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Cagliari
Italy
Cagliari (Sardinian: Casteddu, "castle"; Latin: Caralis) is the capital city of the Italian island of Sardinia.
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The Bastione di Saint Remy terrace is the city's great viewpoint — the whole Gulf of Cagliari, the port and the sweep of Poetto lay out at once, best at sunset.
Poetto beach runs 8km along the gulf and is nicknamed 'Spiaggia dei Centomila'; it's reachable by city bus (PQ/PF) in about 20 minutes from the centre.
Eat fregola con arselle — toasted semolina pearls in a clam broth — plus culurgiones (pleated potato-mint ravioli) and finish with seadas drizzled in bitter honey.
Mercato di San Benedetto is one of Italy's biggest covered markets; go in the morning, since shutters come down around lunchtime and the fish is gone by then.
Cagliari is built on hills and Castello involves steep lanes and stairs — use the free public lifts near Bastione instead of climbing.
Look for the pink flamingos in the Molentargius salt-pan lagoon between the city and Poetto — they're resident and visible year-round.
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Best time to go
Best window: Any time — the weather is kind all year
Kind weather all year — there is no month to avoid.
Rated from ten years of daily temperature and rainfall recorded at this destination, via Open-Meteo's ERA5 reanalysis. Hover a month for its real numbers.
Getting around
By car
It is really difficult to get parking and drive in rush hour even if the road network has been improved. The city center has several limited traffic zones (ZTLs): Marina, Castello, Villanova, Stampace Alto, and Stampace Basso (maps and hours).
Transport notes from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What to see
Cattedrale di Santa Maria di Castello
Piazza Palazzo 4/a· Free
Cagliari Cathedral is a beautiful 13th-century church with Neo-Gothic façade. Do not miss the Shrine of the Martyrs, excavated out of the rock.
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Palazzo Regio
· Cheap
The building was the residence of the royal representatives during the 14th century. In the 18th and 19th centuries it passed through some reconstruction and restoration stages.
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Bastione di Saint Remy
Piazza Costituzione· Free
This impressive fortification was built in the late 19th century. Climb the huge stairways to be rewarded by a stunning view of the city, the sea and the mountains. Or use the elevator.
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Chiesa di San Michele
Via Ospedale, 2
This church was consecrated 1538, but its Spanish Rococo decoration dates back to the 18th century decoration and considered the best example of this style on the island.
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Chiostro di San Domenico
Via XXIV Maggio
The cloister dates back to the 15th century. It was restored after World War II.
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What to do
Pinacoteca Nazionale
Houses a collection of 16th- to 20th-century paintings by Sardinian artists, 15th- to 18th-century paintings of the Genoese, Neapolitan and Roman schools, a collection of Sardinian and Catalan altarpieces.
Museo delle cere anatomiche Clemente Susini
Piazza Arsenale, 1
A collection of the wax models of the parts of the (not only) human body.
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Centro Comunale d’Arte e Cultura Il Ghetto
Via Santa Croce 18· Free
Displays about archichecture and city planning. Nothing about the ghetto.
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Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari
Piazza Indipendenza 7· Cheap
National Archaeological Museum of Cagliari.
Skip the line — book ticketsGalleria Comunale d'Arte
Giardini Pubblici· Cheap
The art gallery of Cagliari hosts paintings and sculptures from the period between the 19th and 20th centuries. It also includes a so-called Stanze del Collezionista (Collector's Rooms), the Collezione d'Arte Francesco Paolo Ingrao…
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Museo d'Arte Siamese "Stefano Cardu"
Piazza Arsenale, 1· Cheap
See the collection of 15th- to 19th-century Oriental art.
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What to eat
Places are listed from Wikivoyage and our own sourced research. Worth it means a second, independent source names the place too; “3 sources agree” means three or more do — and each card names them, so you can check.
Babeuf
Worth itAlso recommended by Slow Food Osterie d'Italia
Slow Food's national Osteria of the Year — Sardinian tradition, handled with real care.
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Lillicu
Worth itAlso recommended by Gambero Rosso
Generations of the Zucca family, a rustic room, and a menu set by that morning's market.
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Dal Corsaro
Worth itAlso recommended by Gambero Rosso
Fine dining that applies genuine research to Sardinian ingredients rather than decorating them.
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L'Oca Bianca
Marina District
A good pizza place tucked away in the side streets. Make a reservation, though.
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Caffè dell’Arte Specialty Coffee
A few minutes walking from central station
Speciality café and roastery in the middle of Stampace borough. Serving speciality coffee to drink on the premises and coffee bags for home consumption. International breakfast and brunch served everyday.
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Pizzeria Il Pepe Rosa
Via Della Pineta, 108· Pricey
Pizzeria-café Italian cuisine. A bit noisy place, very popular with locals due to the outstanding cuisine.
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Ci Pensa Cannas
Via Sardegna 37· Moderate
This small family trattoria near the port offer aset lunch (spaghetti with seashells, fried seafood, a glass of wine and a cup of coffee). Service unassuming, but the food is good.
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Napul'é
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 95/a
Pizzeria. Good neapolitan pizza. for pizza and glass of wine.
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Framento
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 82 - 09124 Cagliari
Very good pizza toFills up very quickly.
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Where to stay
Hotel Tanca Irde
Strada per Poggio dei Pini Capoterra· Expensive
Hotel Tanca Irde is on a small hill between the mountains and the sea, within the area of Capoterra, a fewkilometeres from Cagliari and its airport.
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Bed and Breakfast del Fiore
Via Sebastiano Satta 29· Expensive
A few nice rooms with private bathrooms. One with a balcony.
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