Alghero

The oldest evidence of human presence in the territory of Alghero dates back to the ancient Neolithic and was found in the Green Cavern in the promontory of Capo Caccia, used as a burial place and perhaps also as a place of worship, given the discovery of various graffiti to decorate its walls. The remains of numerous other archaeological sites have been brought to light, such as the Neolithic domus de janas necropolis of Anghelu Ruju, the largest so far found, consisting of 38 tombs, reused until the Bronze Age.
Numerous tombs of giants (Carraxiu, Paula Tolta, Serra Ona, etc.) and nuraghes (Barualdu, Biancu, Crabile de Rodeddu, Cubalciada, Fighera, etc.) date back to the nuragic period, among which the trilobed nuraghe of Palmavera stands out, with a extended village. A short distance away in the bay of Porto Conte is the Sant’Imbenia site, dated to the Iron Age, an extremely important testimony of an “emporium” in which the Nuragic people traded with oriental merchants, in particular Phoenicians.