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* Alghero Radio Taxi ☎ +39 079 9892928€70 to Sassari | * Alghero Radio Taxi ☎ +39 079 9892928€70 to Sassari | ||
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==Halal Sightseeing Tips== | ==Halal Sightseeing Tips== | ||
San michele alghero - Church of San Michele | San michele alghero - Church of San Michele | ||
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* Torre di San Giovanni - Torre di Mezzo - 40.557488, 8.315513 - A 16th-century massive defensive tower. | * Torre di San Giovanni - Torre di Mezzo - 40.557488, 8.315513 - A 16th-century massive defensive tower. | ||
Liberty villas along the Lungomare Dante and the Lungomare Valencia: | Liberty villas along the Lungomare Dante and the Lungomare Valencia: | ||
| − | * Villa Mosca Lungomare Dante 40.5532033,8.3167014 - Now a | + | * Villa Mosca Lungomare Dante 40.5532033,8.3167014 - Now a hotel |
| − | * Villa las Tronas - Villa Arborio Mella di Sant'Elia | Lungomare Valencia 40.5504204,8.3180881 - Yet another villa, now a | + | * Villa las Tronas - Villa Arborio Mella di Sant'Elia | Lungomare Valencia 40.5504204,8.3180881 - Yet another villa, now a hotel |
==Top Must Do Travel Tips to {{FULLPAGENAME}}== | ==Top Must Do Travel Tips to {{FULLPAGENAME}}== | ||
===Museums=== Museo Archeologico della Città | Via Carlo Alberto, 72 - GPS: 40.55808, 8.31383 +390799734045 Opening Hours: 11:00-13:30, 17:30-21:30 €6 | ===Museums=== Museo Archeologico della Città | Via Carlo Alberto, 72 - GPS: 40.55808, 8.31383 +390799734045 Opening Hours: 11:00-13:30, 17:30-21:30 €6 | ||
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* Archeology | * Archeology | ||
* Botany | * Botany | ||
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Alghero is well known for its red coral jewelery and silverware. Tourists should be aware of potential environmental damage to coral reefs before buying red coral jewellery. | Alghero is well known for its red coral jewelery and silverware. Tourists should be aware of potential environmental damage to coral reefs before buying red coral jewellery. | ||
<h2 class=subheader>Halal Restaurants</h2> | <h2 class=subheader>Halal Restaurants</h2> | ||
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As in most parts of [[Italy]] food in Alghero is an important thing. The town's fishing port provides seafood fresh from the sea. Make sure that you try Catalan lobster, lobster salad with raw tomatoes and onion. Ricci (sea urchins) are also very popular in Alghero with a festival being held in their honor around February during the "Sagra del Bogamarì". | As in most parts of [[Italy]] food in Alghero is an important thing. The town's fishing port provides seafood fresh from the sea. Make sure that you try Catalan lobster, lobster salad with raw tomatoes and onion. Ricci (sea urchins) are also very popular in Alghero with a festival being held in their honor around February during the "Sagra del Bogamarì". | ||
Basically, anywhere in town is good, as long as you avoid the tourist restaurants with "il menu turistico". Al Vecchio Mulino Via Don De Roma, 3. A good restaurant where you can try typical dishes. The same management for 30 years. | Basically, anywhere in town is good, as long as you avoid the tourist restaurants with "il menu turistico". Al Vecchio Mulino Via Don De Roma, 3. A good restaurant where you can try typical dishes. The same management for 30 years. | ||
| − | * Embarcadero Localita PortoconteA very good restaurant in Portoconte, which serves fish dishes, [https://ehalal.io/buy-halal-food/halal-meat/ Meat] dishes and [https://ehalal.io/buy-halal-food/halal-pizzas/ Pizzas].It has a very nice view of the bay. | + | * Embarcadero Localita PortoconteA very good restaurant in Portoconte, which serves fish dishes, [https://ehalal.io/buy-halal-food/halal-meat/ Meat] dishes and [https://ehalal.io/buy-halal-food/halal-pizzas/ Pizzas]. It has a very nice view of the bay. |
Take in the stunning vistas at cafe Latino located on the battlements overlooking the harbour. There are also lots of late night bars on the Lungomare Valencia that get going at around about midnight. Local drinks are limoncello, mirto and some local soft drinks that they serve in all restaurants. | Take in the stunning vistas at cafe Latino located on the battlements overlooking the harbour. There are also lots of late night bars on the Lungomare Valencia that get going at around about midnight. Local drinks are limoncello, mirto and some local soft drinks that they serve in all restaurants. | ||
Also you should not miss the Cafe La Perla in Viale Sardegna. It serves great cappuccino. | Also you should not miss the Cafe La Perla in Viale Sardegna. It serves great cappuccino. | ||
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See Neptune's Grotto, which includes the "Goat's Staircase" and under water the limestone cliffs continue creating the most vaste underwater marine cave system, Nereo Cave is the bigger and famous with its huge halls and tunnels. | See Neptune's Grotto, which includes the "Goat's Staircase" and under water the limestone cliffs continue creating the most vaste underwater marine cave system, Nereo Cave is the bigger and famous with its huge halls and tunnels. | ||
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| − | * Grotte di Nettuno - Neptune's Grotto - 40.564849,8.160140 check with {{FULLPAGENAME}} Tourism Board Office of Alghero ☎ +39 079 979054 Opening Hours: Guided Tours in {{FULLPAGENAME}} by ehalal.io (email for prices) every hour: April - Oct daily 08:00-19:00; November - Mar daily 10:00-15:00 €13 (guided tours only) Neptune's Grotto - Grotta di nettuno sardinien - | + | * Grotte di Nettuno - Neptune's Grotto - 40.564849,8.160140 check with {{FULLPAGENAME}} Tourism Board Office of Alghero ☎ +39 079 979054 Opening Hours: Guided Tours in {{FULLPAGENAME}} by ehalal.io (email for prices) every hour: April - Oct daily 08:00-19:00; November - Mar daily 10:00-15:00 €13 (guided tours only) Neptune's Grotto - Grotta di nettuno sardinien - Guided Tours in {{FULLPAGENAME}} by ehalal.io (email for prices) (1/2 hour) are in Italian, English and ([https://de.ehalal.io/muslim-friendly-travel-2024/{{urlencode:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|PATH}} German]). |
:* Tourist agencies organise boat excursions to the other caves: ''Grotte Navisarda'' and ''Attilio Regolo''. | :* Tourist agencies organise boat excursions to the other caves: ''Grotte Navisarda'' and ''Attilio Regolo''. | ||
| − | * Complesso nuragico di Palmavera - Nuraghe Palmavera | Web: &visb=&t=1 - 40.595, 8.2428 +39 329 4385947 Opening Hours: May-September 09:00-19:00; April Oct 09:00-18:00; November - Mar 10:00-14:00 €6 Nuraghe Palmavera a complex nuraghe, that consists of several towers joined together. The nuraghe and the surrounding village were built in various phase during the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. - | + | * Complesso nuragico di Palmavera - Nuraghe Palmavera | Web: &visb=&t=1 - 40.595, 8.2428 +39 329 4385947 Opening Hours: May-September 09:00-19:00; April Oct 09:00-18:00; November - Mar 10:00-14:00 €6 Nuraghe Palmavera a complex nuraghe, that consists of several towers joined together. The nuraghe and the surrounding village were built in various phase during the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. - }} |
Fertilia church - Church in Fertilia | 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 | * 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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* Sassari -- is a capital of a province -- a good destination for a friendly half day trip | * Sassari -- is a capital of a province -- a good destination for a friendly half day trip | ||
* Bosa -- a quaint old town further on the South | * Bosa -- a quaint old town further on the South | ||
{{IsPartOf|Sassari (province)}} | {{IsPartOf|Sassari (province)}} | ||
Latest revision as of 08:16, 16 September 2024
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
More Destinations
- Sassari -- is a capital of a province -- a good destination for a friendly half day trip
- Bosa -- a quaint old town further on the South
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