
Boipeba Bed and BreakfastVia Luigi Canepa 12Guesthouse93
Attico Marco PoloBastioni Marco Polo 1Apartment-
Alghero 4UVia Leonardo da Vinci 3Guesthouse83
Sweet Dreams B&BVia Castelsardo 25Guesthouse72
Barceloneta B&BVia Togliatti, 4Guesthouse-
Sea RoomsVia Lido n.29Hotel-
Apartment MarcoLoc. Maristella, 85Apartment-
Al Lido ApartmentVia Lido, 125Apartment-
Calik Blu Camping VillageSS. 127 Bis km 41 Fertilia (SS)Campsite93
Casa Vacanze ValileVia dei tamerici, 41 MaristellaApartment-
B&B Babbai GiommiVai Togliatti 23Guesthouse-
La locanda il TrovatoreVia delle Vigne 24 Tottubella - AlgheroGuesthouse-
Aba MayaVia Nazione Unite N°12Guesthouse80
Villa GraziaVia St. Anna-Extension 900 m.Guesthouse-
B&B La SirenettaVia Sebastiano Satta 7/AGuesthouse-
Flowery Innvia mauro manca 26/28Guesthouse-
Appartamento Mo&Pa AlgheroVia degli Orti, 68Apartment-
Palau MediterraneoBastioni Marco Polo 3Apartment-
B&B Shardana Algherovia Delle Baleari 17 dGUESTHOUSE-
Finca S. AnnaLocalita' S. Anna 36Apartment-
The Island B&BVia Liguria 65Guesthouse72
Residenza Gardeniaviale Europa, 47Guesthouse-
Villa ParadiseVia A. Volta 36Apartment-

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Internet

Phone

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Post

Post Italiane is the national postal services of Italy and has quite an efficient network of postal offices and reliable postal services. Standard letters and postcards (up to 20 grams) cost €0.39 to send within Europe and the Mediterranean countries outside Europe and €0.41 to all other destinations throughout the country. Up to 50 grams, prices start at €0.52 for Europe, €0.62 for other areas. Packages start at €1.55 within Europe, and around €2.50 for other countries. Post office business hours in Italy are from 8:30am to 2:00pm from Monday to Friday, with closing times at Saturday and the last day of the month at 12 noon.

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Coordinates
  • Latitude: 40.5579814
  • Longitude: 8.3222037

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