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Olbia
Your introduction to Olbia
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Olbia had a big boom in the tourist industry in the sixties. Nowadays the city is home to over 50,000 people, this rapid expansion has been achieved partly thanks to the port of Olbia, that has become the most important port for passengers in Italy and partially due to Olbia international airport.
Among the significant monuments there are the ex Cathedral of the city situated in the old town and dedicated to Saint Simplicio, bishop of Olbia martyred under the Dioclezian imperator in III century B.C. The church has been constructed over the roman necropolis (the remains of which are still visible inside the church e.g. memorial tablets) in three different fazes from XI and XII century.
Olbia has become famous because of the recent archaeological discover of 24 shipwrecks, 2 of them from the age of Neron and 16 from V century A.C. The other 6 comes from the Judicial period. The wrecks have been found during the construction of a new road tunnel.
Only few kilometres from Olbia there is a Castle of Pedres .The style of the building comes from the Judicial period of Visconti in Gallura. Another castle, Castello di Sa Paulazza, situated on the small hill is of the Byzantine origin. It is constructed on the square plan with 4 corner towers on the area where antic nuraghe has risen in the time when the imperator Giustiniano conquered Sardinia in 534 A.C. Therefore Olbia is not just a stage for the vacationers passing through the Emerald Coast but it has become a real tourist community able to please even the most difficult tourists.
There are many restaurants in Olbia, serving traditional food at good prices. It is an easy place to eat out. Most restaurants are family owned and offer a wide variety of wines to accompany your meal.
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