The historic centre of Alghero, ample and well-kept, is notable for the
impressive ruins of its surrounding walls, for the Towers, its
Aragonesque palaces, and the Catalan-gothic churches of which the most
remarkable are the Cathedral 14-19th century and San Francesco 14th century,
with its splendid cloister. The Town Council's Historic Archives enable the
consultation of documents dating from 1260 till about 1954. At the gates of the
town, the necropolis of Anghelu Ruju, 3,500 BC and the neuralgic complex of
Palmavera 17th century BC, are an obligatory stops for lovers of archaeology.
Among the many splendid places and monuments which can be singled out in the
Algheresian countryside within a radius of 40 km: are the Tomb of Santu Pedru;
the Antiquarium in Porto Torres with findings from Roman excavations
and the prehistoric altar (unique in the Mediterranean area) of Monte d'Accoddi.
The Sanna Museum in Sassari is of absolute relevance for its collection of
wonderful findings from the Paleolithic to Medieval ages, spanning the Neolithic
and Nuraghic, to the Phoenician and the Roman cultures. The same site also has
an Art Museum with a notable ethnographic collection.