Cagliari
in South Sardinia

For many the starting point of any Sardinia road trip, the island’s capital deserves more than a quick in-and-out. Stay a little, wander La Marina, linger over aperitivo, and catch flamingos drifting through the salt pans by Poetto.

how long to go for

a weekend

when to go

april, may, june, july, august, september, october

holidays

Liberation Day, Republic Day, Feast of Sant'Efisio, Sa Die De Sa Sardigna

how to get there

Fly into Cagliari Elmas Airport, around 10 minutes from the centre by taxi or train. Ferries arrive at Port of Cagliari from several Italian ports.

how to get around

on foot, by car, bus or taxi

nice to know

Every May, the streets of Cagliari fill with embroidered costumes, ox-drawn carts and flower petals for the centuries-old Feast of Saint Efisio.

local language

Italian, Sardinian

currency

euro

in an emergency

call 112

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Palazzo Boyl 1840

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On the edge of Cagliari’s Castello district, Palazzo Boyl is set a neoclassical residence built in 1840 on the city’s former Pisan walls. Today the restored Liberty cream-coloured palace is an intimate boutique hotel, its sea-facing windows opening onto views of the harbour and the historic centre below. Along the marble balustrade, statues of the four seasons quietly preside, while tucked within the palace stands the Torre del Leone – a 14th-century Pisan tower still bearing cannonballs from the sieges that once rattled the city.

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Cagliariin South Sardinia