Commonly called sanatorium

The garden of the Capuchins friars was built in 1595 on a hill on the west side of the Roman Amphitheatre . The Convent of the Friars had a vast tract of land used as a garden for the cultivation of medicinal plants, in which there were some ancient cisterns of the Roman Period.
From Vico I Merello there is the access to the vast area called the "Garden of the Capuchins". In 1595, the Capuchins had founded on the hill to the west of the Amphitheatre their first convent in Sardinia, provided whith a large land used as a vegetable garden, and incorporating some ancient cisterns in their lot. The monastery grew rapidly, considering that in 1649 it included not  less than 65 cells for the monks, in addition to the kitchen and the refectory. Such a rapid development of the convent, with the presence of a woolen mill, an infirmary and a large garden for the cultivation of medicinal plants, was made ​​possible only thanks to the availability of a large amount of water, especially guaranteed by the presence of a cistern into which, thanks to a complex work of channeling, rain water flowed. Capuchin Father Giorgio Aleo, a famous author of "Chronological History of Sardinia" relates a story on Cagliari plague of 1656, which probably refers to the cistern of the Garden of the Capuchins. The Aleo writes that in the last days of May 1656 the mortality in Cagliari became so high, that there were not grave-diggers enough to bury the dead. Faced with a growing number of unburied corpses, the magistrate health then decided to bury the dead in wells and cisterns and the dead in Castello quarter ended in an old cistern close to the Capuchins.
In the garden of the Capuchins, now owned by the city, there are several monumental cisterns dug into the limestone rock for a long time attributed to the Punic period. However these  are instead quarries of building blocks opened perhaps in the I-II century AD, for the construction of the nearby Roman amphitheater. They were used as tanks at a later time, once waterproofed with earthenware (a lime plaster mixed with shredded pieces). The largest could hold up to one million liters of rainwater coming from the amphitheater through a long underground tunnel still viable. Thanks to various exploration carried out in 1997 by the Speleological Group Specus through the cavity, it was found that in ancient times the cave  suffered a further readjustment in old prison, as evidenced by the numerous metal rings  observable along the walls intended for fastening the chains. At one of these was discovered an important early Christian graffito, perhaps dating back to the early 4th century AD. This would be, according to a hypothesis of a symbolic image of Navicula Petri, the ship of the Church, with the tree of sailing  consisting of a monogrammatic cross  and on the deck  the twelve Apostles, "fishers of men", schematically represented throwing the nets. The author should probably be identified in an unknown Christian martyr, detained before being killed, perhaps in the games of the amphitheatre.

The Botanical Garden was opened in 1866 under the direction of Prof. Patrizio Gennari.

Nowadays, it contains about 2,000 species, predominantly of Mediterranean origins, but with a good collection of succulent and tropical plants as well. The garden is divided in three main sections:

- plants from Mediterranean, which represent the main three sections of the vegetation in Sardinia, as well as the species coming from Australia, California and Chile;

- succulent plants, about 1,000 species of plants such as the Echinocereus, Euphorbia, Lamphrantus, Mammillaria, Opuntia, etc, grown in greenhouses and outdoor, almost equally split between species from Africa and America;

- tropical plants.

All in, the garden contains about 600 trees and 550 shrubs. Of special merit is the area dedicated to the collection of palms (stretched for 4000 m2) with about 60 species of Euphorbia canariensis, with the extension of 100 m2. The garden area has also a considerable archaeological importance because of the presence of tanks and wells from the Roman period.

Built between 1665 and 1667 in the Baroque style, it is the seat of the "Arciconfraternita della Solitudine", which curates the rites of Holy Week. It preserves the wood carvings called "Is Misterius", which are taken in procession on the Friday.

The oratory of the Santissimo Crocifisso is a church in the Villanova district, overlooking San Giacomo Square and it is adjacent to the homonymous church. It is the seat of the Archconfraternity of the Most Holy Crucifix, the protagonist of the rites that take place during the Holy Week. The small Baroque temple was erected in the second half of the seventeenth century over an existing building. The facade is divided into two mirrors and a portal opens on each mirror. Inside stands a majestic high altar in gilded wood and there are also eighteenth-century statues, work of Antonio Lonis that is used in Easter processions.

Open BB is a quiet, bright and panoramic Bed and Breakfast situated at the last floor (8th) in a building in Cagliari downtown. (a 20 minutes’ bus ride from the airport and the Poetto beach).

The area is very well served by city buses. Within walking distance you’ll find a post office, banks, the shopping area, restaurants, pubs and cafés and Piazza Yenne, meeting point and core of the city nightlife.

We offer two double rooms. There is a beautiful panoramic view from the place where the breakfast is served, and you’ll have free access to the terrace. The salon, heart of the house is everytime ready to host you in its comfortable sofas at summer day o working day end.

The stay include, Italian breakfast, daily cleaning of the room, linen and towels. Frigo, microwave horn, cofee machine, internet access and WIFI connection.

During Seventies along Via Schiavazzi a new area was built next to Borgo Sant'Elia, not far from the namesake Stadium.

The Sant'Elia district, the southernmost of the city, extends close to a marshy area, near the homonymous lighthouse. In the past it was the ancient fishing village. Since the seventies, the area has undergone an urban development process that has led to the construction of new popular housing, the Favero complex, consisting of fourteen blocks placed around three squares. The stadium was also built to replace the old Amsicora one.

Our b&b is situated in Cagliari historical district, right in the heart of Stampace's neighborhood and its monuments.

The b&b is located next to Piazza Yenne Square, the ideal staring point for the city sightseeing tour, and a visit to its cultural and touristic locations.
The square lies in the center of Cagliari's most important shopping area, and it's surrended by suggestive narrow streets filled with craftman's shops, restaurants, pizzerias, ice-cream parlours, bookstores, churches and nightspots.

The area is well served by public (buses) and private (taxis) transportation; the P line bus stop to the Poetto Beach is within walking distance from the square and the b&b.

On May 1st. the b&b balconies are excellent spots to watch Sardinia's most famous festival: the Sagra of Saint Efisio.

Our rooms, recently renewed, are finely furnished and decorated in the typical Sardinian style. All rooms have private bathroom, air-conditioning, satellite tv, safe, and an independent entrance.
Smoking is not allowed.

"Nell’Azzurro" is a guest house in the centre of Cagliari. It is located in an elegant building in the historic San Benedetto district.

The name has important origins: it comes from the first collection of novels by the Sardinian writer Grazia Deledda. Therefore the four cozy rooms are named after the famous works by the artist, which won the Nobel Prize in 1926.

An experience in the experience.

The guest house is easy to reach on foot or by bus: it is located in a strategic area of ​​the town, a few metres from the famous and lively San Benedetto market, the historic center, the Opera House and the main shopping streets.

Nell’Azzurro is the only guest house in the center of Cagliari where you can combine literature, music, gastronomy and culture ...

We look forward to having you as our guest.

Located in the hearth of the city, only a few steps away from the main shopping streets and tourist attractions,  the hotel offers a warm and timeless athmosphere.

Hotel guests can visit Cagliari's historic centre, museums and cultural sites by foot and stroll along the picturesque alleys that are packed with the best and most renowned local restaurants and shops.

Cagliari's popular beach, Poetto, is only 8km from the hotel.

Tuvixeddu is the most ancient and representative burial area of the city, and can be considered the only visible evidence of Karaly, the Phoenician-Punic settlement in the Gulf of the Angels.

Several archeological studies have testified a continuity in using and in attending the area from Prehistory to the present day, providing a large number of finds: tombs and grave goods, wall paintings, literature and popular anecdotes. Clandestine excavations, costruction works and hasty surveys, however, have caused a loss of some essential data and informations that makes quite difficult to reconstruct the complete history of the site.
The discovery of flint and obsidian artifacts, dating back to the 6th and 5th millenium BC and found in the area between the lagoon of Santa Gilla and the hill of Tuvixeddu, proves the human presence since the Neolithic Age.
The Phoenician-Punic necropolis, the largest in the Mediterranean basin, developed between the 6th  and 3rd century BC, through the excavation of the limestone rock to create burials, mainly well tombs, where the inhumated corpses where buried at a depth varying between 8 and 3 metres. The great archaeological relevance of the necropolis of Tuvixeddu is given also by the presence of wall paintings of an Northern African matrix, quite rare throughout the Punic world. The paintings, dating back to the 4th - 3rd century BC, show decorative floral patterns such as friezes of lotus flowers and palms, but also snakes, gorgons and geometric symbols. Particularly noteworthy are the Tomb of Sid, where the pictorial representation shows a significant similarity to the Sardinian- Punic deity of the same name, worshipped in the Temple of Antas, and the Tomb of the Uraeus, embellished by a refined pictorial frieze in which stands out the figure of the winged cobra snake.
In the following centuries, the necropolis was further expanded at the foot of the hill, where the Romans dug burial chambers and pits. There are also monumental tombs belonging to famous people .
In modern times, particularly during the 19th century, the area was used for industrial and residential purposes, as it is testified by the system of bourgeois villas surrounding the hill Tuvixeddu and the necropolis, like the beautiful Art Nouveau residence Villa Mulas (formerly Villa Massa), dating back to the early 20th century.