Founded in the Middle Ages, in North Sardinia, Sassari has a wealth of noble and ecclesiastical buildings of great value, protected by the surrounding fields and olive groves. Fontana di Rosello and Piazza d'Italia are its symbols. Buildings in the town centre include the Cathedral of San Nicola di Bari and the Churches of Santa Maria di Betlem and Sant'Apollinare, the most ancient church in the city. The Sanna Museum is a concentration of archaeology, while the Park of Monserrato is a green oasis on the outskirts of the town.
The most impressive evidence dating back to prehistoric times is the Nuragic complex of Monte d'Accoddi (2700 - 2400 BC), with a Megalithic altar that is unique in Sardinia for its shape and is reminiscent of the sanctuaries in Mesopotamia. Other sights in the area are the Domus de Janas, menhir and other Nuraghi.
The stretch of beach of Platamona, in the Gulf of Asinara, is historically ‘the beach of the people of Sassari’, while on the western side, to the north of Capo Caccia, there are Porto Ferro, with its fine sand, and Porto Palmas, with its smooth white little pebbles. Going back towards the north, there is Argentiera, an evocative symbol of mining archaeology, once in vogue and now a ghost town of ruins.
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