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P Castello and Museo
dell’Intreccio
Via Marconi. Tel 347 111 85 47. Open
Sep–Jun: 9:30am–1pm, 3–5:30pm
daily (to 7:30pm May, Jun & Sep); Jul &
Aug: 9am–midnight daily (times vary
according to season, call ahead). &
Built in the 13th and 14th
centuries, this fortress is now
occupied by the Museo
dell’Intreccio (museum of
wickerwork). Local baskets are
made from traditional materials
such as palm, asphodel and
cane. From the castle terraces
The harbour at Castelsardo there are fantastic views; on
clear days you can see Corsica.
d Castelsardo The alley­ways of the centre
of town are lined with small
Road map C2. * 5,500. n Pro Loco
(079 47 15 06). _ Easter Monday: shops selling all kinds of local
Lunissanti procession. ∑ castelsardo handicrafts. Fish­lovers will do
turismo.it well here, as the local cuisine is
based on freshly caught fish
Perched on a volcanic head­ and lobsters.
land, Castelsardo has known a On Easter Monday, the
number of name changes in traditional Lunissanti
its history. The town procession is held in
was founded in 1102 Castelsardo. The streets
by the aristo cratic are lit by flaming
Doria family from torches, and Sant’Antonio Abate in Castelsardo, its
Genoa, and was traditional hooded bell tower topped by an onion dome
originally known as figures form a slow
Castelgenovese, a procession, to the sound R Cattedrale di
name it kept until 1448, Local basketwork of three songs, Lu Stabat, Sant’Antonio Abate
when it became Castell­ Lu Jesu and Lu Miserere. Via Seminario. Open 8am–6pm daily.
aragonese, after the town’s These songs are centuries old, Constructed in the 17th century
new conquerors. The present and probably date from before on the site of an existing
name dates from 1776. Catalan rule. They have been Romanesque church, the
The town is dominated by handed down by word of cathedral has a bell tower roofed
the castle (Castello), which now mouth ever since. The solemn with majolica tiles. From the
houses a museum with exhibits procession, one of the most tower there is a splendid view of
of traditional basket­weaving. well­known of Sardinia’s the water below. The cathedral
Overlooking the sea is the Easter festivals, ends contains fine 16th­century,
cathedral of Sant’Antonio Abate. at the church of Santa Maria. carved wooden furnishings.

The town of Castelsardo and the castle above
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp178–9 and p189

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