Sights in Sassari
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Museo della Brigata Sassari
Sassari is rightly proud of its military heritage, especially the well-decorated Sassari Brigade, which fought with great gallantry during WWI. You can glean something of the terrible conditions they endured in the tiny Museo della Brigata Sassari in the military barracks.
Uniforms, photos, documents and other memorabilia evoke the ghastly conditions and ferocious bravery of the brigade, who were thrown into the thick of the trench fighting against the Austrians in northern Italy. You can even read the letter in which the Austro-Hungarian commander first gave the brigade their epithet 'the red devils'. There are old guns and grenades on show, and a re-creation of a modern…
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Chiesa di Santa Maria di Betlem
Just beyond what were the city walls stands the proud Romanesque façade of the eclectic Chiesa di Santa Maria di Betlem. The exterior betrays Gothic and even vaguely Oriental admixtures. Inside, the Catalan Gothic vaulting has been preserved, but much baroque silliness has crept in to obscure the original lines of the building. Lining each aisle in the chapels stand some of the giant 'candles' that the city guilds parade about town for the 14 August festivities.
The church is not always open, but your best bet is the morning.
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Palazzo d'Usini
North of Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, Via Cesare Battisti leads into the leafy Piazza Tola. It used to be the centre and main market of the medieval town, and you'll still find a market here on weekday mornings. When the Spaniards were in charge they burnt heretics here, looking on from fine palazzos such as the 1577 Palazzo d'Usini. It's a rare example of 16th-century civil architecture in Sardinia and now houses the public library.
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Museo Nazionale Sanna
Sassari’s main attraction is the Museo Nazionale Sanna and its comprehensive archaeological collection. The highlight is the nuraghic bronzeware, including weapons, bracelets, votive boats and figurines depicting humans and animals. Also has an interesting picture gallery and a small collection of Sardinian folk art.
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Casa di Re Enzo
The Casa di Re Enzo is a remarkable 15th-century Catalan Gothic setting for what is now a stocking store. It is fronted by thick-set double arches and heavy hanging lamps. Wander inside to get a closer look at the vibrant frescoes and ceiling paintwork.
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Duomo
In the heart of the centro storico, Sassari’s Duomo dazzles with its 18th-century baroque facade, a giddy free-for-all of statues, reliefs, friezes and busts. Inside, the cathedral reverts to its original Gothic character.
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Fontana di Rosello
Water-carriers once drew water from the eight lion-head spouts that ring the base of the Renaissance Fontana di Rosello. It is an elegant affair - a pale white marble box topped by two fine marble arches that protect the figure of San Gavino.
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Palazzo della Provincia
The grand dust-brown Piazza Italia sits right at the heart of town, surrounded by imposing 19th-century buildings, including the neoclassical Palazzo della Provincia, the seat of the regional government.
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Medieval Walls
Following Via Lamarmora west off the square, make for the Porta Rossello and then west along Corso Trinità, where you can admire the only substantial remnant of the city's Medieval Walls.
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Casa Farris
Casa Farris remains in a lamentable state, but its Gothic windows are a clear indication that the building has managed, barely, to survive down the centuries.
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Statue of King Vittorio Emanuele II
A Statue of King Vittorio Emanuele II presides over Piazza Italia. The monument's inauguration in 1899 was the occasion for the first Cavalcata Sarda.
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Palazzo Giordano
In the Piazza Italia stands the neo-Gothic Palazzo Giordano, the Banco di Napoli's ornate HQ.
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