Porto Torres
A town rich in history, overlooking the beautiful Asinara Gulf. Porto Torres in Roman times was a thriving and vibrant town, which supplied Rome with wheat. Witnesses of that time the remains of Turris Libisonis: Maetzke baths of the imperial age, the finds collected in the Antiquarium Turritano - including a mosaic of late imperial and an altar dedicated to the Egyptian god Bubastis - but especially the magnificent palace of King Barbaro, with fine mosaics.
It is said that the residence belonged to a governor who would have executed the martyrs, but in reality it was a Spa. The Romans also built a bridge that still dominates the Rio Mannu. In the Middle Ages Porto Torres became the capital of Giudicato Torres-Logudoro(a kind of indipendent district). At that time, namely the eleventh century, was built the church of San Gavino (in the picture), the oldest place of worship built in the Pisan style in Sardinia, a true masterpiece.
Later the town came under the aragonese domain , from that moment began a period of steady decline, from which Porto Torres recovered only with the coming of the Kingdom of Savoy, which promoted important public works. On the day of Pentecost, Porto Torres celebrates its martyrs, the saints Gavino, Proto and Gianuario: The Feast is called "Festa Manna" (big feast) and beyond the procession includes cultural events, concerts, stalls and a Fish Festival . Between July and August Summer Carnival is celebrated with joyous parades of floats and masks. The port of Porto Torres is the largest in Sardinia and is directly connected with the French and Spanish coasts. In front of Porto Torres is Asinara island, nature reserve well worth a visit, and its bottom is one of the most amazing in the world, a pilgrimage that divers have to face at least once in their lifetime. Asinara was for centuries a prison: forced isolation was providential for the nature of terrestrial and marine, which has been preserved intact in all its splendor.
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