Passeggiata coperta e Galleria dello Sperone
Covered promenade of the Bastione di Saint Remy and Galleria dello Sperone in Cagliari: 16th-century fortifications and a panoramic terrace in the Castello district.
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About the museum
The Passeggiata coperta (covered promenade) lies within the Bastione di Saint Remy, in Piazza Costituzione, on the ancient curtain walls of Cagliari’s medieval city walls. The bastion takes its name from the first Piedmontese viceroy, the baron of Saint Remy. The “Umberto I” terrace and the gallery below were designed in 1896 by Giuseppe Costa and Fulgenzio Setti and inaugurated in 1902 as a banqueting hall.
During the 20th century the rooms were used as an infirmary during the First World War, as a complementary school in the 1920s, and later as a Treasury office and shelter for displaced people. In the late 1940s they housed the first International Fair of Sardinia. Bombing in 1943 damaged the double staircase and the triumphal arch, which were later rebuilt.
The Galleria dello Sperone connects to the Passeggiata. It forms part of the defensive works designed in the 16th century by the military engineer Rocco Cappellino to protect Cagliari from Muslim raids. The vaulted casemate was used for military purposes and as a gun emplacement; other parts served as a prison, as a public cistern supplying water to the Castello district and, during the Second World War, as an air-raid shelter.
Highlights
- Panoramic “Umberto I” terrace on the Bastione di Saint Remy
- Galleria dello Sperone, a 16th-century defensive work
- Spacious halls of the covered promenade, used for exhibitions
- Public cistern and air-raid shelter in the gallery
- Operated by
- Comune di Cagliari
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Reduced | €2Students up to 26 years old, visitors over 65, groups of at least 15 people |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Free admission for children under 6. |
| Seniors | €2Over 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and their companions. |
| Students & apprentices | €2Students up to 26 years old; student groups €1. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €2 per personGroups of at least 15 people. |
| Combined ticket (valid for one week) | €8Includes the Roman amphitheatre, the Crypt of Santa Restituta, the Grotta della Vipera, the Torre dell’Elefante, the Passeggiata coperta and the Galleria dello Sperone. |
Prices are given as “starting from”. Free admission also for journalists, ICOM members and licensed tourist guides.
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| Good to know | Guided tours of the Galleria dello Sperone are temporarily suspended. |
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