Alghero
Alghero (Italian pronunciation: [alˈɡɛro]; Catalan: [L'Alguer] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), IPA: [ɫəɫˈɣe], locally: [lalˈɣe]; Sardinian: [S'Alighèra] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help); Sassarese Sardinian: [La Liéra] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), is a city of about 44,000 citizens in Italy. It lies in the province of Sassari in northwestern Sardinia, next to the sea.
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L'Alguer (Catalan) | |
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| Città di Alghero (in Italian) Ciutat de l'Alguer (in Catalan) | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | SS |
| Frazioni | Fertilia, Guardia Grande, I Piani, Loretella, Maristella, Sa Segada, Santa Maria La Palma, Tramariglio, Villassunta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Conoci ([[List of political parties in Italy| Centre-right]]) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 224.43 km2 (86.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation 30 June 2017 | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 43,945 |
| • Density | 195.807/km2 (507.138/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07041 |
| Patron saint | St. Michael |
| Saint day | 29 September |
| Website | Official website |
| spoken language: Catalan | |
In the 1930s, the Swedish writer Amelie Posse Brazdova wrote a book entitled Sardinia Side Show, where she told the complete story of 2 years she spent "interned" in Alghero old town during World War I.
Alghero Media
Nuraghe Palmavera near Alghero.
Piazza Sulis in Alghero (Sardinia), Italy.
Alghero - Chiesa di San Francesco
Alghero - Piazza Civica
Map of the Catalan speaking language.
Lungomare di Alghero (Sardinia) 2015.
Sea view from the Muralla
Such a beautiful dome! Dome of church San Michele, Alghero/Italy.
View from the Porta Terra tower
Porto Conte e Capo Caccia visti da Monte Doglia, Alghero (SS)
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References
Other websites
- City of Alghero Official website (in Italian and Catalan)
- Official Alghero tourism web site Archived 2011-09-03 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- Alghero Tourist Informations and Webcam Live Archived 2021-03-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian, English, and French)
- Alghero Tourism and Town Information Archived 2019-09-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- Alghero Tourism and Hotels Informations (in English)
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