Traditions

Alghero is the ideal place in which to experience the culture and traditions of an area that has always been something of an island-within-an-island, standing apart from the other areas on Sardinia due to its specific history and unique language.

 

As you explore Alghero, you will discover the flavours, aromas and sounds of its past – a past that lives on inside the walls of the city.

Language

As you stroll through the streets, alleys and markets of the old town, it is not difficult to discover the Catalan imprint that lives on in the customs and day-to-day life of this part of Italy.

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Coral fishing

Alghero also boasts another veritable peculiarity – one that, in the past, was crucial in the development of the city: the "red gold" of the Coral Coast.

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Holy Week

Holy Week affords the perfect opportunity to discover the devotion with which this city keeps its origins alive.

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Sant'Elm, protector of fishermen

Fishing in Alghero, like many communities in the Mediterranean, is steeped in centuries of ritual and religious values​​.

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