By Air

Cagliari-Elmas Airport (IATA: CAG, ICAO: LIEE) is an international airport located in the territory of Elmas, near Cagliari, on the island of Sardinia, Italy.The airport was upgraded in 2003 and the terminal was expanded and provided with 6 loading bridges for passenger boarding, with a capacity of 4 millions passengers per year.In 2009 the airport handled 3,333,421 passengers.

By Train

Cagliari is the main railway station of the Italian city of Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia. It is owned by the Ferrovie dello Stato, the national rail company of Italy, and is the most important station of its region. The station is sometimes unofficially named Cagliari Centrale and Cagliari Piazza Matteotti. This second name is due to station's position on Giacomo Matteotti Square.Ferrovie della Sardegna It's the second railway operator in Sardinia, after Ferrovie dello Stato, it is a constituted by 203 kilometers of railways used for public transport, plus other 4 turistic lines, known as Trenino Verde, which run through the wildest parts of the island.

By Bus

Bus and trolleybus transport in the city and suburbs, operated by CTM SpA.

Cagliari Cathedral, Roman Amphitheatre, Cagliari Botanical Garden, Poetto Beach, National Museum of Archaeology of Cagliari

Cagliari Cathedral

The church was built in the 13th century in Pisane-Romanesque style, obtaining the cathedral status in 1258. In the 17th and 18th centuries it was renovated along Baroque lines. In the 1930s it finally received the current façade, in a Neo-Romanesque style, inspired to the Cathedral of Pisa.The church was built by the Pisans in their stronghold overlooking the city, Castel di Castro. It had a square plan, with a nave and two aisles, the latter having cross vaults, while the nave had a wooden ceiling. In 1258, after the Pisans had destroyed the capital of the Giudicato of Cagliari, Santa Igia, and of its cathedral, it became the seat of the diocese of Cagliari.In the crpyt is the Sanctuary of the Martyrs, home to 179 niches with relics of Cagliari's martyrs found during excavations in the 17th century near the Basilica of San Saturnino. The sanctuary has three chapels with Baroque decorations.

Roman Amphitheatre

is carved into a block of rock (the typical limestone from which Cagliari is built), and of an aqueduct; the latter a most important acquisition to the city, where fresh water is scarce.There exist also ancient cisterns of vast extent: the ruins of a small circular temple, and numerous sepulchres on a hill outside the modern town, which appears to have formed the necropolis of the ancient city. (Smyth's Sardinia, pp. 206, 215; Valery, Voyage en Sardaigne, c. 57.) The Amphitheatre still stages open-air operas and concerts during the summer.

Cagliari Botanical Garden

is a botanical garden operated by the University of Cagliari and located at Viale S. Ignazio da Laconi 9-11, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.The garden was inaugurated in 1866 under the direction of Prof. Patrizio Gennari.Its first seed index was published in 1885, and by 1901 the garden contained some 430 species (of which 36 were killed by that year's deep frost).The garden was damaged in World War II but has subsequently been restored.Today the garden contains some 2000 species, predominantly of Mediterranean origin but with a good collection of succulents and tropical plants as well.All told, the garden contains some 600 trees and 550 shrubs.Of particular interest is its palm collection (4000 m2), with 60 specimens representing 16 species, and a magnificent specimen of Euphorbia canariensis spreading across 100 m2.The site also contains ancient Roman cisterns and natural caves.

Poetto Beach

Poetto is Cagliari's main beach.It stretches for about eight kilometers, from Sella del Diavolo (the Devil's Saddle) up to the coastline of Quartu Sant'Elena.Poetto is also the name of the district located on the western stretch of the strip between the beach and Saline di Molentargius (Molentargius's Salt Mine).Poetto is also the entertainment district for Cagliari's nightlife and attracts many tourists.Especially from June to September, one can listen to live music, go to discos, participate in dance lessons or karaoke or simply walk on the seashore.

National Museum of Archaeology of Cagliari

is the most important archaeological museum thanks to its large document of the Sardinian culture, from prehistory to the middle age.Museum’s rooms host materials coming from the excavation of prehistoric ages (Anghelo Ruiu necropolis, Palmavera nuraghe, Nieddu nuraghe).It is possible to admire bone necklace, characteristic tripod and small basket jars, statues of the Mother divinity.Among the nuragic materials valuable small-bronzes are showed, to testify the craftsmen level reached.The visit takes about 1 hour.Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday: 9.00 – 20.00 Closed on Monday except Easter’s Monday.

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