Alghero

Alghero - Old Town skyline and marina Alghero is a beautiful town at the North-Western shore of Sardinia, Italy.

Introduction

Alghero, Piazza Civica - Piazza Civica Alghero (IPA: alˈɡɛːro, Catalan: L'Alguer (IPA: ɫəɫˈɣe) Alghero - Chiesa di San Francesco (15) - Gothic interior of the Chiesa di San Francesco

• Chiesa di San Francesco 40.558226, 8.313861 Chiesa di San Francesco (Alghero) 15th-century church in Gothic-Catalan style.
• Chiesa San Michele 40.55718,8.31483 - The church itself is dating back to the XVI century. Its polychrome tiled dome is one of the symbols of the town. It's quite remarkable though that the dome has received this colourful decoration only in 1950s (designed by Antonio Simon Mossa and Filippo Figari)
• Parrocchia di Nostra Signora della Mercede - 40.55634, 8.31885 -

Secular architecture:

• Forte della Maddalena - 40.560072, 8.314585 - 16th-century fort.
• Teatro civico Piazza Teatro, 1 40.558332,8.313008

Teatro Civico (Alghero) The town theatre opened in 1862. This building is unique as its supporting structure is made of wood.

• Palazzo d’Albis - Casa De Ferrera )

Fertilia church - Church in Fertilia

• Fertilia - 40.593360, 8.284410 - Opening Hours: Fertilia Fertilia is small town in a few kilometers north-east of Alghero. It was built by the Fascist government of Italy in the 1930s, after the draining of the marshes which covered the area. It was planned by the architect Arturo Miraglia and the town still bears some elements of the rationalist style. 34146

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