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Sassari: historic center – Ducal Palace of Sassari loop from Sassari Santa Maria
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Sassari: historic center – Ducal Palace of Sassari loop from Sassari Santa Maria
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Sassari: historic center – Ducal Palace of Sassari loop from Sassari Santa Maria
01:31
14.2km
150m
Running
Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 19, 2026
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603 m
Brigliadore Fountain
Highlight • Religious Site
2
698 m
Sassari: historic center
Highlight • Historical Site
Every year on August 14th, the “Discesa dei Candelieri” is celebrated in honor of the Virgin who would have saved the city from the plague. The Candelieri are giant candlesticks that, since the Middle Ages, represent the Gremi, ie the city guilds of arts and crafts.
This festival consists of a costume procession, during which the representatives of each Gremio carry on their shoulders their own heavy "candlestick" (a large wooden column that symbolizes a candle). The procession starts in the center of the city and descends to the northern limit of the historic center, ending with a solemn mass when it reaches Santa Maria di Betlem.
This festival has been included by UNESCO among the World Heritage Sites in 2013.
This festival consists of a costume procession, during which the representatives of each Gremio carry on their shoulders their own heavy "candlestick" (a large wooden column that symbolizes a candle). The procession starts in the center of the city and descends to the northern limit of the historic center, ending with a solemn mass when it reaches Santa Maria di Betlem.
This festival has been included by UNESCO among the World Heritage Sites in 2013.
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811 m
Santa Maria di Betlem in Sassari
Highlight • Religious Site
Santa Maria di Betlem, the oldest church in Sassari, is dedicated to the Virgin.
Built in the thirteenth century in Romanesque style, it was then remodeled with Gothic and Neoclassical elements. It has a sandstone gabled façade with a fine rose window and a splayed portal in the middle. It is surmounted by an elliptical dome and an unusual round bell tower.
It houses seven giant candlesticks that, since the Middle Ages, represent the Gremis, ie the city guilds of arts and crafts.
Every year on August 14th, the “Discesa dei Candelieri” (“Descent of the Candlesticks") is celebrated in honor of the Virgin who would have saved the city from the plague.
Built in the thirteenth century in Romanesque style, it was then remodeled with Gothic and Neoclassical elements. It has a sandstone gabled façade with a fine rose window and a splayed portal in the middle. It is surmounted by an elliptical dome and an unusual round bell tower.
It houses seven giant candlesticks that, since the Middle Ages, represent the Gremis, ie the city guilds of arts and crafts.
Every year on August 14th, the “Discesa dei Candelieri” (“Descent of the Candlesticks") is celebrated in honor of the Virgin who would have saved the city from the plague.
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1.30 km
Church of Saint Anthony the Abbot
Highlight • Religious Site
The church was built in the early 18th century on the ruins of a pre-existing building. The facade is in Baroque style and the interior is in the shape of a Latin cross.
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5
1.88 km
Fountain of Ego Humilitate Pretio, Sassari Public Gardens
Highlight • Natural Monument
Beautiful green park with fountain and small cafe
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2.04 km
Ducal Palace of Sassari
Highlight • Historical Site
Palazzo Ducale is a historic palace in Sassari built in the second half of the eighteenth century. Today it is the seat of the municipal administration.
The building was built in the period between 1775 and 1805 - by Lombard workers directed by the Piedmontese architect Carlo Valino - at the behest of Don Antonio Manca Amat, nephew of Diego to whom he owed the title of Marquis of Mores and who in 1775 had fief of the island of Asinara and the title of duke. However, he died a few months before seeing the building completed so that the first to settle there was his nephew, Don Vincenzo Manca Amat, Duke of Vallombrosa [1]. After him it was inhabited by other private individuals, then it was occupied by the Prefecture, later by the provincial administration and finally, in 1878, by the municipality of Sassari which took it over to the municipal patrimony.
From a social point of view, the construction of the new Doge's Palace expressed the need to strengthen the predominant role of the family towards the new emerging classes and in particular the "colony" of Genoese merchants who controlled the trade in food and livestock and which therefore it represented a fundamental and fearful element of the Sassari economy.
Those: it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Ducale_(Sassari)
The building was built in the period between 1775 and 1805 - by Lombard workers directed by the Piedmontese architect Carlo Valino - at the behest of Don Antonio Manca Amat, nephew of Diego to whom he owed the title of Marquis of Mores and who in 1775 had fief of the island of Asinara and the title of duke. However, he died a few months before seeing the building completed so that the first to settle there was his nephew, Don Vincenzo Manca Amat, Duke of Vallombrosa [1]. After him it was inhabited by other private individuals, then it was occupied by the Prefecture, later by the provincial administration and finally, in 1878, by the municipality of Sassari which took it over to the municipal patrimony.
From a social point of view, the construction of the new Doge's Palace expressed the need to strengthen the predominant role of the family towards the new emerging classes and in particular the "colony" of Genoese merchants who controlled the trade in food and livestock and which therefore it represented a fundamental and fearful element of the Sassari economy.
Those: it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Ducale_(Sassari)
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2.53 km
Rosello Fountain
Highlight • Monument
Marble fountain house, built during the Renaissance. The water bubbles from eight lion and four dolphin heads.
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8
11.9 km
The fascinating surroundings of Sassari
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The surroundings of Sassari
Tours in the Sassari area develop mainly in five directions: east towards Osilo and Nulvi, north east towards Sorso and Sennori, north west towards Porto Torres and Stintino, south west towards Alghero and Porto Conte and south towards Tissi and Ittiri.
The shortness of these routes to be made by racing bike, gravel bike or MTB (most of them are under 50 km in length) should not suggest that they are just any tour in terms of both the landscape and the physical effort required.
Once you leave the outskirts of the capital, the landscape, dominated by the intense green color of an almost primordial Mediterranean vegetation, takes on the typical aspect of the Sassari sub-region characterized by continuous ups and downs (also present in the city): from a hill at 3-400 meters above sea level it rushes into a valley, and then climbs up a plateau, carved by narrow and deep ravines, which recalls the American mesas (not surprisingly in Sardinia they have shot several "western" movies) and then down again in a kind of canyon.
The small villages, interesting for their almost pre-industrial aspect and for the richness of local traditions, often differ from each other in customs, religious festivals, clothes, food and traditional products; Alghero besides, for its historic center and the beauty of its coastline up to Capo Caccia, is absolutely worth a visit.
In addition to the famous ones of Stintino, there is no shortage of beautiful sandy beaches and white limestone coves.
Finally, nuraghi, domus de janas, sacred wells and places of archaeological interest abound everywhere and among them the so-called ziqqurat of the Monte d'Accoddi complex stands out.
On the hillsides, the roads are mostly shaded below and ventilated above and have the advantage of not being busy, but the slopes are hard, especially if you are loaded with luggage.
In summer an evening outdoor is preferable, when the temperature is a little less hot.
Tours in the Sassari area develop mainly in five directions: east towards Osilo and Nulvi, north east towards Sorso and Sennori, north west towards Porto Torres and Stintino, south west towards Alghero and Porto Conte and south towards Tissi and Ittiri.
The shortness of these routes to be made by racing bike, gravel bike or MTB (most of them are under 50 km in length) should not suggest that they are just any tour in terms of both the landscape and the physical effort required.
Once you leave the outskirts of the capital, the landscape, dominated by the intense green color of an almost primordial Mediterranean vegetation, takes on the typical aspect of the Sassari sub-region characterized by continuous ups and downs (also present in the city): from a hill at 3-400 meters above sea level it rushes into a valley, and then climbs up a plateau, carved by narrow and deep ravines, which recalls the American mesas (not surprisingly in Sardinia they have shot several "western" movies) and then down again in a kind of canyon.
The small villages, interesting for their almost pre-industrial aspect and for the richness of local traditions, often differ from each other in customs, religious festivals, clothes, food and traditional products; Alghero besides, for its historic center and the beauty of its coastline up to Capo Caccia, is absolutely worth a visit.
In addition to the famous ones of Stintino, there is no shortage of beautiful sandy beaches and white limestone coves.
Finally, nuraghi, domus de janas, sacred wells and places of archaeological interest abound everywhere and among them the so-called ziqqurat of the Monte d'Accoddi complex stands out.
On the hillsides, the roads are mostly shaded below and ventilated above and have the advantage of not being busy, but the slopes are hard, especially if you are loaded with luggage.
In summer an evening outdoor is preferable, when the temperature is a little less hot.
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14.2 km
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Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
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8.01 km
3.74 km
1.84 km
488 m
< 100 m
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8.14 km
4.16 km
1.66 km
132 m
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