Friday, 29 July 2016

Alghero (Sardinia): Old Town Streets


Like many towns or cities in Southern Europe, Alghero Old Town seemed a bit like a labyrinthe of narrow streets:

 


Occasionally, the streets widened out a bit:



Bosa (Sardinia): Zooming in on the Cathedral


From the other side of the river, we started to see a beautiful church building:


So we crossed over the bridge:


To discover Bosa Cathedral:


Unfortunately, the Cathedral wasn't open when we got there.

Bosa (Sardinia): Mysterious Building on the Riverfront


While walking on the riverfront in Bosa, we saw this incredibly mysterious-looking building across the river:



Thursday, 28 July 2016

Oristano (Sardinia): Entering the Old Town


Away from the tourist areas, we thankfully hit the small town of Oristano, with this tower signalling the beginning of the Old Town:



And once inside the Old Town, the steep, narrow streets gave way to an interesting-looking square:


It was not far from sundown:


The place would soon come to life.


Wednesday, 27 July 2016

Bosa (Sardinia): Another Intriguing Church


Another intriguing-looking church in Bosa, unfortunately, we didn't have enough time to go and have a look at it.

Bosa (Sardinia): Looking up at the Castle


Here I'm zooming in on the castle above from the river below:


At one point, we passed near the castle:
 

Tuesday, 26 July 2016

Bosa (Sardinia): Chiesa della Madonna del Rosario


Had to enter this beautiful-looking church with an old clockface in Bosa:


Inside, we were greeted by side altars:



And easily visible Stations of the Cross:



Really like the way such small Catholic churches offer peace, solitude and reflective process on a hot summer's day:


And coming outside again, I had to get a closer look at the wonderful clockface, plus the bell above it: