Porto Torres Attractions
A pleasant drive through the coastal district of Nura leads to the little industrial town of Porto Torres (10m/33ft; pop. 21,000), the port of Sassari, situated in the Golfo dell'Asinara.
To the west of the harbor a seven-arched Roman bridge spans the little Rio Turritano, and near this are the remains of a large Temple of Fortuna, popularly known as the "Palazzo Re Barbaro".
To the west of the harbor a seven-arched Roman bridge spans the little Rio Turritano, and near this are the remains of a large Temple of Fortuna, popularly known as the "Palazzo Re Barbaro".
Church of San Gavino
On the east side of the town is the Church of San Gavino (11th-13th centuries; fortified in the 18th century), a basilica in Pisan Romanesque style. In the interior are 22 ancient columns and six pillars, and in the crypt several Roman sarcophagi of the third-fourth centuries.
