The sea walls
Old cannons.
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Alghero is a city on the north-west coast of the Italian island of Sardinia, on the Mediterranean, with about 41,765 people, making it the island's fifth-largest city; its old town is less than a kilometre from the centre in a straight line. Its people have kept the language of the Crown of Aragon since the late Middle Ages, when Sardinia was part of it, so the local Catalan dialect, Algherese, is officially recognised as a minority language. The city's name comes from a Latin word meaning a build-up of seaweed. Stone walls and defensive towers ring the old town right above the sea, lined with old cannons, while narrow lanes wind inside between yellow and beige houses beneath the cathedral tower, with a harbour full of boats in front. Walking the sea walls at sunset is one of the city's great pleasures. Nearby beaches make it a good base for exploring north-west Sardinia.
Old cannons.
Coloured houses.
Full of boats.
Alghero, Metropolitan City of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy
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Spring and autumn.