Top of the World
Treat yourself, keep a slow pace and walk along the ramparts. Visit Alghero at sunset, because at this time the colors are incredibly intense, the sky is tinged with orange, pink, yellow, and the play of light and shadow creates an unparalleled spectacle. The honey-colored walls of Alghero, built by the Aragonese in the sixteenth century as a stronghold in the historic center, run from the elegant Piazza Sulis, where the walk begins, up to the city's marina. On one side is the sea, on the other the bell towers and the roofs of the city: you are on the Bastioni Cristoforo Colombo, which lead to Torre de Sant Jaume (with an octagonal plan, it was in the past a municipal kennel, which is why it is still called “tower of the dogs”). Continue along the Bastioni Marco Polo, and it is here that the profile of Capo Caccia (Cap de la Caça in Catalan) is unmistakable. What does this rocky spur look like? A turtle, a dinosaur? To binge watchers it could even look like a Demogorgon emerging from the Upside Down, a monster that lives in a parallel and disturbing 1983 Hawkins story in the acclaimed TV series Stranger Things. Now it is best to stop a while, at the beautiful belvedere of the Tower of Castile, then go ahead along the Bastioni Magellano, up the steps leading to the port: turn around and be amazed by seeing the size of the wall you have traveled. We need a few more steps to encounter the Forte della Maddalena, which was renovated in the 18th century. At this point there remains one thing to do: walks up to the lantern on the Molo Nuovo (New Pier); it is a long stretch but you are on the water and in the middle of the sea. Yes, visiting Alghero in Sardinia, it is a divine experience! And when you get to the end, turn around, because from here the image of Alghero and its fortifications clearly reveals the medieval past of the city.
