Cagliari Historic Districts: Explore Castello, Marina, Villanova, Stampace

Explore Cagliari’s historic districts on a guided tour. Discover ancient monuments, churches, and the impact of WWII bombings. Uncover the city’s rich history.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Quartiere Castello - Visit of the neighborhood. In particular we will visit the Pisan and Spanish fortifications, the tower of San Pancrazio and the Elephant (early 14th century, external visit), the Cathedral of Sante Maria e Cecilia (13th-20th century), the basilica and the Bastion of Santa Croce ( 16th century). We will walk together the…
What's Included
  • Historical photographs to support the tour
What's Not Included
  • Admission to any museums, the visit of which is not included in the proposed itinerary
Additional Information

The tour explores the four historic districts of Cagliari: Castello, Marina, Villanova, and Stampace. It focuses on the city’s history, spanning from Roman times to the present, as revealed through its monuments, churches, squares, narrow streets, and tree-lined avenues. Additionally, the tour highlights the impact of the 1943 bombings, which…

Location
Stazione Marittima di Cagliari
Calata Azuni
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Sergiofq8193ur
Nov 8, 2024
Best guide in Cagliari - Valentina is a very knowledgeable, professional, amicable guide. While touring downtown Cagliari, she will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of how Cagliari changed over time. You will appreciate Cagliari's history from the roman period through the Italian unification and the second world war when many historic buildings were unfortunately bombed. Her doctorate in Art History makes her uniquely qualified to point out unique and important features of each historic building. Valentina is also fluent in English, German, and of course Italian. We loved the time spent with her. She will make you fall in love with this beautiful city.
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951richardg
Oct 1, 2024
Excellent tour with Valentina - My wife and I had a fabulous private tour with Valentina - she explains the history of Cagliary in detail and has an excellent command of English. She is very friendly, personable with a bubbly personality. She showed us many photos that helped describe the history. Valentina is very considerate - she met us at the port and then walked us back to ensure we do not get lost. She also checked with us a few times suggesting that we rest however we did not need it. We highly recommend this tour with Valentina.
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Germancw1126ki
Aug 17, 2024
Absolute best!! - Valentina is the absolute best! She is super knowledgeable about Cagliari’s history. The tour takes you to the most relevant spots. The best 3 hours you can invest while in Cagliari.
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A2754acemilyd
Jul 24, 2024
Highly Recommend - This was a very interesting tour. It was very detailed. The tour guide was so friendly and knowledgable, supporting facts with photos. She even walked me to my bus stop to ensure I got back safely. Highly recommend to understand and appreciate the history of the town of Cagliari
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I5211tymartinac
Jul 12, 2024
Esperienza super! - The visit was as spectacular as the Guide. An exciting tour that has been adapted to children on request. I would suggest to everyone this magnificent experience!
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M7139hpgiannim
Jun 29, 2024
It was a great experience - Valentina + a particularly good guide, prepared and helpful, and with his engaging enthusiasm led us to discover his wonderful land
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Maurice_d
Jun 15, 2024
Fabulous Tour - We took this incredible tour with Valentina yesterday and recommend it highly. She is extremely knowledgeable about the history of Sardinia and Cagliari. We left with a strong understanding and appreciation of the old and new cities. She explained things with clarity and there were no difficulties with the English language. We would highly recommend her as a guide and will look for her should we return to Sardinia.
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John_w
Jun 13, 2024
Sardinia's Fascinating History - The most memorable part of the trip is hearing from the tour host, Valentina, about the various empires and city states that controlled Sardinia. As a result, the culture and traditions in Cagliari is a mixture of Roman, Catalonian, Piedmontese influences. This mixture is evident in the structures and buildings that we saw on the tour. Prior to the city being occupied by these groups of people it was interesting to learn that the island was first settled by people from Central Europe as opposed to groups of people from the area we now identify as Italy on the Italian peninsula. Valentina was an excellent tour guide - very knowledgeable, well-spoken in English, and a pleasure to spend 3 hours with touring the city. I recommend her and her company, Talis (so great, excellent in Latin), without reservation.
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Sarah_v
Jun 2, 2024
A perfect introduction to the city - Valentina was fantastic! She was very knowledgeable about the history of the city and showed us places we never would’ve discovered on our own. She also gave us great restaurant recommendations and pointed out places to come back to. We saw a lot but at a very comfortable and relaxing pace. She went out of her way to attend to the group and make sure everyone was having a good time. Highly recommend!!
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Maggiecx6313ox
May 12, 2024
A highly recommended personal tour - Valentina was suggested to us when we were looking for a tour of a nuraghe. It was a great suggestion. She picked us up in her little Fiat 500 and we went to Nuraghe Arrubiu. Her bubbly personality and wealth of knowledge made the experience fabulous. She never minded when our questions were stupid and we were blown away by the ingenuity and lifestyle of the ancient people who built these extraordinary structures.
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