Accademia

Sassari


With al fresco summer tables, a vaulted interior and an enclosed wrought-iron verandah, this is a lively hang-out in the university district. It gets very busy at lunchtimes and on Friday and Saturday nights, when it often hosts gigs.


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Nearby Sassari attractions

1. Palazzo Giordano

0.15 MILES

Wandering across Piazza Italia, your gaze is drawn to the stately neo-Gothic Palazzo Giordano, now home to the Banca Intesa Sanpaolo.

2. Palazzo Ducale

0.16 MILES

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…

3. Museo della Brigata Sassari

0.18 MILES

Sassari is home to one of Italy’s most revered army regiments. The Sassari Brigade was established in 1915 and during WWI established a reputation for…

4. Piazza Italia

0.18 MILES

Sassari’s largest piazza is one of Sardinia’s most impressive public spaces. Covering about a hectare, it is surrounded by imposing 19th-century buildings…

5. Pinacoteca Nazionale di Sassari

0.19 MILES

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…

6. Duomo

0.2 MILES

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,…

7. Palazzo della Provincia

0.21 MILES

One of Sassari's grandest buildings, the neoclassical Palazzo della Provincia sits in stately splendour on the northern flank of Piazza Italia. As seat of…

8. Casa Farris

0.23 MILES

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