With Trenino Cagliaritano you can explore the most important and striking places of Cagliari.

With Trenino Cagliaritano you can easily visit the most important places of the town from the historical, cultural and landscape point of view. The small size allows to walk down the narrow streets of the medieval district of Castello, the central areas of commercial interest and the alleys of the ancient Cagliari. From the characteristic red and blue color (the colors of the city), this little train is equipped with a locomotive and several carriages that can accommodate up to fifty passengers. During the journey, a guide on board will show, in different languages, the various stages of the itinerary which lasts about 45 minutes.

The terminus is in Piazza del Carmine, the ticket costs ten euros and can be purchased on board; children up to three years old travel free and discounts are available for groups.

Small pets are allowed.

The Tedeschina Tower is located on the western side of the Castello district.

Built in the early 14th century, it was named after a group of German mercenaries that lived in the ancient stronghold of Castel di Castro.

Restored in 1376 after the siege of Marianus IV of Arborea, during the sixteenth century it was incorporated by Rocco Cappellino in the Concezione bastion. During these works, the tower, which originally was between 10 and 12 meters high, was lowered.

The bricks testify to the restoration works that took place over the centuries.

The Spanish Tower, also known as Torre di Mezza Spiaggia (Tower of half-beach), is located along the beach of Poetto, not far from the structure of the former Marine Hospital, in the Municipality of Cagliari.

Its construction dates back to the 16th century, when the Spaniards decided to fortify the entire coast of Sardinia to protect themselves from raids from the sea.

The other Towers are: the Poetto’s tower and the Saint Elia’s tower, on the Devil's Saddle, then westwards; while looking east we find the Tower of Carcangiolas (now reduced to ruin), and the Tower of Foxi, the Tower of Cala Regina and the Tower of Su Fenugu in the locality of Torre delle Stelle.

In the Spanish era, almost all of these towers, with clear skies, were easily visible from each other, making communication between them easy and timely in the event of attacks by raiders.

The structure of the Torre di Mezza Spiaggia is in limestone, truncated-conical in shape, with a height of about eight meters and a small terrace which was accessed from the inside.

The Tower Franca (or Tower Passarina), with its twin Tedeschina, closed the north front of Castello. Today it is visible, only partially, in Arsenale Square, on the right side of the Palace of the Seziate, and in Buoncammino Avenue, on the left, turning from Porta Cristina.

Built in the sixteenth century, it was used as a tower of ammunition but, in 1575, due to the modified defensive needs, it was lowered and absorbed, together with the Tedeschina, in the Bastion of the Conception; a curtain joined it to the Gate of the Capuchins (near the current Cristina’s Gate), giving rise to what would later become Arsenale Square.

Towards the end of the seventeenth century, the Palace of the Seziate was built in the space until then occupied by the curtain wall and, in 1839-40, the Palace, shortly before raised above one floor, ended up incorporating the tower, then renamed Torrione delle Seziate.

In the 1980s it was also the subject of the restoration that affected Arsenale Square, following which you can now access the interior of the Seziate curtain to admire the intact wall face of the tower.

The upper part of the tower now houses some offices of the BAPSAE Superintendency of the Provinces of Cagliari and Oristano.

Remaining part of a 14th century defensive structure, later partially incorporated into St. Lucy's church (15th century).

The Tower of Saint Elia, also called the Lantern’s Tower, was built in 1282 by the Pisans on commission of Bondo Camulitano and Colo Frapano, castellans of the Castrum of Cagliari in that time.

It is located on the top of the Saint Elia’s promontory, near the church erected in honour of Elia, and made it possible to control all the sea space in front of it, ensuring visual connection with the other towers built along the coast of the gulf.

Manned by two guardians (later called "torrieri" during the subsequent Royal Administration of the Towers) it served as a lighthouse and guard tower.

A seventeenth-century manuscript describes the need for the timely identification and reporting of the Genoese canal which, at that time, frequently crossed those waters threateningly. It seems that the subject of the inspections of the time was, among other things, the quantity of wood collected and stored near the tower.

In this place, signalling fires were kept lit with which the Castrum of Cagliari - still without the Towers of the Eagle, of the Elephant and of the Lion - had to be alerted to the presence of the enemy ship. In addition to the defensive military function, the tower was designed to signal the right route to the boats to follow to reach the port. It was decommissioned in the late 18th century after the French landing attempt (1793/94).

Currently the tower is in a very bad state of conservation.

At the beginning of the fourteenth century, Pisa, in response to the threatening Aragon rise in the Mediterranean Sea, erected impressive towers in order to reinforce its stronghold in the south of Sardinia. Designed by the Sardinian architect Giovanni Capula, the Elephant Tower and the St. Pancras Tower were praised for their uniqueness, and, in 1535, Charles V, the powerful sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire, included them among the best military works of the entire Europe.
Finished in 1305, with its walls of thick limestone blocks, its narrow loopholes  and its  heavy gates, the St. Pancras Tower protected  the northern side of Castello; placed a hundred  metres above the sea level, built on four levels with a total height of more than thirty-six metres, it was also a perfect lookout station against attacks from both the sea and the hinterland.
In the sixteenth century the tower was used as a prison, where convicts lived in inhumane conditions.
The St.Pancras Tower is one of the most recognisable figures in Cagliari's landscape.
Restored to its original appearance, it is now open to visitors with access from the adjacent Palazzo delle Seziate.

Situated in the locality of Calamosca, in Cagliari, it was a sighting and light defence tower, senzilla, consisting of two overlapping volumes, one with a truncated cone and one with a cylinder. It communicated with almost all the towers of the Gulf of Cagliari, except those of the Poetto, Mezza Spiaggia, Carcangiolas and Foxi.

The masonry, made of calcareous material, has a base thickness of about 3.6 m. The cylindrical part, the result of subsequent restorations, is made of brick and stone and occupies the place of the original parade ground. The entrance, located about 5 m high and oriented towards the north-west, is now walled up; the tower is accessed by a new opening created at the level of the land. From the main room, with a domed vault, you reach the upper floor, also covered by a dome, through a staircase carved into the wall thickness.

Built in 1638, it is called the Tower (or Station) of the Signals because of an ingenious signalling device that allowed it to communicate with the Castle of Cagliari. The upper cylinder did not appear in the tower design, which seems to date back to a subsequent intervention in the mid-nineteenth century, in which a further expansion of the entire complex was carried out. This operation, in addition to changing the volumes, also made important changes to the internal distribution: on the first floor, in fact, four loopholes were made and habitable rooms were created.

Having become a barracks, the tower has always remained in use and is overall in excellent condition, except for a slight deterioration of the surfaces.

At the beginning of the fourteenth century, Pisa, in response to the threatening Aragon rise in the Mediterranean Sea, erected impressive towers in order to reinforce its stronghold in the south of Sardinia. Designed by the Sardinian architect Giovanni Capula, the Elephant Tower and the St. Pancras Tower were praised for their uniqueness, and, in 1535, Charles V, the powerful sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire, included them among the best military works of the entire Europe.

Completed in 1306-1307, with its walls of thick limestone blocks, its narrow loopholes and its  heavy gates, the Elephant Tower protected the south-western side of Castello; developed on four levels with a total height of more than thirty metres, it was also an excellent lookout station against any possible attack from the sea.

Even today it is one of the most striking accesses to Castello, while in the past it was also used as a powder magazine, armoury and prison.

In comparison to the St. Pancras Tower, the Elephant Tower is more well-refined and it is also decorated by the marble statue of an elephant, exposed on the facade, perhaps a symbol of the  Pisan maritime power.
Restored to its original appearance, nowadays the Elephant Tower is open to visitors, by the entrance at the right side of the church of St. Joseph.

Visitors are allowed to climb up to the fourth floor. The summit of the tower is not open to the public.

It is called “Torre della Quarta Regia” because, under the government of the Crown of Spain, and until 1954, a tax corresponding to a quarter of the catch was collected there, first by payment in kind and then by a cash payment.

Also known as Torre della Scafa, it was a watchtower manned by two men that had existed since at least 1598.

The structure was seriously damaged by a storm in November 1898 and it was later rebuilt with significant rearrangements and adjustments. Originally it was truncated cone-shaped with dimensions similar to those of other contemporary towers located in the Gulf of Cagliari, while the current shape is cylindrical with reinforced concrete floors to obtain two small rooms on which some windows for lighting have been inserted. A spiral staircase connects the two levels of the tower and allows access to the terrace. On the upper part of the facade there is a brick frieze. The height of the tower exceeds 8 meters for a diameter of 4.4 meters. The building, owned by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, has undergone further restoration, which was completed at the end of 2017 by the Regional Coastal Conservation Agency.