The best cycling routes around Ùsini/Usini

Piazza d'Italia is the monumental heart of Sassari and one of the most representative squares in Sardinia. Surrounded by elegant historic buildings and the Palazzo della Provincia, it offers a large pedestrian area ideal for a break during a bike ride.

As the patron saint for this house of God, one does not refer, as is common in many places, to one from the large host of people revered as saints, but to the cross of Golgotha, on which Jesus Christ died for us. For those who remain in the church, I offer a short passage from the Way of the Cross meditation, which His Holiness Pope Leo XIV., prayed on Good Friday 2026 in the Roman Colosseum, for a meditative contemplation of SANTA CROCE: “You are king and reign from the cross: you do not use the apparent power of armies, but the apparent powerlessness of love, which allows itself to be nailed to the cross. You are king, and your cross becomes the axis around which history and the entire universe revolve ...“

What a shame! It was in a wonderful location.

Nice ride to do both on road bike and gravel, roads with little traffic with asphalt in good condition. You pass through small villages after being able to fill your water bottles or make a short stop at the bar to refresh yourself

The Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of Graces, originally a Benedictine abbey and since the 15th century a convent of the Franciscan Friars Minor, is one of the oldest religious places in Sassari; it currently also houses a retirement home and is the seat of the Gremio dei Massai Agricoltori. The complex, although valuable from an external and especially internal architectural point of view, is not particularly well-kept and the large space it overlooks (ennobled - no one knows for how long - by a centuries-old oak tree) is becoming a desolate parking lot for cars and campers. Even the friars seem reduced to a sparse and not very healthy presence. But religiosity at the city level - and not only - resists through regularly celebrated masses, religious ceremonies or anniversaries and demonstrations of popular devotion, especially in spring.

Sassari is the second largest city in Sardinia. It was founded by the Phoenicians and has experienced various cultural influences over the centuries. This is reflected in the architecture and cultural heritage of the city. It is definitely worth a visit.

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The town of Baddimanna is located on the northern outskirts of Sassari, adjacent to the Monte Rosello district and stretches eastwards over a hilly area, connecting to the hills of Filigheddu and Monti Bianchinu through a network of local roads. In the heart of Baddimanna there is the Park of the same name, which constitutes one of the largest green areas in the city: it extends for around ten hectares and is home to a pine forest, in which there are also other species such as mastic and various spontaneous flowers. Created about seventy years ago following a devastating fire, the Park has undergone progressive degradation which has made it less usable for the population; but in the 1920s the area was redeveloped, suitably equipped and made usable for citizens. The park named after Baden-Powell, founder of Scouting, is equipped with various picnic facilities with wooden tables and benches, waste collection baskets, children's games, a dog area and a cycle-pedestrian path; there is a kiosk bar and a restaurant. Furthermore, inside the park there is a monument dedicated to the soldiers of the Sassari Brigade. It is located in via Prati and the entrance time varies from 9am - 5pm to 9am - 9pm depending on the seasons.