Things to see in Olbia

Olbia (Sardinian: Terranòa; Gallurese: Tarranòa) is the major city of the Gallura sub-region in northeastern Sardinia.

Olbia is the 4th largest settlement (by population) on the island. Since 2016 the whole Gallura sub-region including Olbia is a part of the province of Sassari. Visitors mostly use Olbia as a transit point where they arrive by plane or ferry and depart via public transport or car to see the rest of Sardinia, especially the renowned Costa Smeralda.

Ufficio Informazioni turistiche, Via Dante/Corso Umberto I (at the corner with Molo Brin), ☏ +39 0789 52206, Apr-Sep 09:00-20:00; Oct-Mar Mon-Fri 09:00-13:00.

Basilica di San Simplicio. This austere Romanesque basilica minore was built in the 11-12th centuries. It is considered one of the most important monuments in the Gallura region. Chiesa di San Paolo, Via Cagliari. Built in the middle of the 18th century. It has a characteristic tiled polychrome dome added in 1939. Palazzo Colonna (Palazzo comunale). A villa in a Liberty style was designed by architect Bruno Cipelli for Colonna family. It now hosts the Town Hall. Villa Clorinda (Collegio di San Vincenzo), Via de Filippi. A Liberty villa in pseudo-Gothic style by the same architect. It's a private property, which belongs to a religious college. Still reportedly visitors are able to pass the gates and see the building from outside. Teatro Michelucci. An open-air theatre designed by the famous Italian architect Giovanni Michelucci.

Archeological sites: Pozzo sacro di Sa Testa (by bus line 4 to Pozzo sacro stop). The remains of a Nuragic temple built around a sacred well. Acquedotto romano. Some very modest traces of the Roman aqueduct and the cisterns. Cabu Abbas (Riu Mulinu). Some remains of nuraghe. Castello di Pedres (6 km from Olbia). Remains of the 13th-century castle.