Olbia


Olbia is a city and comune of 60,346 inhabitants in the Italian insular province of Sassari in northeastern Sardinia, in the historical region of Gallura. Called Olbia in the Roman age, Civita in the Middle Ages and Terranova Pausania before the 1940s, Olbia was again the official name of the city during the fascist period.

Geography

It is the economic centre of this part of the island and is very close to the Costa Smeralda tourist area. It was one of the administrative capitals of the province of Olbia-Tempio, operative since 2005 and canceled after a referendum seven years later.
Olbia is a tourist destination thanks to its sea and beaches and also for the large number of places of cultural interest to visit.

History

Although the name is of Greek origin, due to the Greek presence during the 7th century B.C., the city of Olbia was first settled by Phoenicians, according to the archaeological findings. It contains ruins from the Nuragic era to the Roman era, when it was an important port, and the Middle Ages, when it was the capital of the Giudicato of Gallura, one of the four independent states of Sardinia. During the First Punic War, the Romans fought against the Carthaginians and the Sardinians near Olbia, where the general Hanno died in battle.
From 1113 it was the episcopal see of the Diocese of Cività, which was renamed in 1839 as Diocese of Civita–Tempio until its formal suppression in favor of the Diocese of Tempio–Ampurias

Main sights

represents Olbia in Serie C, the third division of Italian football.

Transport

Olbia is the main connection between Sardinia and the Italian peninsula, with an airport, a passenger port, and a railway from Olbia railway station to Porto Torres, Golfo Aranci and Cagliari. There is an expressway to Nuoro and Cagliari and national roads to Sassari, Tempio Pausania and Palau.

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Climate

Olbia has a Mediterranean climate, with mild winters, warm springs and autumns and hot summers.