What to see Cagliari: Tourist attractions, monuments and places to visit

Archaeological Sites

Roman Amphitheatre It was built between the first and second centuries AD. It is half built into the rock and the other part is of white limestone. There is also an exhibition of historical iconography that allows a better understanding of this building.
Tuvixeddu Necropolis It 's the largest Phoenician-Punic necropolis existing in the Mediterranean basin.The "Tuvixeddu" name means "hill of small holes,"from the Sardinian word "tuvu", meaning "hollow", due to the presence of numerous tombs carved into the limestone.

Beaches

Poetto It is Cagliari's main beach, stretching about eight miles from Devil's Saddle up the coast of Quartu St. Helena.

Castles, palaces and mansions

Bastion of Saint Remy It was built in the late nineteenth century on the ancient city walls, linking the three southern ramparts of the Mint of St. Catherine and of Sperone to join the Castle district with those below.

Churches and places of worship

Basilica of San Saturnino It is the oldest church of Sardinia, founded in the fifth century,modified during the Romanesque era, now restored and recently rededicated.

Historic Centres

Castello District It is the largest of the four historic districts of the city and residence of the noble; it prominently stands on a limestone hill, about one hundred meters above sea level.
Stampace District Located in the historic city center, west of the castle,it was the district of bourgeois and merchants and was founded by the Pisani in the thirteenth century, who equipped it with a system of fortification of which the tower of the Spur is left.

Museums

National Archaeological Museum It 's the most important in the world for Nuraghic civilization,also rich in Phoenician-Punic collections.