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GUIDED TOURS IN CAGLIARI

My name is Licia, and I have been a tourist guide in Sardinia for more than 20 years and always with the same enthusiasm because History is my passion.
As Tiziano Terzani, journalist and philosopher, said "respect comes from knowledge" and only by knowing and making known our beautiful city of Cagliari, and our wonderful Island, we can respect it and make it respected even more.

I propose walks with the nose up in the narrow medieval streets of the historic districts of Cagliari, its churches and its Carthaginian necropolis, the only one in the Mediterranean area.

During these WALKING TOURS, I will tell you how people lived in their small houses-shops and in the luxurious palaces of the nobility.
I will talk about popular revolts and noble conspiracies against the various rulers of Pisa, Spain and Piedmont and what happened to the rebels to their rule.
I will tell you the story of underground caves used over the centuries as churches, places of miraculous healing and also as shelters from the bombings of the Second World War.
And, finally, the miracles of the statue of the Virgin Mary arrived from the sea and the most famous Roman Tomb of all Sardinia, made in the name of an eternal love.

Tour of the 4 historic districts of Cagliari - Archaeological Museum - Sanctuary of Bonaria and Museum - Punic necropolis of Tuvixeddu and Roman tomb called cave of the viper.

The guided tours are organized by Licia Vignale Tourist Guide, registered in the Regional Register of Tourist Guides of Sardinia (Licence n. 1343 of 14.12.2011 - Regional Law n.20 of 18.12.2006).
All tours are also available in English.
The cost is € 15 per person and for children/children up to 15 years is free.
Groups of minimum 5 paying people. For individual excursions or groups of less than 5 people you can contact me for information.
Guided tours will preferably take place in the afternoon from 5 pm in order to have access to the Churches during the times when Holy Masses are not celebrated.
The reservation is mandatory. You can book by sending name and surname, tour chosen and possible gratuity by message on whatsapp or SMS to the number 331 6019681 or to the email licia.vignale@gmail.com.
Low difficulty with mostly downhill routes. There are architectural barriers such as short staircases (except for the guided tour of the Necropolis of Tuvixeddu-Grotta della Vipera).
Comfortable shoes and a bottle of water are recommended.
Participants must be present at least 15 minutes before the departure of the Tour.

TOUR 1 HISTORIC CASTLE DISTRICT, excluding Archaeological Museum
Duration about 3 hours (excluding visit to the Archaeological Museum cha has in itself a duration of about 1 hour and the cost of which is not included) low difficulty, comfortable footwear is recommended because of the characteristic irregular road pavement and a bottle of water.
Departure from Piazza Aquilino Cannas, open in front of Porta Cristina in Viale del Buon Cammino. Brief historical notes on the city of Cagliari in the medieval period. Passing by Piazza Arsenale you reach Piazza Indipendenza surrounded by many monuments and historic buildings such as the Tower of San Pancrazio, the Palazzo delle Seziate, the old headquarters of the Archaeological Museum and Palazzo Sanjust, the Masonic seat of the Grand East of Italy. Continue towards Via Martini with a visit from outside Piazza Palazzo with the Royal Palace, the Archbishopric, the City Palace and the Church of the Purissima now dedicated to Orthodox worship.
Short stop in front of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and Santa Cecilia to illustrate the history and the main monuments inside; visit the Cathedral and the crypt; down to Piazza Carlo Alberto called Plazuela and continue towards the Elephant Tower along the narrow medieval streets.
Short walk in the street of the eighteenth-century University with the arrival in the Terrace Umberto I from which you can admire the 360º panorama of the city with the possibility of taking photos/ video. Descend to Piazza Costituzione through La Porta dei Leoni and always downhill along Via Manno to arrive in Piazza Yenne where the Tour ends.

TOUR 2 VISIT ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Duration about 2 hours. Departure from Piazza Aquilino Cannas in the open space in front of Porta Cristina. The only visit to the Archaeological Museum, the most important and largest in Sardinia, takes about 1 hour and you pay the entrance fee. Inside you can admire finds dating from the Neolithic period to the Roman age, models of the Nuraghi and especially the large nuragic statues called the Giants of Monte Prama, unique in the entire Mediterranean area. The visit includes historical notes on the Citadel of Museums that houses several museums and private collections, the city of Cagliari and the historic district of Castello.
Museum hours 8,45-19,45 with last admission at 19. Ticket price € 9 per person, from 18 to 24 years old € 2, children and young people up to 17 years old free. The entrance ticket to the Museum includes a visit to the Pinacoteca where you can admire magnificent altarpieces and altarpieces of the Sardinian school of 1500, gold and silver of Sardinian craftsmanship of 1800.

TOUR 3 HISTORIC MARINA DISTRICT
Duration about 2 hours and 30. Departure from the square Constitution under the monumental bastion of Saint Remy. Brief description of the Bastion and continue in the Via Manno. Steps of the Portico of Sant'Antonio and short description from the outside of the Church of San Sepolcro. Visit the Crypt of the Church and the small Museum with the remains of Roman cisterns. Continue along the Barcelona street called the Royal Way, visit outside the ruins of the Church of Santa Lucia and continue to Largo Carlo Felice that will go up to return to Piazza Yenne where the Tour will end.

TOUR 4 HISTORIC DISTRICT "STAMPACE"
Duration about 3 hours. Departure from Yenne Square. Description of the jurisdictional cross, brief description of the statue of Carlo Felice and hints on the historic district; we go to the church of Sant'Anna with description from the outside and continue to the church of Sant'Efisio and the crypt of the Saint and if possible, since it is rarely open to the public, visit the interior; visit the underground Church known as the Crypt of Santa Restituta;  Baroque Church of San Michele with its impressive paintings of 1700; passing through the Pisan door of the Tower of the Spur of 1293, the oldest in Cagliari, we continue towards Corso Vittorio Emanuele where inside a pub you can observe, entering in small groups, the remains of the church of San Francesco di Stampace. Short walk to return to Yenne Square where the Tour ends.

TOUR 5 VILLANOVA HISTORIC DISTRICT
About 2 hours and 30. Departure from the square Constitution. Brief description of the Monumental Bastion of Saint Remy. From via Sulis we proceed towards Piazza San Giacomo known as delle Tre Chiese for the presence of the homonymous Church, the Oratorio delle Anime and the Church of the Santissimo Crocifisso, if possible visit inside; proceed towards the Cloister of San Domenico with a visit inside and continue towards the church of San Cesello in via San Giovanni, seat of the cloistered nuns called Sacramentine; short walk to the Via San Saturnino with its picturesque street art murals and descending to the belvedere of Terrapieno you reach the Piazza Costituzione where the Tour ends.

TOUR 6 SHRINE AND MUSEUM OF BONARIA TOUR
Duration about 2 hours. Departure from the square in front of the Basilica of Bonaria. Historical information about the city of the Aragonese period and the importance of the Sanctuary. Narration of the story of the miraculous discovery of the Statue of the Madonna and visit inside the Sanctuary and its small but evocative ex-voto museum, where you can admire the original chest in which the miraculous statue of the Madonna was found. Visit inside the Basilica of Bonaria. End of the Tour in the square in front of the Basilica.

TOUR 7 PUNIC NECROPOLIS OF TUVIXEDDU AND VIPER CAVE  
Duration about 2 hours and 30. Starting point in Via Falzarego in front of the entrance of the Punic Necropolis.
Description of the Necropolis with its characteristic well tombs, the most extensive in the Mediterranean, and historical notes of the Punic-CagliariCarthaginian and Phoenician people who landed in front of the Lagoon of Santa Gilla in the sixth century A.C. Moving on foot with a 10-minute walk to Via Sant'Avendrace to visit the Roman tomb of the Viper Cave with the translation of the marble inscription and the beautiful love story of which it has been the protagonist for centuries. End of the tour in piazzetta Sorcinelli, in front of the high school "Siotto", with the description of the judicial cross of 1400, one of the 5 remaining in the city.