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Alghero
N 40°33.398', E 8°18.743'
2022-05-31
Our rating: 7.00
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Alghero is a beautiful historical town, we used it as a base for a vacation in the north-west of the island of Sardinia. The island is quite large and it's difficult to visit it all even in two weeks. So we decided to visit only the north. There is a very beautiful five-star hotel, located in the former royal residence (booking.com ) and perhaps one day we will stay there.
Villa Las Tronas Hotel & SPA ©@
Though now, with a small child, we stay only in apartments with several rooms, so we found a fairly inexpensive option 5 minutes from Alghero (40.566538, 8.351516 , booking.com ). The nearest good supermarket is here 40.570878, 8.337686 .
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
Alghero has a full-fledged old town, a rarity in northern Sardinia. However, unlike other towns, it is much more interesting to walk around the old town, along the walls. We parked here 40.562166, 8.316619 , but out of season you can search around the old town.
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
The first walls appeared as early as the end of the 11th century, due to the strategic location of the port city.
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
At the time of our visit, the city was hosting a Rally World Cup, a rather significant event in the world of motorsports.
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
The inner streets are quite narrow and not very interesting, though we walked there as well. Sardinia was heavily involved in World War II and Alghero was bombed. If you are interested in this time period, I recommend the mini-series Catch-22.
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
For dinner we went to different places. On the outskirts of Alghero we found Quintilio Restaurant (40.544331, 8.321079 ). In movies, such restaurants are usually shown in the end, when the main characters meet.
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
If you have a car, we also recommend a dinner at Bosa Marina (40.290097, 8.477541 ), reachable by a beautiful road near the sea. The town has a number of restaurants along a very wide beach. And we also visited the country restaurant Ristorante da Bruno (40.603619, 8.280066 ). In terms of beaches, the northwest loses a lot to the northeast. So if you want to go to the beaches, you should stay around Olbia. We did not go to the city beach of Alghero, but near the town found Maria Pia beach, surrounded by a pine forest. Parking is here 40.585675, 8.308845 , then walk a little bit through the forest. You can also get here by AF and ALFA buses (schedule ), to bus stops Alghero Viale I Maggio Fr.la Palafitta or Alghero Viale I Maggio Fr.scuola D'arte.
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
Alghero ©Yuriy Buriak
Getting there: Alghero has an airport where many low-cost airlines fly. You can also fly to Olbia and then drive to Alghero in 1.5 hours. There is a new highway under construction, so the road is pretty convenient. There is also a train station, but the speed of trains on the island is not high enough.
Tags, Italy: historic town Tags, all countries: historic town
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 7.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
* - Note: Description of the evaluation is not always appropriate for a particular object, it's just a little help