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( 079 98 03 30;
www.sanfrancescohotel.com
;
Via Ambrogio Machin 2; s €58-63, d €90-101, tr
€120-135; )
One of the few hotels in Alghero's
centro storico
. Housed in an ex-
convent - monks still live on the 3rd floor - it has plain, comfortable rooms set around an
attractive 14th-century cloister.
Angedras Hotel
( 079 973 50 34;
www.angedras.it
;
Via Frank 2; s/d €105/115; )
A model of whitewashed
Mediterranean style, the Angedras has bright rooms with big French doors opening on to
sunny patios. The airy terrace is good for iced drinks on hot summer evenings. Note that
it's a good 15-minute walk south from the
centro storico
.
HOTEL
€€
Villa Las Tronas
( 079 98 18 18;
www.hotelvillalastronas.it
;
Via Lungomare Valencia 1; s €224-272, d €259-363)
Splash out and stay at this palatial 19th-century hotel, situated on a promontory with bal-
conies overlooking the waves. The rooms are pure
fin de siècle
plush with acres of broca-
de, elegant antiques and moody oil paintings. A spa with a saltwater pool, sauna, hydro-
massage and hammam invites lingering. A minimum three-night stay applies in high sea-
son.
LUXURY HOTEL
€€€
Eating
sari 23;
7am-1pm)
between Via Sassari and Via Cagliari.
Lu Furat
( 079 973 60 52; Via Columbano 8; snacks €2-6; Tue-Sun)
Squeeze into this vaulted, hole-in-
the-wall pizzeria and for a few euro you can snack on perfectly thin, crisp pizza or
fainè
made with chickpea dough (a cross between a pancake and pizza, often cooked with
chopped onions and sausage). If you can't bag one of the few tables, get a take-away.
PIZZERIA
€
Il Ghiotto
( 079 97 48 20; Piazza Civica 23; mains €5-11; 6am-midnight)
Fill up for as little as €10 from
the tantalising lunchtime spread of
panini,
pastas, salads and main courses. There's seat-
ing in a dining area behind the main hall or outside on a busy wooden terrace.
FAST FOOD
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