Arzachena
Sign in to saveArzachena (; ; ) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Gallura North-East Sardinia in the northeastern part of the autonomous island region of Sardinia, the second largest island of Italy. Arzachena lies halfway between the original Costa Smeralda resort and Porto Rafael, both founded in the late 1950s. With a population of , it is the 2nd-largest commune in Gallura by population after Olbia. thumb|260px|The Albucciu nuraghe near Arzachena.
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Arzachena is a town in northeastern Sardinia, Italy, located between two major resort areas developed in the late 1950s and home to the second-largest population in its region. It matters as a significant municipality in Sardinia's tourist and cultural landscape, featuring archaeological sites like the Albucciu nuraghe.
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Arzachena (; ; ) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Gallura North-East Sardinia in the northeastern part of the autonomous island region of Sardinia, the second largest island of Italy. Arzachena lies halfway between the original Costa Smeralda resort and Porto Rafael, both founded in the late 1950s. With a population of , it is the 2nd-largest commune in Gallura by population after Olbia. thumb|260px|The Albucciu nuraghe near Arzachena.
The frazione of Porto Cervo is the main resort area of Costa Smeralda for summer tourism, which since the 1960s has replaced agriculture as the main local source of economic activity. Nearby there are numerous archaeological sites from the Nuragic period, including those from a local sub-culture known as Arzachena culture (the necropolis of Li Muri and others).