View from Piazza Palazzo

The view from the Piazza Palazzo, in Cagliari

The Piazza Palazzo, in the heart of the Castello district, offers a fine unobstructed view of the Villanova district, in Cagliari. The Cagliari audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this viewpoint typical of a city built on its hill, that dominates one of the four former districts, born in the twelfth century from the settlement of the peasants cultivating the fertile lands, and become today a colourful and lively suburb.

History

If there is one thing that characterises Cagliari, it is its magnificent viewpoints scattered in the city, happy consequence of a city installed on a hill. From the Piazza Palazzo, you enjoy a fine unobstructed view of Villanova, one of the four former districts of the city, that goes back to the twelfth century. This zone corresponds to the extension of Cagliari at the time when many peasants settled there to cultivate the fertile lands that surrounded the city. Today, Villanova is a colourful district that invites to fine walks among the typical houses, the Aragonese churches, the shops and the restaurants. The Piazza Palazzo, for its part, occupies the historic heart of the Castello, surrounded by major monuments like the Royal Palace and the cathedral; this belvedere thus offers, in a few steps, a striking shortcut between the aristocratic upper town and the popular and agricultural lower town.

What to see

Here you enjoy, from the Piazza Palazzo in the heart of the Castello, a fine unobstructed view of Villanova, one of the four former districts born in the twelfth century from the settlement of the peasants, today colourful and lively with its typical houses and its Aragonese churches; the square is surrounded by the Royal Palace and the cathedral. The view from the Piazza Palazzo links upper and lower town. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Piazza Palazzo lies in the heart of the Castello district, in Cagliari, reachable on foot; it is lined with the Royal Palace and the cathedral. It is a square in free access, from which you enjoy the view, that you discover during a walk in the old town.

What district do you see from the Piazza Palazzo of Cagliari?

Here you enjoy a fine unobstructed view of Villanova, one of the four former districts of Cagliari, born in the twelfth century from the settlement of the peasants who cultivated the fertile lands around the city; it is today a colourful district, rich in typical houses, Aragonese churches, shops and restaurants.

Where is the Piazza Palazzo in Cagliari?

In the heart of the Castello district, in Cagliari, in Italy.