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

Archaeological Sites

Nuraghe Riu Molinu At the top of the hill Su Casteddu in an enchanted place that dominates the Gulf of Olbia, there is a huge wall, in some places reaching even 5 meters height.

Castles, palaces and mansions

Villa Clorinda Designed by Bruno Cipelli and built in the second decade of the twentieth century, the Villa was originally composed of two floors, to which was only recently added a third.

Churches and places of worship

Church of San Paolo Edificata nel XVIII secolo a forma di croce, la chiesa di San Paolo ha un caratteristico campanile quadrato ed interamente costruito in granito nonchè la Cupola del 1939 rivestita di maioliche policrome.
Minor Basilica of San Simplicio The Minor Basilica of San Simplicio is one of the most important monuments in the region of Gallura. Built in the second half of the eleventh century, the church is beautiful and bright thanks to its construction made entirely of granite.

Museums

City Museum In front of the center of the city of Olbia, there is the famous National Archaeological Museum, designed by Vanni Macciocchi. Multipurpose facility, there is within it the possibility to admire the Roman ships.

Walls, towers and gates

Punic Walls In the city of Olbia founded in 350 BC as Punic city, today there is still a stretch of nearly fifty meters of intact Punic walls made up of large intact square blocs of granite.