Tempio Pausania (; sdn, Tèmpiu) is a town of about 14,000 inhabitants in the
Gallura
Gallura ( sdn, Gaddura or ; sc, Caddura ) is a region in North-Eastern Sardinia, Italy.
The name ''Gallùra'' is allegedly supposed to mean "stony area".
Geography
Gallùra has a surface of and it is situated between 40°55'20"64 latitude ...
region of northern
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...
,
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, in the
province of Sassari
The province of Sassari ( it, provincia di Sassari, sc, provìntzia de Tàtari, sdc, prubìnzia di Sàssari, ca, província de Sàsser, french: province de Sassari, co, pruvincia di Sassari) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sa ...
.
History
Cultural and delegated administrative centre of the Gallura sub-region, Tempio has an ancient history. Typical
granite
Granite () is a coarse-grained ( phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies under ...
-stone architecture of the historical centre presents many similarities with southern
Corsican towns.
In 2005-2016 it was the capital of the
province of Olbia-Tempio
The province of Olbia-Tempio (, , ) was a province in the autonomous region of Sardinia, Italy. It had two provincial capitals, Olbia (58,723 inhabitants) and Tempio Pausania (14,342 inhabitants). As of 2015, the province had a total population of ...
together with
Olbia
Olbia (, ; sc, Terranoa; sdn, Tarranoa) is a city and commune of 60,346 inhabitants (May 2018) in the Italian insular province of Sassari in northeastern Sardinia, Italy, in the historical region of Gallura. Called ''Olbia'' in the Roman age ...
.
Main sights
* Historical centre of the town, built in grey granite blocks (mainly 18th century); particularly Corso Matteotti, via Roma (''Carrera Longa'', ''Lu Runzatu'', ''Lu Pultali''), Piazza d'Italia (''Piazza di l'Ara''), Parco delle Rimembranze, Fonte Nuova (''Funtana Noa'') and Parco di San Lorenzo, via Mannu (ex via dei Nobili or dei Cavalieri)
* Nuraghe Maiori (''Naracu Maiori'')
* Nuraghe Polcu (''Naracu Polcu'')
* Ruins of Palace of Giudice Nino Visconti di Gallura (1200)
* San Pietro (''Santu Petru'') Cathedral;
* Santa Croce Church;
* Oratorio del Rosario (13th–14th century);
* Palazzo Villamarina-Pes (17th century);
* Palazzo degli Scolopi, (17th century), actually Provincial offices;
* Purgatorio (''Lu Pulgatoriu'') Church (17th century)
* Fonti di Rinagghju
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Monte Limbara
Mount Limbara (Gallurese: ''Monti di Limbara'', sc, Monte de Limbara) is a rocky granitic massif in north-eastern Sardinia, Italy.
It is located in the geographical and historical region of Gallura.
Its highest peak is Punta Sa Berritta (1, ...
, elevation , south of the town.
Transport
Tempio Pausania has national roads with
Sassari (SS 672), Olbia (SS127) and
Palau
Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the ...
(SS133). There is a railway station on the
narrow gauge
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and .
Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...
Sassari to Palau line, with occasional tourist train services run by
Trenino Verde
("''the Little Green Train of Sardinia''" in English) is a rail tourism service operated by ARST in the island of Sardinia, Italy.
History
Characterized by lengthy travel times and winding tracks in attractive landscapes, the narrow gauge ra ...
.
See also
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Diocese of Ampurias
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ampurias was a Latin suffragan Catholic bishopric in the north of Sardinia (Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea) from 1070 till its suppression and merger with the Diocese of Civita-Tempio (which kept the cathedral see) into the p ...
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Francesco Menzio
Francesco Menzio (3 April 1899 – 28 November 1979) was an Italian painter.
Childhood and training
He was born in Tempio Pausania, Sassari in Sardinia, to Pietro Angelo Menzio, a high school teacher, and Augusta Pic, both originally from Piedmon ...
References
Sources
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Cities and towns in Sardinia
Spa towns in Italy
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