10 Facts About Alghero

Alghero is a city of about 45,000 inhabitants in the Italian insular province of Sassari in northwestern Sardinia, next to the Mediterranean Sea.

Alghero is the third university center in the island, coming after Cagliari and Sassari.

The dialects these families spoke in Alghero were all very similar and derived from the same linguistic family.

Alghero is located on the northwestern coast of Sardinia, along the bay named after the city.

Climate at Alghero is mild due to the presence of the sea, which attenuates the temperatures especially during the summer.

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Many historical dominances that occurred in Alghero have created a rich variety of monuments, buildings and sights.

Back from the Neolithic period from which many settlements remain, up to nowadays, in the last decades Alghero has become a touristic main point not only because of its coast and natural beauties but because of a fairly well-preserved patrimony.

Coral of Alghero is among the finest in the Mediterranean with a reputation for quantity, quality, compression and ruby red color.

The coat of arms and flag of Alghero include a branch of the valuable red coral on a foundation of rock.

Alghero has a train station in the Pietraia neighborhood, Sant'Agostino, with daily trains to Sassari.