Cagliari Walking Tour: Explore the Historic 13th Century Castello District

Embark on a captivating walking tour of Cagliari’s historic Castello district. Discover the 13th-century citadel’s palaces, towers, and ramparts, and visit the Cathedral of Santa Maria with its hidden treasure. Perfect for short or extended stays, this tour offers fascinating insights into the city’s history and stunning views of the city and port.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Catedrale di Santa Cecilia - An internal visit to the cathedral, a jewel of the Baroque in the city, and in particular to its crypt, where you can discover the history of the beautiful Sanctuary of the Martyrs.
  • Torre dell’Elefante - An external visit to the fourteenth-century medieval tower, symbol of the city, to learn about the history of…
What's Included
  • Expert-led guided tour
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Tickets for the visit to the two towers are neither provided nor included (external visit)
Additional Information

Embark on a leisurely exploration of the Castello district, a fortified stronghold dating back to the 13th century that has maintained its significance in the city’s daily affairs across the ages. Our journey will guide us past the grand residences of the noble families that shaped its rich history, take us to its towers and defenses, and lead us to the…

Location
Largo Carlo Felice, 76
Largo Carlo Felice
Your guide will wait for you in front of the store "Cagliari 1920"
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Louise_n
Nov 23, 2024
Cagliari walking tour - Sylvia was excellent. A really interesting relaxed tour. We learnt so much about the history of Cagliari and present day.
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Norbert
Oct 23, 2024
Interesting and friendly guided city tour in a small group - We had a very nice, entertaining and individual tour with our guide Sabina. She was very attuned to the group and answered all the questions. The group of 8 people was not as big as other groups in the city and we got to know many great places in Cagliari.
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Robyni535
Oct 18, 2024
Relaxed and informative tour - Rafaela is an extremely accommodating and informative guide. She carefully explained the history of the Castello area and answered our many questions about other aspects of life in Sardinia. We were very lucky to have a private tour and we enjoyed her company and sense of humour. As a Greek, Latin and Italian scholar she is well equipped for this role. We wish we had met her before we booked our other trips.
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Sian_m
Sep 18, 2024
Super guide - Claudia was an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable and English was excellent! The tour itself was just the right length and amount of information
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Alexandregh8320ci
Aug 23, 2024
The "Starter" to discover the neighborhood! - Excellent “starter” to discover the neighborhood, Noémie was a great Guide who told us the history of the neighborhood, churches, towers and different monuments. In short, a visit of 2:00 very complete in good mood!!!! Highly recommended 👍
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Onair22919442266
Aug 9, 2024
Sabina was our great guide in Cagliari - We had Sabina as a guide in Cagliari and she was amazing!!! We are a family with two kids and despite the heat the 2h tour went very fast!
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Hannahky2332gd
Jun 23, 2024
Lots of walking. Full of history - Raffa the guide was very personable. Great communication before the tour. She spoke many languages and made everyone feel welcome. Her knowledge of history was impressive and the tour stopped often and gave us a great start to our Sardinian stay. She also recommended local shops and restaurants and was so enthusiastic. Would recommend
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Gretabj5748mn
Jun 22, 2024
Tour Sardinia wonderful - Wonderful places with our super guide Raffela who was more than just a guide. A wonderful person who made us discover all the most hidden gems of Sardinia.
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Lucafa9378sc
Jun 20, 2024
Discovering underground Cagliari - I discovered underground Cagliari thanks to this tour, it allowed me to get to know places in the city that I had never seen. The guide Raffaella, enthusiastic and super prepared, accompanied us throughout the tour, passionately telling us what we saw. I highly recommend it!
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Tinantravel
Oct 20, 2024
Very enjoyable and informative but would have liked to have gone into the Cathedral - We took the evening walking tour (because the earlier one was not available on the day we needed). We waited at the right spot, in front of the little café (Cagliari 1920), but didn’t see the guide. Finally, at the tour start time, I got a call on my phone asking if we were still coming, to which I replied we are already here. As I circled around while talking on my phone I saw a lady also talking on her phone and looking around and I realized that she is the guide. It would have been helpful to have some distinguishing shirt or umbrella, etc. I had been looking for a crowd of people, but it was only the guide and two other visitors. Luckily, she had called me. Note: Facing the café, the guide was waiting over to the far right and not in front of the café as the instructions indicated. The guide was great, very friendly and very informative. She made the tour very enjoyable. The main disappointment is that the agenda states that time will be available to look in Cattedrale Di Santa Cecilia (30 minutes). I was mostly looking forward to this visit. (Thankfully I had gone the day before, but it was just a quick run through since I had expected to be going back on this tour.) But unfortunately, when we reached the Cathedral, a Mass had started, and the guide said we were not allowed in. I would have thought the tour company would know when the Masses are and perhaps move us along a little faster (from Bastion Saint Remy) to get there in time. Either that, or the agenda should state that visiting inside the Cathedral is not possible during the evening tours. But that aside, the tour was still great, and I would recommend it. It is always nice to hear the history and background story of what you are looking at.
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