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On the panoramic road leading to Spalmatore, we can find the Lamboglia Naval Museum that houses the finds of a Roman ship foundered near Spargi in the second century BC. The museum was designed by architect Vico Mossa and, in the central hall there is the reconstruction of a cross-section of the cargo ship with …
The quarry of Francese Bay arose in the second half of the 19th century, in a rocky area of compact granite in the west of the island. A key element added to the excellent quality of the stone to make its success: the installation’s proximity to the sea, which is deep enough to allow the …
Padule is a peripheral district, placed in the west of the city centre following the coastline. Not so long ago it was a seaside destination for the island’s citizens; over the years it has evolved into a residential area with shops and services.
Moneta is a small district located on the east coast towards Caprera. It was built in the 1920s around the villages of the military Arsenal’s workers and it is a densely populated area even today. There are some shops, services, a small post office and a church, whose buildings date to 1905, dedicated to the …
The first batteries to defend the village around Cala Gavetta date back to the late 18th century. Unfortunately, the two batteries placed on the coast on both sides of the cove, dedicated to St. Augustine and to the viceroy Balbiano, have disappeared because incorporated into the urban texture. In the northern area there is Fort …
The first batteries between the 18th and the 19th century Leggi altro »
It is placed in the west of the island behind Padule. At the beginning of the 19th century, on that area (a vineyard for a small part) there was the country house belonging to baron Des Geneys. When he died, his house was sold to Sir Hyde Parker, an adventurous and vagrant Englishman, and after …
The Municipal Palace was built in the early 20th century on the sandy shore that housed the Olmi port. On the portal’s columns and on their bases, one can see the traces of the Allied bombardments in 1943, which destroyed a great part of the military arsenal, sank the Trieste cruiser and damaged the Gorizia. …
The complex known as Artillery was built in 1809 as a Gunners District, during the defence against the French under Baron Des Geneys’ command. At the end of the 19th century the building housed the Artillery Command and was expanded with a military dovecote; an artillery workshop and some quarters were also built on both …
It is an inlet sheltered from all winds (except from the north wind), around which the town has arisen. On the west coast, there are some original military settlements: behind the current barracks of the fiscal police (of the early 19th century) was the penal colony (later converted into accommodation); on the south was …
It was built in 1907 by sculptor Alfredo Vizzotto in XXIII February 1793 Square, on the occasion of Giuseppe Garibaldi’s birth centenary. The granite comes from Cala Francese. In 1934, a great ceremony greeted the monument to Anita, Giuseppe Garibaldi’s wife: the bronze bust, donated by the family of their son Ricciotti, was placed on …
