Things to do in Cagliari

Cagliari stacks the hilltop Castello quarter over a working port, with the Bastione di Saint Remy looking down on Poetto beach's eight kilometres of sand and the pink flamingos of the Molentargius saline lagoon. The archaeological museum in the citadel holds the bronze figurines that make sense of Sardinia's 7,000 nuraghi before you go and see one. Below are the top-rated boat trips, city walks and day trips out to Villasimius and Barumini.