Things to see in Bosa

Bosa is a town in the province of Oristano in Sardinia.

Bosa (IPA: [ˈbɔːza]) is a mix of traditional and modern, it has a unique and compelling historic centre. There is a warren of cobbled streets with pastel coloured medieval tower houses called Sa Costa. The main street in the old town, Corso Vittorio Emmanuele, is lined by 19th-century palazzi with wrought iron balconies, and interesting shops, caffes and bars. Castello Malaspina, dating from 1112, guards Bosa at the top of the hill. The River Temo runs through Bosa and is lined with palm trees on one bank and derelict tanneries on the other, which are of historic and national significance.

Main sites: Castello di Serravalle (castello Malaspina). Chiesa di Nostra Signora di Regnos Altos (Cappella Palatina). Inside the walls of the castle is the ancient church with some 14th-century frescoes. Chiesa di San Pietro Extramuros. Built between 1062 and 1073. Its ornate façade dates to the last quarter of the 13th century; its interior though looks rather Spartan. Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate. 16th-century church in Gothic-Catalan style.

Churches: Concattedrale dell'Immacolata Concezione (Duomo di Bosa). The cathedral of Bosa. Chiesa del Carmine. An 18th-century Baroque church, a part of a former convent. Chiesa del Rosario (oratorio del Rosario). Another Baroque church with a peculiar "peaky" clock. Chiesa di Santa Croce. 16th-century church with the Mannerist façade. Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista (at the old cemetery). A simple church in Catalan-Gothic style with remains of the 14th-century frescoes.

Civil architecture: Sa Costa. The medieval town below the castle. Municipio di Bosa (ex. Orfanotrofio Puggioni-Piga). Built in 1912-13 as an orphanage, now it's the Town Hall of Bosa. Mercato civico. The municipal market with the elements in Art Déco style built in 1929.