Pinacoteca Nazionale di Sassari

Sassari


Housed in a 16th-century Jesuit college, Sassari's municipal art collection boasts more than 400 paintings from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Of the religious art on show, a highlight is Bartolomeo Vivarini's fine triptych, Madonna con bambino (1473). Upstairs, works by the likes of Giovanni Lanfranco and Guercino hang alongside landscapes and Flemish still lifes, while up on the 2nd floor you'll find paintings by 20th-century Sardinian artists.


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1. Palazzo Ducale

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Seat of Sassari city council and the Museo della Città. The museum is divided into two sections: the Stanze del Duca, three rooms illustrating the palace…

2. Casa di Re Enzo

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With its arched portico and delicately crafted mullioned windows, this 15th-century building, now home to a clothes shop, is a rare example of Catalan…

3. Casa Farris

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Casa Farris is a 15th-century townhouse now occupied by a women's clothing shop.

4. Museo della Città

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This museum dedicated to Sassari's history is spread over three sites. Its main seat is Palazzo di Città, where exhibits illustrate the city's urban…

5. Duomo

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Sassari’s principal cathedral dazzles with its 18th-century baroque facade, a giddy free-for-all of statues, reliefs, friezes and busts. It's all a front,…

6. Palazzo di Città

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The principal seat of the Museo della Città, with exhibits illustrating the city's development, festivals and traditions

7. Corso Vittorio Emanuele II

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The main drag through the centro storico, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II follows the path of the ancient Roman road from Porto Torres to Cagliari. Little…

8. Piazza Tola

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Just north of Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, Piazza Tola was medieval Sassari's main square where condemned heretics were burned at the stake. Overlooking…