Places in Sestu, Sardinia
Sestu is a municipality located about 10 km north of Cagliari, the capital city of the island. Being the main town, Cagliari has become a centre of gravity for many villages of the area. Cagliari is set in a favourable position in the middle of a huge natural harbour boasting 8 Km of white sandy waterfront, called Poetto, enlivened by cafes and lounges and providing well equipped areas and facilities to hundreds of beach and water sport lovers.The waterfront beauty and uniqueness is enhanced by the surrounding Molentargius lagoon and saltpans, residence of thousands, flourishing pink flamingos and water birds nesting and breeding in a safeguarded and protected marine environment.
The city centre develops around and above the harbour area and a steep cobblestone path takes you to the old town called Castello, a medieval district on a rounded hilltop surrounded by a limestone wall.
Tiny alleys and long flight steps open into wide terraces overlooking the city and the harbour below, with the imposing gulf right in the background. Sofas and cafes, music and cocktails are the setting for every night entertainment and enjoyment and a perfect location for tourists to mingle with the friendly, suntanned and fashionable local people.
Easy to explore over a week-end, its blend of narrow streets and boulevards are lined up with 14th and 15th century buildings where churches alternate with old cafes and designer's shops. Within a short distance, the Archaeological Museum opens into an unimaginable past of the island with thousands of findings ranging from 6000 BC until 800 A.D.
Obese female statuettes, bronze warriors and animals from the Middle and Late Neolithic, funerary urns, tools, artefacts and vases, from the dominations of Punic and Phoenician, from the Romans and ultimately the Byzantines.
Before leaving the city centre, a visit to the fish market of San Benedetto is a true must. Open to the public and the trade every morning except on Sundays, it is a striking place for its colours and its shouting vendors.
They loudly sell a huge variety of fish tidily lined up in marble stalls with busy customers bargaining over fine tuna and lobsters. Not unusual to spot some very old woman making and selling fresh pasta right on spot! Cagliari city centre is a convenient starting point to some of the most enchanting beach locations of the area like Santa Margherita di Pula and Chia on the west and Villasimius and Costa Rei on the east, just to name a few.
Places near Sestu
- 5 km Elmas 1614
- 7 km Monserrato 1939
- 8 km Assemini 791
- 8 km Settimo San Pietro 1974
- 8 km Selargius 2000
- 9 km Quartucciu 2000
- 9 km Soleminis 122
- 10 km Cagliari 1948
- 10 km Sinnai 1835
- 10 km Serdiana 70
Points of interest near Sestu
Museums and Libraries
- 5 km Museo di Antropologia ed Etnografia 1906
- 6 km Museo delle Ferrovie 1931
- 8 km Museo di Mineralogia e Museo Sardo di Geologia e Paleontologia Domenico Lovisato 1943
Stations
- 6 km Cagliari Elmas 1583
- 6 km Monserrato 1939
- 7 km Assemini Carmine 1369
- 7 km Settimo San Pietro 1970
- 8 km Assemini 641
- 8 km Cagliari Santa Gilla 1912
Hospitals
- 6 km Azienda Ospedaliera Giuseppe Brotzu 1897
- 7 km Presidio Ospedaliero Armando Businco 1916
- 7 km Presidio Ospedaliero Microcitemico 1916
- 8 km Presidio Ospedaliero Ss. Trinità 1912
- 8 km INRCA 1917
Airports
Churches
- 8 km Chiesa del Carmine 1145
- 8 km Centro Don Orione 2002
- 8 km Chiesa di San Pietro 614
Monuments
- 8 km Sepolcro di Atilia Pomptilla 1923
Universities
- 9 km Centro Linguistico di Ateneo 1946
Places in Sardinia
