La Marina

The Marina district, in Cagliari

The Marina district is the maritime and gourmet district of Cagliari, along the via Roma and its arcaded Liberty façades. The Cagliari audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this place of the passeggiata, the Italian-style promenade, where mingle terraces, shops, sea outings and restaurants serving the Sardinian specialities, from the culurgiones to the fregolas, in a Mediterranean and convivial ambience.

History

The via Roma, lined with fine arcaded Liberty façades filled with terraces and shops, runs along the marina of Cagliari. This street, one of the main ones of the city, is much appreciated by the inhabitants and perfect for the passeggiata, the Italian-style promenade, that end-of-day ritual during which everyone, elegantly dressed, strolls according to the encounters. The Marina district also offers the possibility of a sea outing: many excursions are proposed, to see the sun rise, explore the island or have an aperitif at nightfall, and holders of a boat licence can rent one to go around the island. It is above all the ideal place to stroll, do the shops or dream facing the horizon. The district abounds in restaurants where to taste the Sardinian specialities: the culurgiones, these ravioli in the shape of an ear of wheat filled with potatoes and meat, or with ricotta, mint and garlic; or the fregola, a semolina rolled into large grains whose origin, very ancient, would come from the exchanges with the Maghreb. Authentic and warm, the Marina sums up the Mediterranean art of living of Cagliari.

What to see

Here you stroll along the via Roma and its arcaded Liberty façades, ideal ground of the passeggiata; the Marina district offers terraces, shops, sea outings and many restaurants where to taste the Sardinian specialities, like the culurgiones and the fregola. Authentic and gourmet, the Marina embodies the art of living of Cagliari. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Marina district extends along the via Roma, facing the port of Cagliari, reachable on foot. It is a district in free access, lined with shops and restaurants that follow their own hours, which vary; the sea outings are proposed by various providers. You discover it during a walk.

What specialities to taste in the Marina district in Cagliari?

Here you taste the Sardinian specialities: the culurgiones, ravioli in the shape of an ear of wheat filled with potatoes and meat or with ricotta, mint and garlic, and the fregola, a semolina rolled into large grains of very ancient origin, probably imported during exchanges with the Maghreb; the district abounds in restaurants along the via Roma, facing the port.

Where is the Marina district in Cagliari?

Along the via Roma, facing the port of Cagliari, in Italy.