Villa di Tigellio

Cagliari


These remains of three Roman houses date to the 1st century BC. Legend has it that Tigellio Ermogene – a famous Sardinian poet and musician, and a close a friend of Julius Caesar – lived here. Today the ruins are pretty overgrown and surrounded by houses, so you’ll need to use your imagination to picture the magnificent mosaics, columns and baths that once stood here.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Cagliari attractions

1. Orto Botanico

0.06 MILES

Established in 1858, the Orto Botanico is one of Italy’s most famous botanical gardens. Today it extends over 5 hectares and nurtures 2000 species of…

2. Chiesa di San Michele

0.19 MILES

Although consecrated in 1538, this Jesuit church is best known for its lavish 18th-century decor, considered the finest example of baroque styling in…

3. MEM

0.22 MILES

Opened in 2011, this contemporary glass and steel pavilion has given a new lease of life to a former food market. It's now a cultural complex housing two…

4. Chiesa di Sant’Efisio

0.23 MILES

Despite its unassuming facade, the Chiesa di Sant’Efisio is of considerable local importance – not for any artistic or architectural reasons but rather…

5. Cripta di Santa Restituta

0.24 MILES

This crypt has been in use since pre-Christian times. It’s a huge, eerie, natural cavern where the echo of leaking water drip-drips. Originally a place of…

6. Chiesa di Sant’Anna

0.26 MILES

Largely destroyed by bombing in 1943 but painstakingly rebuilt afterwards, Chiesa di Sant’Anna rises grandly above a wide staircase in the Stampace…

8. Anfiteatro Romano

0.32 MILES

Cagliari’s most significant Roman monument is this 2nd-century amphitheatre. Currently resembling a messy construction site (it's closed for restoration),…

  • placement: superzone
  • path: Destinations/POIs/superzone
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [1, 1],
  • targeting:
    {
      "url": "italy/sardinia/cagliari/attractions/villa-di-tigellio/a/poi-sig/1457059/359977",
      "destination": "Cagliari",
      "continent": "Europe",
      "country": "Italy",
      "region": "Sardinia",
      "city": "Cagliari",
      "position": "superzone"
    }