Alghero Sardinia ITALY
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Alghero
Founded around 1102 by the Genoese Doria family, as a fortified port, the flourishing port of Alghero, situated on the northwest coast, is Sardinia’s tourist centre.
It consists of a picturesque and well-preserved old town enclosed in a number of walls, outside of which the new town sports a grid of parallel streets filled with hotels and restaurants.
Alghero’s long, beautiful sandy beach stretches beyond the marina and is fringed with bars and hotels Alghero plenty of amenities together with numerous places of interest to visit. The envy of the island’s other cities; Alghero is both beautiful and wealthy enough to enjoy a series of festivals. The town is very Spanish in flavour having been invaded by Pedro IV of Aragon in 1354. Most of Alghero’s sights are in the lively citadel, where bars and restaurants spill out on to the car-free streets. The narrow cobbled streets of the old town are lined with flamboyant churches and wrought iron balconies, boutiques and cafes. The local cuisine hints of Spain too, and the town is renowned for its excellent seafood.
Authentic Spanish paellas, lobster and tasty fish soups are the specialities. Around the town, the coast offers many secluded bays, small inlets bordered by pine forests and high, jagged cliffs washed by the emerald green sea. Inland, vineyards produce some of the most aromatic wines on the island.
One of the most famous places of interest is Neptune’s Grotto, a fantastic cave system with stalagmites, stalactites.
