I mentioned that I'd arrived in Sassari with some sort of ghastly lurgy. Well, it wasn't long before the Other Tern was in the same boat.

We don't get colds often (it's more than a year since I've been stricken, and longer still for Nigel), but when we get them, we get them good...

So, over the last three days, we've been taking things fairly quietly. If we were going to be laid low, though, this was a good place for it to happen. Our accommodation is very comfortable, and Sassari is the kind of locality where you can do undemanding little walks, and still see something new and interesting every time.

So here's a quick round-up:



The old town, where we're situated, is a labyrinth of narrow, twisty streets, lined with venerable buildings:











Then, as you gradually ascend the slope, you get into the grander part of town:








Further up again are the shopping streets, and the very cool TRAMS:


Back down the other way, you emerge from the twisty streets, and discover the remains of the walls. Sassari was a walled town until the 19th century. Now there are just a few vestiges left:






Also out in that direction is the Rosello fountain, built by the Genoese in the early years of the 17th century on a previously existing water-source. The structure represents an allegory of the flow of time. The four marble statues are the seasons, and the various waterspouts are the months of the year:






And, by advancing a little further still, you get to Sassari's truly amazing cemetery:







To close, a few miscellanea:







All in all, not too shabby for sick days. We're big fans of this city.