Sassari is the second-largest city in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, as well as the capital and largest of its metropolitan city with a population of 120,231 as of 2026, and a func
Prehistoric step Pyramid of Monte d'Accoddi
Sassari view in 16th century
Giovanni Maria Angioy, the Emissary of the Viceroy enters Sassari (1795).
Panorama of the central areas of Sassari as seen from the west
Enrico Berlinguer was an Italian politician and statesman who was the most popular leader of the Italian Communist Party. He led the PCI as the national secretary from 1972 until his death during a te
Sassari
…Pausania (SS672) and Ittiri. Notable people born here include the former presidents of the Italian Republic, Antonio Segni and Francesco Cossiga, and Enrico Berlinguer, secretary of the Italian Communist Party. Sassari is also the birthplace of Domenico Alberto Azuni, a jurist expert in commercial law…
A young Berlinguer during an Italian Communist Party rally
Free German Youth parade with Berlinguer's portrait in 1951
Berlinguer (left) with the East German leader Erich Honecker in 1973