Religious, Spiritual sights in Western Sardinia
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Chiesa di Nostra Signora di Regnos Altos
Inside Castello Malaspina is the humble-looking chapel, the Chiesa di Nostra Signora di Regnos Altos, which houses an extraordinary and anonymous 14th-century fresco cycle, a veritable who's who of famous saints ranging from a giant St Christopher through a party of Franciscans to St Lawrence in the middle of his martyrdom on the grill.
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Chiesa di San Francesco
The neoclassical Chiesa di San Francesco harbours a 14th-century wooden sculpture, the Crocifisso di Nicodemo, considered one of Sardinia’s most precious carvings.
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Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate
East of the Ponte Vecchio is the little Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate, focus of a town festival dedicated to the saint on 16 and 17 January and again at Carnevale time.
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Chiesa del Carmine
At the northern end of the old town, the Chiesa del Carmine, located on the square of the same name, is from the same period as the cathedral.
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Cattedrale di San Pietro Extramuros
The Gothic-Romanesque Cattedrale di San Pietro Extramuros is 2km from the old bridge on the south bank of the Temo.
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Chiesa del Rosario
The Chiesa del Rosario is known above all for the unsightly clock that juts out into the street from its whitewashed façade.
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Cattedrale dell'Immacolata
The Cattedrale dell'Immacolata is a rare if not overly riveting example of rococo (officially called Piedmontese baroque).
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