What to See in Sassari - Top Sights and Attractions

Catholic church in Sassari, Italy. Sassari Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy, and is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Sassari. It was built in the Romanesque style in the 12th century. The present building also includes Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical elements. Construction was finished in the 18th century.^[1]

Fountain in Sassari, Italy. The Fountain of the Rosello is a fountain in Sassari, Sardinia, Italy, considered the symbol of the city. It is located at the end of the Rosello valley next to the ancient district of the city.^[2]

The Orto Botanico dell'Università di Sassari is a new building complex now being constructed for the University of Sassari. It is located between Via Piandanna and SP15m at the western edge of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy, and appears to be a successor to an earlier garden maintained by Regia Università di Sassari circa 1890-1910 Unclear events have accompanied the history of this building complex: and at that time, after 2009, criminal investigations were initiated.^[3]

Tourist attraction in Sassari, Italy. Piazza d'Italia is a city square in Sassari, Italy.^[4]

Research institution in Sassari, Italy. The University of Sassari is a university located in Sassari, Italy. It was founded in 1562 and is organized in 13 departments.

The University of Sassari earned first place in the rankings for the best “medium- sized” Italian university, in 2009–2010, by the Censis Research Institute. while in 2012 tumbled down to the 6th position among the best Italian universities.^[5]

The Palace of the Province of Sassari is the historic seat of the Province and Prefecture in the city, located in the central Piazza d'Italia.

Santa Maria di Betlem is a church in Sassari, located, with the adjoining convent of conventual friars, in Santa Maria Square. The temple is dedicated to the Virgin.

The Civic Theater of Sassari is located in the heart of the city along Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. It is named after M° Luigi Canepa. In the area currently occupied by the civic theater stood the city palace until 1826, overlooking the vanished Piazza del Comune, halfway down the plata de Codinas, the central axis of the walled city.

St. Joseph's is a parish church in Sassari, the seat of the Archdeaconry of Mercede since 1982. The building stands on Corso Margherita di Savoia.

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Piazza Tola is a historic square in Sassari.