Discover 9 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Tempio Pausania (Italy). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Cattedrale San Pietro, Oratorio del Rosario, and Church of the Holy Cross. Also, be sure to include Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Pilar in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Tempio Pausania (Sardinia).
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Cattedrale San Pietro
Top attraction, Church
Address: Piazza San Pietro, Tempio Pausania
Oratorio del Rosario
The Rosary Oratory is a religious building located in Tempio Pausania, a town in Gallura, northeastern Sardinia. Located in St. Peter's Square, it stands in front of St. Peter's Cathedral. The oratory, built in the 15th century, houses a 1700 sculptural retable with antependium from 1621 and a 17th-century marble stoup.
Church of the Holy Cross
Also known as: Chiesa di Santa Croce
The church of Santa Croce is a religious building located in Tempio Pausania, a town in Gallura, northeastern Sardinia. The church is located in St. Peter's Square and stands next to St. Peter's Cathedral with which it shares the bell tower.
The discovery, during a recent restoration, of an outcropping rock placed under the presbytery bearing the Greek letter Y (gamma), leads one to believe the building's origin to be very ancient, more so than that of the nearby cathedral. It housed the confraternity of the same name until 1813, when it was suppressed.
Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Pilar
The church of Nostra Signora del Pilar is a religious building located in Tempio Pausania, a town in Gallura, northeastern Sardinia. It is consecrated to Catholic worship and is part of the diocese of Tempio-Ampurias.
The date of construction remains uncertain; it is commonly given as between 1641 (the year according to which the miracle of the Virgen del Pilar is said to have occurred) and 1684, as cited in documents of the time. although one ashlar on the façade shows the year 1724.
Fonti di Rinaggiu
Relax in park, Park
Church of San Giuseppe
Also known as: Chiesa di San Giuseppe
The church of San Giuseppe is a religious building located in Tempio Pausania, a town in Gallura, northeastern Sardinia. Consecrated to Catholic worship, it is the seat of the parish of the same name and belongs to the diocese of Tempio-Ampurias.
Address: Via Fiume, 23, 07029 Tempio Pausania
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Also known as: Chiesa dell'Immacolata Concezione
The Church of the Immaculate Conception is a religious building located in Tempio Pausania, a town in Gallura, northeastern Sardinia. It is consecrated to Catholic worship and is part of the diocese of Tempio-Ampurias. Built in 1761, the small church is located within the park of the same name and is a place of continuous pilgrimage. On December 8 each year, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated there.
St. Francis of Assisi Church
The Church of St. Francis is a place of worship located in Tempio Pausania, on the street of the same name. Consecrated to Catholic worship, it is part of the parish of St. Peter the Apostle, diocese of Tempio-Ampurias.
Built between 1543 and 1548 with a pseudo-Renaissance layout, among the earliest in Sardinia, the church is made entirely of irregular blocks of exposed granite; the façade, with a gabled roof, is marked by two pilasters with a centered round-headed portal in the center, surmounted by a rectangular window, also centered. Above, in a central position, a large granite cross rests on the roof slopes.
The interior has a single nave covered with a barrel vault and reinforced by sub-arches that divide it into four bays overlooked by as many chapels on each side also with barrel vaults. The chancel, which is quadrangular, is raised one step above the floor of the hall.
Externally, the church is flanked by three buttresses on each side, and attached to the rear is a building belonging to the Observant Friars Minor used first as a convent, then as a prison, a hospital and finally as a school. The entire complex has been undergoing restoration for several decades.
Every year during the Christmas season, the church hosts an exhibition of nativity scenes that are set up in the side chapels.
Nuraghe Majori
The Nuraghe Maiori is located a few kilometers from the inhabited center of Tempio Pausania.
Address: Località Conca Marina, Tempio Pausania