the property is a big quiet charming apartment at the second floor of an historical building in the very heart of the medieval town of Cagliari, "Castello" ("the Castle"), a net of narrow streets with the Pisani Towers, the white Bastioni overlooking the harbour, the town and the pink flamingos lakes. You are in the centre of the shopping area, at 5 min. from the vegetables, fish and meat "Santa Chiara" market, 10 min. from the train and coaches main station; there is a bus stop just in front of the building, the bus takes to Piazza Yenne and Piazza Matteotti where you can take buses going everywhere in the town, especially to the beaches. "Poetto" beach is extraordinarily long, 12 km, but if you prefer rocks to sand beach you can choose Calamosca. You can even rent at the same time our other apt in Alghero ("Sunny Terrace"), creating your personal trip along Sardinia. In "Castello" district you can visit the medieval towers Torre dellElefante and Torre di San Pancrazio, the Cattedrale, the Museums of the Cittadella dei Musei, the Galleria Comunale dArte inside the Giardini Pubblici Park, the History Museum, and more... really near Cagliari there is the Barumini "Nuraghi" old town, built with enormous stones; other "Nuraghi" are situated all around the town, reachable by coach. From the main station every day leaves the "Trenino Verde", the old "Green Train", taking you inside the ancient woods of Sardinia, to some "Nuraghi" site and to the "Tombe dei Giganti" ("Giants tombs") and Menhirs. At 1 hour distance by coach you can reach the old phoenician and roman town of Nora (near the Forte Village and the Is Molas golf club), with its romantic path along the ruines, in front of the sea, amidst the gulls screaming.in front of the Poetto beach there a big lagoon of Molentargius where lots of ping flamingos live, inside the town! You can easily see them from the little roads crossing the lake, they are not afraid of humans! Or go to "Chia Laguna", at 45 min from Cagliari (reachable by coach), a beautiful beach with pink flamingos living in the lagoons, a well known place near the "Forte Village" of Santa Margherita.