Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Cagliari is dotted with free wi-fi zones, but annoyingly you can only log on if you have an
Italian SIM card (the password is sent to your mobile phone).
Banks and ATMs are widely available, particularly around the port and station, and on
Piazza del Carmine and Corso Vittorio Emanuele.
070 52 24 58; Via Talete)
For an emergency call-out doctor.
Guardia Medica
(
8.30am-9pm Mon-Sat)
Speedy internet and wi-fi.
Lamarù
(Via Napoli 43; per hr €3;
Main Post Office
(Piazza del Carmine 27;
8am-6.50pm Mon-Fri, 8am-1.15pm Sat)
Tourist Office
( 070 409 23 06; Palazzo Viceregio, Piazza Palazzo; 10am-7pm)
This tourist of-
fice should be your first port of call for the lowdown on Cagliari and the surrounding
province.
InfoPoint Porto
( 338 649 84 98;
www.cagliariturismo.it
; Molo Sanità, Stazione Marittima;
8am-3pm Mon-Fri)
At the port, this kiosk is handy for city info and maps.
MUSEUM-FREE MONDAYS
The vast majority of Cagliari's museums close on Mondays - a point worth bearing in mind when you
are devising your sightseeing itinerary.
Getting There & Away
AIR
Flights connect with mainland Italy and European destinations including Barcelona, Lon-
don, Paris and Stuttgart. In summer there are additional charter flights.
BOAT
Cagliari's ferry port is just off Via Roma.
Tirrenia
( 892 123;
www.tirrenia.it
; Via dei Ponente
1)
is the main operator, with year-round services to Civitavecchia, Naples, Palermo and
Trapani. Book tickets at the port or at travel agencies.
