What to See in Olbia - Top Sights and Attractions

Historic basilica with frescos. The Basilica of San Simplicio is a Basilica in Olbia, northern Sardinia, Italy.

It was built in the late 11th century on a small hill, once located outside the city walls, used since the Carthaginian times as a cemetery area. In the area already existed a Palaeo-Christian church, built most likely between 594 and 611, which in turn was located near a Roman temple. The apse, the walls and most of the internal columns were finished in the 11th century; the barrel vault of the aisles and the upper parts of the side walls were built in the early 12th century, while the façade was completed in the middle of that century.^[1]

Tourist attraction in Italy. The Giants' grave of Su Mont'e s'Abe is an archaeological site located in the municipality of Olbia, in the Italian province of Sassari.

Like other giants' tombs of Gallura, it was built in two main phases of construction. In the first stage, during the period of the Bonnanaro culture, it was built an allée couverte tomb; later, in the second phase, during the age Nuragic age (1600 BC approximately), the allée couverte was transformed into a giants' tomb with the realization of the exedra and the erection of the central stele of which few traces remain today.

The tomb, which measures about 28 meters in length and six in width, was excavated and restored in the 1960s.^[2]

St. Paul's Church is one of the main Catholic places of worship in the city of Olbia, Sardinia.

The sacred well of Sa Testa, is an archaeological monument located in the municipality of Olbia, Sardinia. It is located near the industrial port along the road leading from Olbia to the lido of Pittulongu.