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30-463: Its first name was "Torres stadium", changed in the seventies to "Acquedotto stadium". On 22 August 2001 it changed its name and was named after Giovanni Sanna, a footballer originally from Alghero who in his career played in Torres 1903 first as a player, then as a coach and sports director. In 2013, a restyling project of the municipal stadium of Sassari was presented, developed with red and blue passion by

60-553: A culture which emphasized hunting and warrior prowess; whereas silver rings , copper daggers appearing to originate from Spain , an awl which likely was from southern France , a copper ring of an eastern European style, and an axe which was from the British Isles indicate that Sardinia was heavily involved in this time period with a great deal of international trade. The Sardinians, for their part, were known to possess an ample amount of valuable obsidian from Monte Arci ,

90-634: Is a city of about 45,000 inhabitants in the Italian province of Sassari in the north west of the island of Sardinia , next to the Mediterranean Sea . The city's name comes from Aleguerium , which is a mediaeval Latin word meaning "stagnation of algae" ( Posidonia oceanica ). The population is noted for having retained the language of the Crown of Aragon rulers from the end of the Middle Ages, when Sardinia

120-426: Is a leisure and fishing port in the heart of the city. Passenger traffic is handled by Porto Torres , some 30 kilometers north. There are ferry services from there to Genoa , Barcelona and Civitavecchia . The Alghero-Fertilia "Riviera del Corallo" Airport is 10 kilometers from the centre near Fertilia. It is the principal connection with the rest of Italy and Europe. There is an hourly bus service to Fertilia and

150-625: Is among the finest in the Mediterranean with a reputation for quantity, quality, compression and ruby red color. Indeed, this coral is one of the most important economic aspects of the territory, giving this stretch of the coast its name, the Riviera del Corallo . The coat of arms and flag of Alghero include a branch of the valuable red coral on a foundation of rock. Around Alghero territory beside several villages and hamlets, mostly with own church and partial services and shops. Another of Alghero features

180-517: Is easily reachable by ATP Sassari urban transport with line 8 (which leaves from Sassari station ) and from CS (Circola Sinistra) at the stop Piazzale Segni . By car it can be reached from the SS 131 , from which you have to take the exit for Viale Italia, turn right into Via Parigi, and immediately left into Via Washington; once you reach the Carabinieri Command, you need to turn right just before

210-539: Is its landscape. It has several beaches, bays and natural parks on the shoreline. Capo Caccia promontory and its lighthouse are landmarks. Alghero is well-connected. Roads lead to Sassari, the province's capital. The main port for passengers is 30 kilometers away and Alghero – Fertilia airport has national and international flights. Alghero has a train station in the Pietraia neighborhood, Sant’Agostino, with daily trains to Sassari by Azienda Regionale Sarda Trasporti. There

240-463: Is mild due to the presence of the sea, which attenuates the temperatures especially during the summer. Summers are warm, like most parts of the Mediterranean. Winters are also mild, with the thermometers showing negative Celsius temperatures just a few days per year. A variety of Catalan is spoken in Alghero , introduced when Catalans settled in the town. Catalan was replaced as the official language of

270-527: Is the largest necropolis of pre-Nuragic Sardinia . The necropolis was discovered accidentally in 1903 during the excavations for the construction of a farmhouse , in the winery of Sella&Mosca . A human skull and a tripod vessel were found on that occasion. Following these findings, the archaeologist Antonio Taramelli carried out, the following year, the first excavations of the site discovering ten domus de janas . Later 21 others came to light and further research works led to 38 domus discovered. Within

300-603: The Maritime Republics , first and foremost the Genoese, apart from 1283 to 1284 when the Pisans were able to control it for a year. It is plausible that at this time the town shared, given its commercial and multi-ethnic nature, a language similar to the nascent Sassarese . The village was conquered by force by the Crown of Aragon , at the behest of King Pere III of Aragon (r. 1336–1387), who later actively promoted colonisation of

330-458: The Mediterranean Sea , Alghero had been developed into a fortified port town by 1102, built by the Genoese Doria family. The Dorias ruled Alghero for centuries, apart from a brief period under the rule of Pisa between 1283 and 1284. Alghero's population later grew because of the arrival of Catalan colonists. In the early 16th century, Alghero received papal recognition as a bishopric and

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360-538: The 13th century and was imported from the Genovese system. In 1354 the city was occupied by Catalans, who restored and expanded the defensive system, back then in bad condition. Some features from the old walls were respected, but Ferdinand the Catholic , who wanted to grant more protection to the city, built the majority of them in the 16th century. Along the walls, seven towers and three forts are found. The coral of Alghero

390-476: The Island by Spanish in the 17th century, then by Italian. The most recent linguistic research showed that 24.1% of the people have Algherese Catalan as a mother tongue, which is habitually spoken by 18.5% and taught to the children by 8% of the population, whereas 88.2% have some understanding of the language. Since 1997, Catalan has had official recognition and national and regional laws grant its right to be used in

420-651: The Sassari architects Marco Tola and Stefano Sechi, and presented yesterday by the Associazione Memoria storico Torresina and the Sef Torres 1903 Foundation with great enthusiasm. In 2020 an agreement was reached between the Torres club and the Municipality of Sassari to manage the stadium for the next 15 years and in 2021 a new turf was set up in order to improve and redevelop the structure. The structure has always hosted

450-477: The centre of Alghero. In the 1930s the Swedish writer Amelie Posse Brazdova wrote a book entitled Sardinia Side Show , where she told the complete story of two years she spent "interned" in Alghero old town during World War I . Necropolis of Anghelu Ruju The necropolis of Anghelu Ruju is a pre-Nuragic archaeological site located north of the city of Alghero , Province of Sassari , Sardinia . It

480-470: The city and part of the coast, as the surrounding countryside has always been populated by Sardinian-speaking people. Moreover, the ancient part of Alghero shows many characteristics of Catalan medieval architecture. The 'algueresos' (Alghero inhabitants) usually refer to their city as 'Barceloneta' – 'little Barcelona ' – because of their ancestry and fraternity with the Catalan capital. This Catalan population

510-510: The city. Currently, there has been a revival of the arts in Algherese Catalan, with singers such as Franca Masu performing original compositions in the language. Following a rural exodus from the surrounding villages towards the city, much of the population speaks or has some proficiency in Sardinian , in addition to Italian and Catalan. Historically, the spread of Catalan was limited to

540-518: The countryside was finally overcome in the 1950s. Since then, Alghero has become a popular tourist destination. Alghero is located on the northwestern coast of Sardinia, along the bay named after the city. In the north of the urban area, there is the Nurra plain; to the northwest, the karstic systems of Capo Caccia, Punta Giglio and Monte Doglia. The south is built mainly by mountains and the plateaus of Villanova Monteleone and Bosa . The climate at Alghero

570-583: The home games of S.E.F. Torres 1903 , which currently plays in the Serie C championship. The stadium also hosts the matches of the Torres Calcio Femminile , winner of 7 Italian Championships, 7 Super Cups and 8 Italian Cups. From September 2021 the stadium will also be used again by U.S.D. Latte Dolce for home games. On 18 August 1987, the concert of the Spandau Ballet was held at the stadium, in 1989

600-677: The last decades Alghero has become a touristic main point not only because of its coast and natural beauties but also because of a fairly well-preserved patrimony. Several archeological sites out of the urban area: the Anghelu Ruju necropolis , the Santu Pedru hill, the Villa Romana of Santa Imbenia or even the Purissima. Many nuraghi in some other points as Palmavera are also well preserved and open to visitors. The first ramparts system looks back to

630-603: The many chambers are numerous finds of grave goods (vases, statuettes of the hypothesized " mother goddess ", weapons , necklace beads etc.), which allow us to date the necropolis to the Late Neolithic ( Ozieri culture 3200-2800 BC) and they prove its use even in the Copper and the early Bronze Age , between 2800 and 1600 BC, (cultures of Abealzu-Filigosa , Monte Claro , Bell Beaker , Bonnanaro ). Furthermore, finds of flint tools, mace-heads, arrowheads, axes and beads suggest

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660-636: The roundabout and take via Verona and via Milano, continuing straight on at the traffic lights and at the next two roundabouts; at the third roundabout, turn into via Vardabasso: at the intersection with Via Carlo Felice, go straight through the roundabout and then turn left. Finally you arrive in Piazzale Segni, where there is a large parking lot. Alghero Alghero ( Italian: [alˈɡɛːro] ; Algherese : L'Alguer [lalˈɣe] ; Sardinian : S'Alighera [saliˈɣɛɾa] ; Sassarese : L'Aliera [laˈljɛːɾa] )

690-572: The same linguistic family. Over time, it settled on its current form of Catalan, despite the subsequent decline of the Crown of Aragon. The Aragonese were followed by the Spanish Habsburgs , who ruled until 1702 and continued expanding the town. In 1720, Alghero, along with the rest of Sardinia, was handed over to the Piedmont -based House of Savoy , upon the arrival of which a policy of Italianization

720-434: The stadium hosted a concert by Vasco Rossi and on 28 August 1991 Fabrizio De André also performed at the stadium. In 1994, the plant hosted the concert of Sting, accompanied by Tazenda. In August 1995, after a couple of days there was the concert of Litfiba and that of Pino Daniele . In 2006, the stadium hosted a concert by Luciano Ligabue with the support of Finley and Rio, a former group of Marco Ligabue. The stadium

750-455: The status of King's City ( ciutat de l'Alguer ) and developed economically. Historically, the city was founded in the early twelfth century between 1102 and 1112, when the noble Doria family of Genoa was allowed to build the first historical nucleus into an empty section of the coast of the parish of Nulauro in Judicature of Torres ( Sassari ). For two centuries it remained in the orbit of

780-490: The town and the surrounding area, sending numerous families from different counties and provinces of the then Crown of Aragon, including Valencia , Majorca , Catalonia and Aragon . These were granted enticing privileges and, in fact, replaced the original population, some of whom were sent to the Iberian Peninsula and Majorca as slaves. The dialects these families spoke in Alghero were all very similar and derived from

810-470: Was commenced. In 1821, a famine led to a revolt by the population, which was bloodily suppressed. At the end of the same century, Alghero was de-militarised. During the Fascist era, part of the surrounding marshes were reclaimed and the suburbs of Fertilia and S.M. La Palma were founded. During World War II (1943), Alghero was bombed, and its historical centre suffered heavy damage. The presence of malaria in

840-533: Was part of the Crown of Aragon; hence, Algherese (the Catalan dialect spoken there) is officially recognized as a minority language . Alghero is the third university center in the island, coming after Cagliari and Sassari . It hosts the headquarters of the Università degli Studi di Sassari 's Architecture and Design department. The area of today's Alghero has been settled since pre-historic times. The Ozieri culture

870-530: Was present here in the 4th millennium BC ( Necropolis of Anghelu Ruju ), while the Nuraghe civilization settled in the area around 1,500 BC. The Phoenicians arrived by the 8th century BC and the metalworking town of Sant'Imbenia – in the area of later Alghero –, with a mixed Phoenician and Nuragic population, engaged in trade with the Etruscans on the Italian mainland. Due to its strategic position on

900-490: Was the subject of an 1888 book by Eduardo Toda y Güell : Un poble català d'Itàlia: l'Alguer , which restarted the connection between Catalonia and Alghero. The cuisine is a blend of Catalan cuisine and Sardinian cuisine . The many historical dominances that occurred in Alghero have created a rich variety of monuments, buildings and sights. Back from the Neolithic period from which many settlements remain, up to nowadays, in

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