A jewel result of best Baroque Art : statues, columns and decorations, the first impact with the facade of the Cathedral of San Nicola in Sassari is a real surprise. Set in the old city center, it lies along narrow streets full of charm. And when this Church appears you will be kidnapped by the beauty of what can be created by human genius and art .
What history and layers of dirt and asphalt cannot erase, will surface sooner or later. The Aragonese Castle of Sassari is proof of that. Largely destroyed and then buried under a square, its remains came to light back in 2008.
What history and layers of dirt and asphalt cannot erase, will surface sooner or later. The Aragonese Castle of Sassari is proof of that. Largely destroyed and then buried under a square, its remains came to light back in 2008.
A jewel result of best Baroque Art : statues, columns and decorations, the first impact with the facade of the Cathedral of San Nicola in Sassari is a real surprise. Set in the old city center, it lies along narrow streets full of charm. And when this Church appears you will be kidnapped by the beauty of what can be created by human genius and art .
So extraordinary that deserved its own postage stamp, the Rosello Fountain is the symbol of Sassari, chosen in 1975 by the Italian Postal Service as the most famous ornamental fountain in Sardinia.
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ROSELLO FOUNTAIN. THE SYMBOL OF THE CITY OF SASSARI
A theater deeply rooted in history: until 1826, the City Palace stood in its place overlooking the ancient Platha de Cothinas, now the Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. Then the architect Giuseppe Cominotti was commissioned to build a new structure in the neoclassical style.
A theater deeply rooted in history: until 1826, the City Palace stood in its place overlooking the ancient Platha de Cothinas, now the Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. Then the architect Giuseppe Cominotti was commissioned to build a new structure in the neoclassical style.