Olbia Trip Overview
Do you want to discover the history of Sardinia in a fun and alternative way with a qualified guide at your disposal? Trust the experience of our guides who will organize the archaeological tour down to the smallest detail. You will have the opportunity to relive 4000 years of Sardinian history, visiting: the Roman Aqueduct, the Roman Cistern, the mysterious Sacred Well, the imposing Castle of Pedres, the evocative Tombs of the Giants, the Basilica of San Simplicio. What are you waiting for? Explore the history of the Island while you relax and have fun!
Additional Info
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Olbia, Italy
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Bus & Minivan Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Olbia, Sardinia, Italy
Do you want to discover the history of Sardinia in a fun and alternative way with a qualified guide at your disposal? Trust the experience of our guides who will organize the archaeological tour down to the smallest detail. You will have the opportunity to relive 4000 years of Sardinian history, visiting: the Roman Aqueduct, the Roman Cistern, the mysterious Sacred Well, the imposing Castle of Pedres, the evocative Tombs of the Giants, the Basilica of San Simplicio. What are you waiting for? Explore the history of the Island while you relax and have fun!
Itinerary
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Pass By: Parco Fausto Noce, Via Luigi Galvani, 07026, Olbia, Sardinia Italy
The Fausto Noce park is the green lung of the city. With as many as eighteen hectares of greenery, in 2005 it was named the second best green project in Italy.
Pass By: Corso Umberto, 07026, Olbia, Sardinia Italy
The main street of the historic city center
Pass By: Necropoli di San Simplicio, Via Gabriele d’Annunzio Piazza San Simplicio, 07026, Olbia, Sardinia Italy
Necropolis located under the Basilica of San Simplicio
Pass By: Museo Archeologico, Via Macerata Isolotto di Peddone, Olbia, Sardinia Italy
Archaeological Museum
Stop At: Museum Civitatense Basilica di San Simplicio, Piazza San Simplicio 1, 07026, Olbia, Sardinia Italy
The basilica of San Simplicio, in Olbia, is the most important and ancient religious monument in north-eastern Sardinia and a testimony of the spread of Christianity on the island. Cathedral until 1839, parish church since 1955, it was given the title of minor basilica in 1993 by Pope John Paul II.
It is dedicated to San Simplicio, proto-bishop of the city and martyr under the emperor Diocletian.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Acquedotto Romano, Via dei Lidi, 07026, Olbia, Sardinia Italy
The Olbia aqueduct was built by the Romans between the 1st and 2nd centuries. d. C., to collect water from the springs of Mount Cabu Abas.
Next to the aqueduct, a large settling tank was built completely dug out of the stone and provided with six holes for ventilation. On the sides of the cistern there are two other smaller tanks and a well for water inlet and outlet. On the arches you can still see the water transport channels.
It is the best preserved archaeological site from the Roman age in Sardinia.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Tomba dei Giganti Su Monte ‘e S’Abe, Via Caterina Longa, 07026, Olbia, Sardinia Italy
Near Olbia and the north-eastern coast of Sardinia, stands a prehistoric monument dating back over 4 thousand years ago, which evokes the head of a bull, a Nuragic divinity
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Castello di Pedres, Strada Panoramica Olbia km 3,3, 07026, Olbia, Sardinia Italy
The Castle stands on a rock of 89 meters and characterizes the whole southern part of the Olbiese basin.
Its origin dates back to between 1296 and 1322, in the period of Pisan-Aragonese domination during the rise of the Visconti family.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Pozzo Sacro Sa Testa, Localita Sa Testa, 07026, Olbia, Sardinia Italy
One of the most characteristic monuments of the Nuragic civilization in Gallura, in the north-eastern part of Sardinia: a sacred well where the rituals of the water cult took place
Duration: 20 minutes
