One of the most famous peculiarities of Alghero is the use of Catalan language, as a result of the Catalan domination, who ran the area for four centuries. The Catalan hegemony began in 1354, when Pietro “Il Cerimonioso” conquered the city, expelling the local inhabitants and populating the city with Catalan people. After the unification of Italy, the Catalan idiom in Alghero became an isolated reality, although it was influenced
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Alghero is a charming city with a very interesting history, located in the North-West of Sardinia. It is also called “Riviera del Corallo”, for the presence of coral throughout the coast, a resource that made the city grow for centuries, both economically and culturally. As of today, Alghero counts 44000 permanent residents, although in the summertime, thanks to tourism and the presence of the airport, the population grows up until
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The first inhabitants of West Sardinia arrived during the Neolithic era. One of the first group of people who migrate to Sardinia probably relocated in Grotta Verde, where it was found evidence of human life. However, 1102 is considered the year of creation of the first village, S’Alighiera or L’Alighiera, owing to the Dorias, an important family from Genova. During this period, the small village grew substantially, especially for what