Cagliari
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- Introduction
- Neighbourhoods
- Sights and Activities
- Events and Festivals
- Weather
- Getting There
- Getting Around
- Eat
- Drink
- Sleep
- Work
- Learn
- Keep Connected
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Introduction
Cagliari is the capital of Sardinia, an Italian island, in between Italy and Spain. It is located along the south coast of the island and the city itself has about 160,000 inhabitants, the larger urban area around half a million.
Although part of the city is relatively modern with many newly built hotels, the old part of the city (called castello, meaning castle) is much more beautiful, with views of the Mediterranean Sea as well.
Neighbourhoods
Sights and Activities
- Cathedral
- The palace of the Provincial Government
- Sardinian Archaeological Museum
- Basilica di San Saturnino
- Chiesa della Purissima - a church from the 16th century.
- The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Bonaria
Events and Festivals
Weather
Cagliari has a typical Mediterranean climate, with warm, dry and sunny summers but mild and wetter winters, though during recent years drought has become a bigger problem. Temperatures in summer (June - September) are generally around 30 to 32 degrees Celsius during the day and still warm at night, with 20 degrees on average but sometimes hardly dropping below 25 degrees. During heat waves, temperatures here can rise to 45 degrees Celsius.
Winters from Decembe to February are mild with daytime temperatures of around 14 to 16 degrees and nights still well above 5 degrees on average. This is also the time when most of the rain falls though occasionally summers can have a few rainshowers as well.
Getting There
By Plane
Cagliari-Elmas Airport offers a growing number of flights throughout Europe, especially with lowcost airlines.
Ryanair has flights to/from Basel, Brescia, Bristol, Brussels-Charleroi, Edinburgh, Genoa, Girona, Frankfurt-Hahn, Karlsruhe, Madrid, Manchester, Marseille, Milan/Bergamo-Orio al Serio, Paris-Beauvais, Pescara, Pisa, Rome-Ciampino, Seville, Trieste, Valencia, Venice-Treviso and Weeze (near Düsseldorf).
Meridiana has quite a few domestic flights and flights to Paris as well. Other airlines go to Geneva, Munich, Zürich and Oslo, among a few other places.
By Train
Trains go to Iglesias and Carbonia, Olbia and Golfo Aranci and to Sassari and Porto Torres.
By Car
Highways lead to Sassari - Porto Torres (SS131/E35) and Olbia (SS131).
By Bus
ARST has buses to many destinations throughout Sardinia, including Oristano, Nuoro, Sassari, Iglesias and further away.
By Boat
- DiMaio Lines between Napels and Cagliari.
- Tirrenia Ferries between Napels and Cagliari.
- Tirrenia Ferries between Genoa and Cagliari.
- Tirrenia Ferries between Civitavecchia (port of Rome) and Cagliari.
- Tirrenia Ferries between Cagliari and Palermo.
- Tirrenia Ferries between Cagliari and Trapani.
Eat
Drink
Sleep
Budget
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sandalyon Bed and Breakfast | Via Sandalyon 47 | Guesthouse | 86 |
| Antico Palazzo Crisaripa B&B | Via Canelles, 104 | Guesthouse | 91 |
| Apartment Paulis2 | via Tito Livio, 72 Monserrato | Apartment | 84 |
| Apartment Poetto | Via Libeccio 25 | Apartment | 83 |
| B&B Bike&Beach | Via Lipari 6 Loc. La Maddalena Capoterra | Guesthouse | 100 |
| B&B Golfo degli Angeli | Via Feronia 5 | Guesthouse | 83 |
| B&B Il Vecchio Ginepro | Via Bologna 78 Capoterra | Guesthouse | 83 |
| B&B Il Viaggiatore | Via Giovanni XXIII n. 2, San Sperate | Guesthouse | 79 |
| B&B La Terrazza Nelissen | Viale S. Avendrace 112 | Guesthouse | 93 |
| B&B Tartaruga | Via della Pineta 181/A Cagliari | Guesthouse | 82 |
| B&B Villino Lucia | Via dei Villini 70 | Guesthouse | 78 |
| Bea B&B | case sparse | Guesthouse | 73 |
| Centro Storico Via Manno B&B | Vico Manno 1 09124 Cagliari | Guesthouse | 96 |
| Cerdena Rooms | Via Milano 1/B | Guesthouse | 83 |
| Collina Fiorita | Via Barracca Manna n.30 | Guesthouse | 79 |
| Domu de Jaja | Via Giotto 19 | Guesthouse | 90 |
| Elia's B&B | via Francesco Loddo Canepa, 12 | Guesthouse | 98 |
| Il Girasole B&B | Vico Barcellona 6 | Guesthouse | 90 |
| Il Laghetto | Regione Corraxi - Sestu | Apartment | 87 |
| La Peonia Bed & Breakfast di Charme | Via Riva Villasanta, 77 | Guesthouse | 95 |
| La Piazzetta | Piazza Carlo Alberto 5 | Apartment | 84 |
| Le Suite sul Corso | Corso Vittorio Emanuele 8 09124 | Guesthouse | 82 |
| Marina Piccola Mistral | Via dei Villini 31/33 | Guesthouse | 84 |
| Neptune B&B | Via Lampedusa, 15 Capoterra | Guesthouse | 90 |
| Pauli's | Via Tito Livio n.72 Monserrato | Apartment | 89 |
| Rose Rosse B&B | Via Alberto Lamarmora 116 | Guesthouse | 82 |
| Sa Domixedda | Via dei cipressi, 9 | Apartment | - |
| Su Leunaxiu | SS 387 Km 14,700 Soleminis | Guesthouse | - |
| T Hotel | Via dei Giudicati,66 | Hotel | - |
| The Castle | Via De Candia 3 | Apartment | 91 |
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