The National Archaeological Museum of Cagliari contains artifacts from excavations throughout Sardinia dating from prehistoric to Byzantine eras. Cagliari is a cultural center that preserves its complex history through museums, theaters, concerts and international performers at the Teatro Comunale opera house. Major rock, jazz and Italian bands perform at the Fiera Campionaria amphitheater, while multiplex and indie cinemas screen films.

1. Culture and Entertainment in Cagliari The National Archaeological Museum of Cagliari contains objects from excavations carried out throughout Sardinia and dated from the period Prenuragic until the Byzantine era. Cagliari is a lively cultural centre which proudly keeps its complex and fascinating history’s memory alive, but it’s also an entertainment place with a lot of attractions like cinemas, theatres and concerts. The biggest international musicians and the most famous ballet companies come to Cagliari to tread the boards of the Teatro Comunale, which has staged opera at the highest level. On a warm summer evening under the starry sky, in the Roman amphitheater in Cagliari you can hear the notes of the most important international musicians. Major rock and jazz musicians, but also great Italian bands often play at the Fiera Campionaria. In cagliari there are three multiplex cinemas: The Space Cinema, the Cineworld and the Cinecity but also a lot of little cinemas located in the center of the city. On the 1st of May (Sant’Efisio Festival) the city dresses up in its most beautiful clothing and prepares to welcome followers, who, in their rich traditional costumes, have come from all over Sardinia to mark the votive promise made to Saint Efisio in the 1650s for having freed Cagliari from the plague epidemic. Liceo Scientifico Michelangelo, Cagliari