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“Cagliari Monumenti Aperti”, event taking place in Cagliari, Sardinia, on April 29 and 30, will give to visitors many chances to discover the several art historical itineraries of this city.

More than 2,000 volunteers will offer their help to visit sites of historical and archaeological interest, also including areas of naturalistic interest.

Sardinia is mostly known for its sea and beaches, so this is an occasion to better know its capital, a city which has a lot to offer to tourists.

>- Some of the most prominent sites you can admire in Cagliari -
- Cathedral: built in the early 13th cent;
- San Saturnino Church: most ancient monument of christianity, started in 5th cent.;
- Archaeological museum: houses evidences of ancient civilizations dating back 2000 b.c. as well as of Roman times and of Christian post-roman age;
- Anfiteatro Romano (Roman amphiteatre): dating back 2th cent.;
- Casa del Tigellio: three Roman homes dating back to the imperial age;
- Piazza della Costituzione: in the square there is Umbero I terrace (Bastione S.Remy);
- Piazza Indipendenza: in the square there is S.Pancrazio tower (built in 1305) and the archaeological museum;
- Torre dell’Elefante (Elephant Tower): built in 1307.