The best cycling routes around Tissi

The Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of Graces, originally a Benedictine abbey and since the 15th century a convent of the Franciscan Friars Minor, is one of the oldest religious places in Sassari; it currently also houses a retirement home and is the seat of the Gremio dei Massai Agricoltori. The complex, although valuable from an external and especially internal architectural point of view, is not particularly well-kept and the large space it overlooks (ennobled - no one knows for how long - by a centuries-old oak tree) is becoming a desolate parking lot for cars and campers. Even the friars seem reduced to a sparse and not very healthy presence. But religiosity at the city level - and not only - resists through regularly celebrated masses, religious ceremonies or anniversaries and demonstrations of popular devotion, especially in spring.

Sassari is the second largest city in Sardinia. It was founded by the Phoenicians and has experienced various cultural influences over the centuries. This is reflected in the architecture and cultural heritage of the city. It is definitely worth a visit.

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The town of Baddimanna is located on the northern outskirts of Sassari, adjacent to the Monte Rosello district and stretches eastwards over a hilly area, connecting to the hills of Filigheddu and Monti Bianchinu through a network of local roads. In the heart of Baddimanna there is the Park of the same name, which constitutes one of the largest green areas in the city: it extends for around ten hectares and is home to a pine forest, in which there are also other species such as mastic and various spontaneous flowers. Created about seventy years ago following a devastating fire, the Park has undergone progressive degradation which has made it less usable for the population; but in the 1920s the area was redeveloped, suitably equipped and made usable for citizens. The park named after Baden-Powell, founder of Scouting, is equipped with various picnic facilities with wooden tables and benches, waste collection baskets, children's games, a dog area and a cycle-pedestrian path; there is a kiosk bar and a restaurant. Furthermore, inside the park there is a monument dedicated to the soldiers of the Sassari Brigade. It is located in via Prati and the entrance time varies from 9am - 5pm to 9am - 9pm depending on the seasons.

The Abbacurrente tower represents an element of the complex of fortified structures which, from the early Middle Ages to the mid-19th century, performed the function of defence, sighting and communication along the Sardinian coast. Located on the edge of the sea, on a rocky protrusion at the left end of the long Platamona beach, the tower mainly had a signaling purpose. Due to its small size, it could only accommodate a small garrison. Its strategic location allowed visual contact with the towers of Isola Piana, Trabucado and, on clear days, also with that of Isola Rossa.

It is a single tower nuraghe in good condition, the only one in the area accessible from inside. It reaches a maximum height of 5 meters.

It is the lounge square in the center of Sassari, large, elegant, bright, overlooked by important buildings such as the majestic Palazzo della Provincia and, opposite, the "Intesa San Paolo" bank in neo-Gothic style; in the center stands a monument to Vittorio Emanuele II, until recently surrounded by 4 palm trees. It is accessed by descending from the beautiful Via Roma, shaded by citrus trees, while continuing downhill on the opposite side, through a short arcaded street, you enter the adjacent Piazza Castello. Piazza d'Italia is a favorite destination for shopping, family walks and some local events.

Piazza d'Italia is the main square of Sassari. Built starting from 1872, it stands just outside the walls of the medieval centre.