Starting from the port of Cagliari and crossing the ancient Marina district, marked by narrow and winding streets typical of fishing villages, you can easily reach the upper city on foot, called Castello, adorned with perfectly preserved bastions and guarded by the Pisan Towers, built at the beginning of the 1300s.
Inside the walls nestle the twelfth-century Cathedral, the Viceroy Palace, the walkway of Cammino Nuovo (the highest point of the city), the Amphitheater, and the Citadel of Museums.
Another historic district is Stampace, the setting every year, on May 1st, of the colorful celebrations in honor of Saint Efisio who, in 1656, saved the city from the plague. During the celebrations, one can watch a parade of the most representative costumes of the participating countries, and the traccas, festively decorated carts pulled by oxen, inside which the most genuine local and Sardinian handcrafted products are displayed.
Also interesting are the Botanical Garden and the Roman Villa of Tigellio, and absolutely unmissable are, finally, the seafront and the Poetto beach, 12 km of white fine sand lapped by a crystal-clear sea, a habitual meeting place for locals and tourists during the beautiful season.
