The Genoese Doria founded it in the twelfth century on a headland sheer above the gulf of Asinara, and Castelsardo keeps its stronghold layout: castle on top — now the museum of Mediterranean weaving, devoted to the famous dwarf-palm baskets — bastions, and a cathedral whose majolica-domed bell tower hangs over the sea.
On holy Monday, the Lunissanti fills the night with confraternity chants among Sardinia's oldest. On the road to Sedini, the Elephant Rock — a boulder shaped by wind, with prehistoric rock tombs dug inside — is the most photographed natural monument of the island's north.
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Next up: Saint Anthony the Abbot, patron of the village the Doria founded as Castelgenovese, Sunday 17 January
Nearest airport: Alghero Fertilia, 47 km away
Castelsardo is part of 🏘️ Villages 🏖️ Seaside
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📅 Every year, on 17 January
Castelsardo celebrates Saint Anthony the Abbot on 17 January in the concathedral dedicated to him; the village, founded in 1102 by the Genoese Doria family as Castelgenovese, was home for years to Eleonora d'Arborea, wife of Brancaleone Doria.
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Outside Castelsardo, but an easy day trip away.
