Entertainment in Sardinia
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Caffè degli Spiriti
Grab a hammock, lie back and enjoy the vibe at this stylish lounge bar on the Bastione San Remy. If you get the munchies call for pizza (€7) or grilled meat (€17).
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Caffè Librarium Nostrum
A modish Castello bar with panoramic seating on top of Cagliari’s medieval ramparts. Occasional live music jacks up the atmosphere in the brick-lined interior.
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Birreria alla Corte dei Malaspina
Like everyone else in Bosa you'll find yourself settling into a routine that includes long bouts sitting in cafés along the corso just watching the world go by. In the evening things go on pretty much the same, but you might want to swap location to the cosy drinking den Birreria Alla Corte del Malaspina.
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Caffè Chelo
Like everyone else in Bosa you'll find yourself settling into a routine that includes long bouts sitting in cafés along the corso just watching the world go by. The best place to do this is Caffè Chelo, an original Liberty-style café overlooking Piazza Costituzione.
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Estasi's
Three kilometres south of town towards Palau you soon meet a turn-off to the right for Buoncammino. A quick jaunt down this road brings you to Santa Teresa's late-nightlife hub. The area's only club, the noisy, outdoor Estasi's, opens on Friday and Saturday night in the summer season.
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Lola Mundo
A stylish, modern bar with sleepy jazz tunes playing in the background. During the day people hang out here reading the paper and at lunchtime take a glass of wine with crudités at the marble-topped bar. There are also a few tables outside for those warm summer evenings.
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Sotto La Torre
Trip through the centuries as you sip anything from coffee and tea to grappa (grape-based liqueur). The décor is elegantly beamed 17th century. You can step back in time still further by peering into a couple of cisterns here that date back to Roman and Punic times.
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Free Jazz Café
Three kilometres south of town towards Palau you soon meet a turn-off to the right for Buoncammino. A quick jaunt down this road brings you to Santa Teresa's late-nightlife hub. Free Jazz Café is a late-night bar that happens to serve pizza.
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Corso Umberto
Corso Umberto, cut off to traffic from 19:00, becomes an ebullient scene for the passeggiata (traditional evening stroll). At the lower port end of the boulevard, marketers add a little more colour with their stands of knick-knacks.
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Pit Stop
With its racing-car theme and cheap-as-chips fixed-price menus, this place is very popular with students and teenagers. You can eat here, too, but the main diversion is a drink in the square until around midnight.
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Poco Loco
An all-purpose venue with internet, beer on tap, pizza, live music and an upstairs bowling alley (closed Monday). The concert program covers a range of musical styles, but jazz and blues feature more than most.
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Bar Nuovo
Strategically placed between two converging streets, Bar Nuovo makes optimum use of the position with a good people-watching terrace outside. It's as good for the morning paper as it is for an evening's beer.
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Caffè Costantino
The most famous cafe in town attracts a constant stream of tourists to its square-side tables. There’s a full food menu, although if you just want to eat you’ll get better value almost everywhere else.
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Buena Vista
Fabulous mojitos, fresh fruit cocktails, golden views – what more could you want of a seafront bar? Upbeat tunes and a cavernous interior add to the vibe at this popular bar on the western walls.
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Il Refettorio
A trendy wine bar crowded with a fashionable clientele, this is a great spot for a classy aperitif accompanied by plenty of gourmet nibbles. Food is served, but the main action is around the bar.
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La Siesta
La Siesta is another big place, mostly open air, for summertime dancing. Music ranges from Latin to house, but nothing too heavy. About 10km out of town on the SS292 road to Villanova Monteleone.
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Enoteca Cosimino
A cafe by day and elegant wine bar in the evening, Enoteca Cosimino is on Piazza Margherita, Olbia’s main cafe strip. Cocktails cost around €7.50 and there’s a comprehensive list of local wines.
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Caffè Latino
Up on the ramparts overlooking the port, this chic bar is a summer classic. Kick back on the grey rattan chairs, order from the ample menu, and listen to the breeze rattle the masts below you.
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Sergeant Pepper Disco Bar
If you're in town outside the summer you could try Sergeant Pepper Disco Bar. Otherwise, what action there is takes place well beyond the city centre - you'll need your own wheels or a taxi.
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Accademia
A cool bar in the buzzing university district. With tables in an attractive wrought-iron pavilion it gets very busy at lunchtime and on Friday and Saturday nights, when it stays open late.
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Diva Caffè
This daytime café turns into a showy evening hub, where the suntanned come to take a cocktail in the square. It stays open until about 03:00 on Friday and Saturday in summer.
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Bar Majore
This is Nuoro's oldest café, and it's much loved by the locals. The interior is richly decorated with fancy gilded stucco, old fittings and an extraordinary frescoed ceiling.
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Teatro Alfieri
The Alfieri hosts much of the grand classic theatre in Cagliari, from Shakespeare to Goldoni. The occasional modern piece slips through, too. Performances are in Italian only.
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Caliente Caffè
The Caliente Caffè is a good wine bar with tables and chairs set out beneath a stretch of the 13th-century city wall. Try a glass of the fragrant Vermentino, Frinas.
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L'Arca
This big, open bar has masses of seating along the street (closed to traffic). Markets across the road add to the festival atmosphere and there's live music at weekends.
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