Welcome to Alghero Sardinia

This independent travel guide is devoted to the city of Alghero, Sardinia. Its purpose is to provide tourist information on what is one of the most attractive coastal resorts on the Island.

In addition there are suggestions for day trips in the immediate vicinity of Alghero to places such as Neptune's Grotto, Stintino, Bosa, Argentiera, Anghelu Ruju and Nuraghe di Palmavera. Those looking for opinions on this part of Sardinia should go to the reviews section whilst the images area will help to complete the picture.

Introduction

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  Today, Alghero manages to combine its role of tourist   centre with that of a thriving port. This enables it to   maintain a year round economy outside that of the   busy summer months.

  Alghero is recognized to be the most Italian of the   holiday towns in Sardinia with an old town centre on   the sea front consisting of a labyrinthic network of   narrow lanes, most of which are car free. These play   host to numerous hotels, bars, cafes and restaurants   that preserve Alghero's reputation for excellent   seafood.
Surrounding Area

Visitors to the city will find that the area around Alghero provides plenty of opportunities for day trips. The famous cave complex of Grotta di Nettuno (Neptune's Grotto), located 15km to the west on the peninsular of Capo Caccia, is one of the most spectacular cave complexes in Italy and a very popular tour destination.

To the north and south of Alghero the resorts of Bosa and Stintino are worthy of investigation. Slightly inland, Bosa boasts a compact centre of narrow streets and a relaxed atmosphere whilst its extension at Bosa Marina, 3 km away, provides access to the beach. The smaller Stintino on the northwestern tip of the Island is renowned for the stunning coastline at La Pelosa with its superb beaches and calm turquoise waters.

The area around Alghero also contains several important archaeological sites. Nuraghe di Palmavera is the best preserved nuraghic complex in the region and the older Anghelu Ruju, near Alghero airport (Fertilia), is a necropolis consisting of around forty burial chambers.