# Things to see in Sassari (Italy): 46 places and when to go

> Sassari is a city in Italy with around 121,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 46 places in and around it, mainly History (18), Temples (11), Nature (6). The best known are Porto Torres, Alghero Cathedral and Monte d'Accoddi. The best time to come is March to June and September to October; also possible: November to February and July to August. In June there are 14 h 54 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 06. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/sacer/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Italy · 40.73, 8.57
- **Population:** About 121,000
- **Places:** 46 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/historia/) (18) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/espiritual/) (11) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/naturaleza/) (6) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/montana/) (5) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/senderismo/) (4) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museos/) (3)
- **Best time:** March to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** November to February and July to August.
- **Nearest airport:** FCO Rome, 331 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Monte Tuffudesu, at 766 m.

## What to see in Sassari

The places in and around Sassari, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Porto Torres](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/nuraghe-biunisi/): Italian comune · 22 km
- [Alghero Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cattedrale-di-santa-maria/): Church building in Alghero, Italy · 29 km
- [Monte d'Accoddi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-d-accoddi/): Archaeological site in Sardinia, Italy · 12 km
- [Sassari Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cattedrale-di-san-nicola/): Cathedral · 1.0 km
- [Necropolis of Anghelu Ruju](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/anghelu-ruju-necropolis/): Building in Alghero, Italy · 23 km
- [Basilica of San Gavino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/san-gavino/): Church · 18 km
- [Necropolis of Santu Pedru](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/necropoli-di-santu-pedru/): Building in Alghero, Italy · 18 km
- [Chiesa di San Francesco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/iglesia-de-san-francisco/): Church building in Alghero, Italy · 29 km
- [San Michele](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/iglesia-de-san-miguel/): Church building in Alghero, Italy · 29 km
- [Necropolis of Su Crucifissu Mannu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/necropoli-di-su-crucifissu-mannu/): Building in Porto Torres, Italy · 14 km
- [Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Carmelo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/iglesia-del-carmen-alguer/): Church building in Alghero, Italy · 29 km
- [G. A. Sanna National Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-archeologico-nazionale-giovanni-antonio-sanna/): Art museum · 855 m
- [Nostra Signora di Valverde (Alghero)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/santuario-di-nostra-signora-di-valverde/): Temples · 25 km
- [Monte Baranta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/complesso-prenuragico-di-monte-baranta/): Megalithic complex in Olmedo, Italy · 18 km
- [Monte Forte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-forte/): Mountain in Italy · 26 km
- [Necropolis of Calancoi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/necropoli-di-calancoi/): Archaeological site · 4.7 km
- [Necropolis of Montalè](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/necropoli-di-montale/): Building in Sassari, Italy · 5.4 km
- [Necropolis of Ponte Secco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/necropoli-di-ponte-secco/): Archaeological site · 11 km
- [necropolis of Su Murrone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/necropoli-di-su-murrone/): Archaeological site · 26 km
- [Monte Doglia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-doglia/): Mountain in Italy · 30 km
- [Antiquarium Turritano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-archeologico-nazionale-antiquarium-turritano-e-area-ar/): Museum in Porto Torres, Italy · 19 km
- [Necropolis of Pedras Serradas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/necropoli-di-pedras-serradas/): Archaeological site in Province of Sassari, Italy · 9.4 km
- [Necropolis of S'Elighe Entosu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/necropoli-di-s-elighe-entosu/): Archaeological site · 9.1 km
- [nuraghe Rumanedda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/nuraghe-rumanedda/): Archaeological site · 18 km

And the other 22, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Torre del Porto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/torre-del-porto/), [Torre di Abbacurrente](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/torre-di-abbacurrente/), [Ferromin Porto Torres](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/complesso-industriale-ferromin-s-a/), [torre di Sulis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/torre-di-sulis/), [Sa Femina Nuraghe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/nuraghe-sa-femina/)
- **Beaches**: [Bau Bau Beach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/bau-bau-beach/), [Albanella Beach Club](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/albanella-beach-club/)
- **Temples**: [Beata Vergine della Consolata (Porto Torres)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/beata-vergine-della-consolata/), [Chiesa della Madonna di Noli Me Tollere](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/madonna-di-noli-me-tollere/), [Santa Maria](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/santa-maria-di-torres/), [Chiesa di Santu Bainzu Ischabizzaddu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-santu-bainzu-ischabizzaddu/)
- **Nature**: [Grotta dell'Inferno](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/grotta-dell-inferno-k0048-l220-t-9-14/), [Monte Alvaro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-alvaro/), [Monte Elva](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-elva/), [Monte Tuffudesu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-tuffudesu/)
- **Museums and art**: [Museo del porto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-del-porto/)
- **Hiking**: [Cammino di Santo Jacu - Tappa 22](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cammino-di-santo-jacu-tappa-22/), [Cammino di Santo Jacu - Tappa 23](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cammino-di-santo-jacu-tappa-23/), [Cammino di Santo Jacu - Tappa 24](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cammino-di-santo-jacu-tappa-24/), [Cammino di Santu Jacu - Cammino del Nord - Tappa 7](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cammino-di-santu-jacu-cammino-del-nord-tappa-7/)
- **Food and drink**: [Mercato Civico](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/mercado/), [Sella&Mosca](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/sella-mosca/)

## When to go to Sassari

The best time to visit Sassari is **March to June and September to October**; also possible: November to February and July to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 23 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 26 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 41 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 06 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 16 |
| June | Best time | 14 h 54 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 39 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 38 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 15 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 53 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 41 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 06 |

In June there are 14 h 54 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 06. In June, 46 of the 46 places are at their best.

When to go to Italy in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Sassari

The nearest main airport is Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO, Rome), 331 km as the crow flies. How to get around Italy (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=40.73%2C8.57)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=40.73%2C8.57)

## Other towns nearby

- [Siligo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/siligo/): 27 places · 21 km
- [Castelsardo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castelsardo/): 16 places · 23 km
- [Otieri/Ozieri](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/otieri-ozieri/): 15 places · 40 km
- [Tempio Pausania](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/tempio-pausania/): 11 places · 49 km
- [Buddusò](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/budduso/): 12 places · 60 km
- [Olbia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/olbia/): 38 places · 82 km

And all of Italy, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Sassari?

The best known: [Porto Torres](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/nuraghe-biunisi/), [Alghero Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cattedrale-di-santa-maria/), [Monte d'Accoddi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-d-accoddi/), [Sassari Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cattedrale-di-san-nicola/), [Necropolis of Anghelu Ruju](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/anghelu-ruju-necropolis/). In all, 46 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Sassari?

March to June and September to October; also possible: November to February and July to August. In June there are 14 h 54 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 06.

### How do you get to Sassari?

The nearest main airport is Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO), 331 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=40.73%2C8.57) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Sassari as the destination and these 46 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).