Cattedrale di San Pietro Extramuros

Bosa


Two kilometres upstream from the Chiesa di Sant’ Antonio Abate is this 11th-century cathedral, said to be the oldest Romanesque church in Sardinia. Originally built in 1073, it was subsequently modified with changes made to the apse in the 12th century and a Gothic facade added a century or so later.


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1. Chiesa di Sant’Antonio Abate

0.86 MILES

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2. Ponte Vecchio

0.93 MILES

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3. Cattedrale dell’Immacolata

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4. Castello Malaspina

0.98 MILES

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6. Museo Casa Deriu

1.07 MILES

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7. Museo Delle Conce

1.08 MILES

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8. Torre dell’Isola Rossa

2.42 MILES

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