A total of 1000 visitors in two days for Villa Maria Pia, one of the most important buildings in the real estate heritage of the city of Alghero. Open to the public over the weekend for the 2025 edition of Monumenti Aperti, it was stormed by tourists and enthusiasts who wanted to visit the ancient agricultural penal colony, later entrusted to the Ferrara Colonization Authority.
Recently transformed into a hotel, the Catalan municipal administration has regained possession of the structure . Now, while waiting for the completion of the headquarters in via Columbano, at the center of an interminable restoration, Villa Maria Pia will host the headquarters of the City Council, but will also be the place for events proposed by associations, exhibitions and cultural meetings. The gardens of Villa Maria Pia also house a treasure of which little is known. The Aragonese crypt, which the Tholos association would like to enhance.
The video features interviews with Maria Antonietta Pinelli, from the Tholos association, and Mimmo Pirisi, president of the Alghero city council.