The lively historic centre of San Teodoro
San Teodoro grew up around its church, built in the 18th century in honour of the martyred saint Theodore of Amasea. It was once the main meeting point for Theodore's community, an important and genuinely lively place, and has remained so to this day.
Until the early 1970s, the square was known by the curious nickname of Piazza Montecitorio, due to the fact that, as a modern agora, it has always hosted a spontaneous form of assembly of citizens (deputies, to use the metaphor), eager to discuss and comment on the daily life and problems of their world.
Like all town centres, the centre of San Teodoro, seen in its living specificity as the original vital centre of a community, also retains important historical features modelled on the living identity of the rural model of traditional Gallura. From a town-planning point of view, the centre is not very different from that of its origins: the church and the other buildings surrounding it retain the appearance and architectural features typical of our part of Gallura.
A careful observer will not have missed, for example, the wrought iron bezel with initials on the front door of some of the houses in the centre, or the typical small balcony supported by granite barbican elements, or the sloping roof, already used in the stazzo. Particularly sensitive citizens with an admirable sense of harmony and cultural identity were then able to renovate the centre, respecting and enhancing the original architectural styles.
The promenade and the night market
During the summer evenings, the centre is closed to traffic and becomes entirely pedestrianised: the city dresses up in the evening and lights up to offer visitors intense moments of lightness, whether for those who enjoy the tranquillity and soft lights of a piano bar, shopping or a simple walk in the open air, or for those who want to live the night to the full in the many nightclubs. In the city centre, you'll find every kind of service open until late at night: from restaurants and brasseries to tourist offices and hairdressers.
This is how to spend an evening in San Teodoro, quietly savouring the sights and smells of its lively centre: the live music, the shows, the friendliness of the people, the colour of the now famous craft market on summer evenings that fills the evenings and enriches the already considerable heritage of environmental beauties that make your stay in San Teodoro unique. A careful observer will not have missed, for example, the wrought iron bezel with initials on the front door of some of the houses in the centre, or the typical balcony supported by barbacani granite elements, or the sloping roof, once used in stazzo. Sensitive citizens with an admirable sense of harmony and cultural identity have since restored the centre, respecting and enhancing the original architectural styles.
