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This is an important commercial centre and a seaside resort with a port. This city consists of a historical
quarter and a modern coastline development. It is famous for Coral handicrafts and its coastline is called
Riviera di Corallo. In Alghero there is the Gothic -Catalan Cathedral from the XVI century inside which
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are valuable works of art, the church of San Francesco from 1300 which was modified in the XVIII century,
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Spanish towers and bastions. In the Civic Library there are interesting rare Catalan books. From the
Aragonese city walls some towers are left. Among these there are the towers of Porta Terra, Maddalena and
Sperone (circular layout from the sixteenth century). It is worth visiting the surrounding area to see the
Nettuno Cave and Escala del Cabirol, Capo Caccia, the Necropolis of Anghelo Ruju and Santu Pedru and to the
Nuragic village of Palmavera. Nearby there is the the Lido of Fertilia with its airport. Porto Conte bay is
an ideal place for diving.
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