Iglesias city center half-day Guided Tour is around the historic center of the city of Iglesias through an easy urban trekking, from the main square, along the medieval walls, to discover the most evocative historical and religious buildings, enjoying lots of curiosities and information.
The city of Iglesias is an ancient medieval town, so its history is strictly connected with the History of Italy and the Mediterranean Sea. Not everyone knows that Iglesias has been founded by Conte Ugolino, a “celebrity” of Divina Commedia by Dante Alighieri, it was one of the main city of the Spanish Kingdom in Sardinia, the main mining area of Sardinia.
The half-day Guided Tour to the Iglesias City Center lasts 1,5 hours and it’s all by foot.
Please, note: there is the possibility to customize a guided tours for people with walking difficulties or families with strollers.
Overview
Our tour is an easy urban trekking along the main attractions of the city, squares with evocative statues and fountains, medieval buildings like the Castle and the walls’ towers, churches and art deco palaces.
The half-day Guided Tour to the Iglesias City Center lasts 1,5 hours and it’s all by foot.
Please, note: there is the possibility to customize a guided tours for people with walking difficulties or families with strollers.
Highlights:
- piazza Sella, monument of Quintino Sella
- medieval walls and towers
- Salvaterra Castle and the figure of Conte Ugolino
- Church of Purissima, the former Jesuit College
- Piazza Pichi and Elettra Theatre
- Santa Chiara Cathedral
- Town Hall and Episcopal Palace
- Churches of San Michele, San Francesco, San Marcello
- Asproni Mining School
- Church Madonna delle Grazie
- Piazza La Marmora and the Maimoni Funtain
- Art Deco Palaces
- Piazza Oberdan and Ciusa War Memorial