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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name                = Porto Torres
| official_name       = Città di Porto Torres
| native_name         = {{native name|sdc|Posthudòrra}}
| settlement_type     = [[Comune]]
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| coordinates         = {{coord|40|50|N|8|24|E|type:city(21,064)_region:IT|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = 
| region              = [[Sardinia]]
| metropolitan_city   = [[Metropolitan City of Sassari|Sassari]] (SS)
| established_date    = 46 b.C (Roman [[Human settlement|settlement]])<br/>11 June 1842 ([[comune]])| frazioni            =Li Lioni, [[Asinara]], Fiume Santo, [[Platamona]] 
| mayor_party         =
| mayor               = Massimo Mulas
| area_footnotes      = 
| area_total_km2      = 104.41
| population_footnotes = <ref name="istat">All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|Istat]].</ref>
| population_total    = 22134
| population_as_of    = 31 January 2020 
| pop_density_footnotes = 
| population_demonym  = ''Turritani'', ''Bainzini'' or ''Portotorresi''
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m         = 17.00 
|istat=090058| saint               = St. [[Gavinus]], St. Proto, St. Gianuario
| day                 = 30 May
| postal_code         = 07046
| area_code           = 079
| website             = {{official website|http://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it}}
| footnotes           = 
}}
'''Porto Torres''' ({{langx|sdc|Posthudorra}}; {{langx|sc|Portu Turre}}) is a {{lang|it|[[comune]]}} (municipality) and a city of the [[Metropolitan City of Sassari]] in north-west of [[Sardinia]], Italy. Founded during the 1st century BC as {{lang|la|Colonia [[Julia (gens)|Iulia]] Turris Libisonis}}, it was the first [[Roman colony]] of the entire [[Sardinia|island]]. It is situated on the coast at about {{convert|25|km|mi}} east of Falcone Cape and in the center of the [[Gulf of Asinara]]. The port of Porto Torres is the second biggest seaport of the island, followed by the port of [[Olbia]]. The town is very close to the main city of [[Sassari]], where the local [[University of Sassari|university]] takes office.

== Toponymy ==
[[File:Porto Torres cartolina XX secolo.jpg|thumb|[[Postcard]] of Porto Torres of the early 20th century. The name is written ''Portotorres''|alt=|left]]Historically the settlement was founded with the [[Latin]] name "''Colonia Iulia Turris Libisonis"'', composed with Colonia (name of the [[Colonia (Roman)|Roman settlements]]) Iulia (name of the [[Julia gens]]) Turris (litt. "tower", referred probably to a [[nuraghe]] built not so far from the town or to the [[Monte d'Accoddi]]) and Libisonis (referred to ''Libya'', probably because in the same area there was a [[Phoenicia]]n trading outpost. "''Libya''" is the ancient name of the entire northern coast of Africa).<ref>{{Cite web|date=1994|title=A. Mastino-C. Vismara, Turris Libisonis|url=https://www.sardegnacultura.it/documenti/7_39_20060320173001.pdf|website=www.sardegnacultura.it|language=it|access-date=9 September 2020|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404165826/http://www.sardegnacultura.it/documenti/7_39_20060320173001.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> After the [[fall of the Western Roman Empire]] the town was known simply as "Turris". During the [[Middle Ages]] during the [[Judicate of Logudoro]] the name was corrupted with "Torres" and after, during the [[Crown of Aragon|Aragonese period]], the town was known simply with the [[Catalan language|Catalan]] name of "''Lo Port''" (The port). During the [[Kingdom of Sardinia|Savoy reign]] it was known with the name of ''Portotorre'' (Porto+Torre; "Towerport").

Until the 1960s the town was commonly known as "''Portotorres''", and only after the official recognition of the status of city the name has officially changed in ''Porto Torres''.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|date=2004|title=Historical research by the ''Liceo Scientifico Europa Unita'' of Porto Torres|url=http://www.liceo-portotorres.it/attivita/mare/ricerca_storica/dal_medio_evo_oggi/Versione%20Integrale.pdf|website=www.liceo-portotorres.it|language=it|access-date=9 September 2020|archive-date=13 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250113213707/https://www.liceo-portotorres.it/attivita/mare/ricerca_storica/dal_medio_evo_oggi/Versione%20Integrale.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==

=== Prehistorian and Nuragic period ===

==== The Miocene ====
In the ''[[frazione]]'' of Fiume Santo in 1994 have been found a lot of [[Fossil|animal fossils]] presumably dated at the Miocene. Some 8/9 million years old rests of [[Oreopithecus bambolii]] has been find in the same area. The discovering has started casually thanks to some hobbyist paleontologists that have noticed after some maintenance works in the near [[thermal power station]] the presence of some fossils in the excavation debris. In the area has been individuated 15 [[vertebrate]] species like giraffes, crocodiles, turtles, [[suidae]] and [[Mustelidae]]. Most of these animals like the [[Umbrotherium azzarolii]] were [[Herbivore|herbivorous]], but some others like the [[Indarctos anthracitis]] were [[omnivore]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fiume Santo (Sardegna) — Italian Paleontological Society|url=http://paleoitalia.org/places/26/fiume-santo/|access-date=13 September 2020|website=paleoitalia.org|language=it|archive-date=15 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115110000/http://paleoitalia.org/places/26/fiume-santo/|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

==== Prehistory ====
Ancient human presence in the municipal territory of Porto Torres is certified thanks to many [[necropolises]] in the area. The altar of [[Monte d'Accoddi]] (very near to the town but in the [[Sassari|municipality of Sassari]]) witness the human presence in that area during these ages.

==== Bronze and Nuragic Age ====
Finds dated at these ages have been found in the [[Necropolis of Su Crucifissu Mannu]]. In this necropolis have two skulls were found with the presence of some sort of [[Surgery|surgical procedure]] probably practiced to heal issues like [[migraine]]s and [[Neoplasm|tumors]]. Another theory is that this surgical procedure was practiced for religious and/or magical purposes. Many [[nuraghe]]s belong to these ages, and nowadays only 7 of these structures are in a well preserved state. The [[Domus de Janas]] of Andreolu also witness the presence of the [[Nuragic civilization]].
[[File:Ponte romano porto torres.jpg|left|thumb|The Roman bridge of Porto Torres]]

=== Roman period (46 BC – 455 AD) ===
In ancient times, Turris Libisonis was one of the most considerable cities in Sardinia.<ref name="SmithDGRG" /> It was probably of purely [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] origin, founded apparently by [[Julius Caesar]], as it bore the title ''Colonia Julia''.<ref name="EB1911TurrisLibisonis">{{EB1911|wstitle=Turris Libisonis|inline=1|volume=27|pages=483–484|first=Thomas|last=Ashby|author-link=Thomas Ashby (archaeologist)}}</ref> [[Pliny the Elder|Pliny]] described it as a [[Colonia (Roman)|colony]], the only on the island in his time, suggesting that there was previously no town on the spot, but merely a fort or ''castellum''. It is noticed also by [[Ptolemy]] and in the [[Antonine Itinerary|Itineraries]], but without any indication that it was a place of any importance.<ref name="SmithDGRG" /> The ancient remains still existing prove that it must have been a considerable town under the [[Roman Empire]]. According to inscriptions on ancient milestones, the principal road through the island ran directly from Caralis ([[Cagliari]]) to Turris, a sufficient proof that the latter was a place much frequented.<ref name="SmithDGRG" /> Indeed, two roads, which diverged at Othoca (modern [[Santa Giusta]]) connected Caralis to Turris, the more important keeping inland and the other following the west coast.<ref name="EB1911TurrisLibisonis" /> It was also an [[episcopal see]] during the early part of the Middle Ages.<ref name="SmithDGRG" /> There exists also the remains of a temple (which, as we learn from an inscription, was dedicated to Fortune, and restored in the reign of [[Philip the Arab|Philip]] between 247 and 249), of ''[[Roman bath|thermae]]'', of a basilica and an aqueduct, as well as a bridge over the adjoining small river, still called the ''Fiume Turritano''.

=== After the Western Roman Empire===
The ancient city continued to be inhabited until the 11th century, when most of the population migrated to [[Sassari]], about {{convert|15|km|mi|0}} inland, and on a hill.<ref name="SmithDGRG">{{SmithDGRG |wstitle=Turris Libyssonis |volume=2 |page=1241|inline=1}}</ref> It was partly under [[Republic of Genoa|Genoese]] hands until the early 15th century, when it was conquered by the [[House of Barcelona|Aragonese]]. After a period of Spanish rule, it became part of the [[Kingdom of Sardinia]].

Torres was separated from the [[Sassari|Commune of Sassari]] in 1842. At the time, the area which had been built around the basilica of Saint Gavino joined the fishermen's community near the port to form the new ''Porto Torres''. On 10 May 1942, [[Benito Mussolini]] visited the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mussolini a Porto Torres – Cinecittà Luce – Unesco|url=http://fondoluce.archivioluce.com/LuceUnesco/avanzata/scheda/foto/IL3000006141/12/Mussolini-a-Porto-Torres.html?luoghi=Porto%20Torres|access-date=8 April 2020|website=fondoluce.archivioluce.com|language=it|archive-date=31 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831190107/http://fondoluce.archivioluce.com/LuceUnesco/avanzata/scheda/foto/IL3000006141/12/Mussolini-a-Porto-Torres.html?luoghi=Porto%20Torres|url-status=dead}}</ref> On [[Palm Sunday]], 18 April 1943, the city was bombed by the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ricerca.gelocal.it/lanuovasardegna/archivio/lanuovasardegna/2010/04/18/SP1PO_SP107.html|title=Il bombardamento di 67 anni fa – La Nuova Sardegna|website=Archivio – La Nuova Sardegna|language=it|access-date=8 April 2020|archive-date=8 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408035209/https://ricerca.gelocal.it/lanuovasardegna/archivio/lanuovasardegna/2010/04/18/SP1PO_SP107.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
{{Panorama
| image = Portotorres.jpg
| height = 180
| caption = Panorama near Parco Baden-Powell
}}
Porto Torres is on the north-west coast of Sardinia.

The area of the municipality is almost 10,200 hectares and is subdivided into two parts, almost equal in size.
One part includes the city, the industrial area, and the Roman ruins; the other consists of two islands, [[Asinara]] and the smaller Isola Piana. Since 1997, this part of the municipality is the [[Asinara National Park]].

The morphology of "city part" is flat; the area of Porto Torres and the rest of north-west Sardinia is characterized by a [[Nurra]] plain, with some hill formations in the middle of it. Part of this hill formation is in the municipality of Porto Torres, the highest elevation being Monte Alvaro, rising to a height of 342&nbsp;m [[above sea level]]. 

The communal territory is crossed by two rivers, Rio Mannu and Fiume Santo. The first flows along the edge of Porto Torres to the west, while the second runs near the city and was used as a navigable river as early as the days of [[ancient Rome]].

===Climate===
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 | single line = yes
 | location    = Porto Torres (1981–2010)
 | year high C = 21.3
 | year low C  = 11.4
 | Jan high C  = 13.6
 | Feb high C  = 14.0
 | Mar high C  = 16.2
 | Apr high C  = 18.5
 | May high C  = 23.1
 | Jun high C  = 27.2
 | Jul high C  = 30.3
 | Aug high C  = 30.8
 | Sep high C  = 26.8
 | Oct high C  = 22.8
 | Nov high C  = 17.7
 | Dec high C  = 14.2
|Jan mean C = 9.4
|Feb mean C = 9.5
|Mar mean C = 11.5
|Apr mean C = 13.5
|May mean C = 17.6
|Jun mean C = 21.6
|Jul mean C = 24.5
|Aug mean C = 25.2
|Sep mean C = 21.7
|Oct mean C = 18.0
|Nov mean C = 13.6
|Dec mean C = 10.5
| year mean C = 
 | Jan low C   = 5.1
 | Feb low C   = 5.0
 | Mar low C   = 6.7
 | Apr low C   = 8.4
 | May low C   = 12.0
 | Jun low C   = 16.0
 | Jul low C   = 18.7
 | Aug low C   = 19.5
 | Sep low C   = 16.5
 | Oct low C   = 13.2
 | Nov low C   = 9.5
 | Dec low C   = 6.7

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 44.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 37.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 41.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 47.6
|May precipitation mm = 33.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 13.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 3.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 9.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 42.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 82.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 89.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 65.9
|year precipitation mm = 511.9
|source 1 = Sistema nazionale protezione ambiente<ref name =SNPA>{{cite web
| url = https://www.snpambiente.it/snpa/arpa-sardegna/climatologia-della-sardegna-per-il-trentennio-1981-2010/
| title = Climatology of Sardinia for the thirty-year period 1981-2010
| publisher=Sistema nazionale protezione ambiente
| access-date = 27 November 2024}}</ref>
}}

== Demographics ==

Until the 1960s, the town was considered to be more or less like a large village. After that, thanks to industrialization, the population increased rapidly until the 1980s, when the local [[petrochemical industry]] managed by the "''SIR – Società Italiana Resine"'' owned by [[Nino Rovelli|Angelo Rovelli]] entered into a deep [[financial crisis]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=ROVELLI, Angelo Nino Vittorio in "Dizionario Biografico"|url=http://www.treccani.it//enciclopedia/angelo-nino-vittorio-rovelli_(Dizionario-Biografico)|access-date=9 September 2020|website=www.treccani.it|language=it-IT}}</ref>{{Historical populations|1861|17=1951|30=22391|29=2011|28=21064|27=2001|26=21264|25=1991|24=21990|23=1981|22=16230|21=1971|20=11199|19=1961|18=9118|16=7311|2025|15=1941|14=7116|13=1931|12=5792|11=1921|10=5154|9=1911|8=4225|7=1901|6=3228|5=1881|4=2248|1871|footnote=Source: [[Italian National Institute of Statistics|ISTAT]]}}

=== Foreign residents ===
In Porto Torres in 2019 there were 599 foreign residents, many of them from Africa and eastern Europe. The main nationalities recorded were:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Statistiche demografiche ISTAT|url=http://demo.istat.it/str2019/|access-date=9 September 2020|website=demo.istat.it|language=it}}</ref>

* [[Nigeria]]: 61
* [[Romania]]: 56
* [[Serbia]]: 45
* [[Senegal]]: 34
* [[Poland]]: 32
* [[Ghana]]: 29
* [[Somalia]]: 24
* [[Ivory Coast]]: 22
* [[China]]: 20
* [[Mali]]: 17
* Other: 159

== Economy ==

=== Tourism ===
Starting in 2008, tourism has become a very important activity for the economy of the city. The town have several attractions, both [[Nature|natural]] and [[anthropic]]. The main attraction is the [[Asinara National Park]]. The Aragonese seaport tower is considered the symbol of the city and because of this it is one of the main tourist attractions. Other main attractions are the Roman bridge of Riu Mannu and the Basilica of Saint [[Gavinus]]. Due to the decline of the [[Secondary sector of the economy|industrial sector]], the [[Tourism|tourist sector]] has started to become the leading sector of the local economy (despite the local industrial zone, that importance for the city remains high).

=== Industry ===
Chemical industries support the modern economy of Porto Torres. Fiume Santo, a 1,040 MW power station owned by [[E.ON]], is {{convert|5|to|10|km|mi|0}} west from the city, in the [[Sassari|municipality of Sassari]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Fiume Santo Power Station (Thermoelectric Power Plant), Italy|url=http://www.power-technology.com/projects/fiume-santo/|access-date=28 January 2011|website=www.power-technology.com}}</ref>

Plans related to industrial conversion are in progress in Porto Torres, where seven research centers are developing the transformation from traditional fossil fuel related industry to an integrated production chain from vegetable oil using oleaginous seeds to [[bioplastic]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Versalis. Brochure istituzionale|url=http://www.eni.com/it_IT/attachments/azienda/attivita-strategie/petrolchimica/polimeri-europa/pubblicazioni/Versalis-Brochure-istituzionale-per-il-Plast12.pdf|website=www.eni.com|language=it}}</ref>

=== Minor activities ===
Fishing and [[Agriculture|farming]] activities are also practiced around the land.

== Governance ==
{| class="wikitable"
!In charge
!Name
!Political alliance
!Role
!Notes
|-
|20 July 1988<br />24 June 1990
|Rodolfo Cermelli
|[[Christian Democracy (Italy)|Christian Democracy]]
|Mayor
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali|url=https://amministratori.interno.gov.it/amministratori/CC_dataRicercaC|access-date=9 September 2020|website=amministratori.interno.gov.it|archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419015713/https://amministratori.interno.gov.it/amministratori/CC_dataRicercaC|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|27 July 1990<br />28 June 1993
|Giacomo Rum
|[[Italian Socialist Party]]
|Mayor
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|28 June 1993<br />12 May 1997
|Alfredo Dessì
|[[Communist Refoundation Party|PRC]], [[Democratic Party of the Left]], [[Sardinian Action Party|PSd'Az]]
|Mayor
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|12 May 1997<br />28 May 2001
|Eugenio Cossu
|[[Communist Refoundation Party|PRC]], [[Democratic Party of the Left]], [[Federation of the Greens|FdV]]
|Mayor
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|28 May 2001<br />1 February 2005
|Gilda Usai Cermelli
|[[Forza Italia (1994)|FI]], [[National Alliance (Italy)|AN]], [[Civic List (Italy)|civic list]], [[Christian Democratic Centre|CCD]], [[United Christian Democrats|CDU]]
|Mayor
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|23 May 2005<br />15 June 2010
|Luciano Mura
|[[Democrats of the Left]], [[Sardinian Action Party|PSd'Az]], [[Democracy is Freedom|DL]], [[Italian Democratic Socialists]], [[Party of Italian Communists|PCI]], [[Communist Refoundation Party|PRC]]
|Mayor
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|15 June 2010<br />10 February 2015
|Beniamino Luigi Scarpa
|[[Civic List (Italy)|Many civic lists]], [[Italy of Values|IDV]]
|Mayor
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|18 June 2015<br />9 November 2020
|Sean Christian Wheeler
|[[Five Star Movement]]
|Mayor
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|9 November 2020<br />''in charge''
|Massimo Mulas
|[[Civic List (Italy)|Progetto Turritano]], [[Democratic Party (Italy)|PD]], [[Italy in Common]]
|Mayor
|<ref name=":0" />
|}

=== Sister cities ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Country
!City
!Date
!Notes
|-
|[[File:Flag of Europe.svg|30px|European Union]] [[File:Flag of Italy.svg|30px|Italy]]
|[[Camposano]]
|2016
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Torres|first=Comune di Porto|title=Porto Torres e Camposano: gemellaggio nel nome di San Gavino|url=https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Notizie/Porto-Torres-e-Camposano-gemellaggio-nel-nome-di-San-Gavino|access-date=8 September 2020|website=Comune di Porto Torres|language=it|archive-date=9 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509124732/https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Notizie/Porto-Torres-e-Camposano-gemellaggio-nel-nome-di-San-Gavino|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

== Culture ==

=== Festivals ===
At the end of August it took place the festival called "''Suoni & Sapori''", a festival that put together the tasting of local food and the listening of music composed by local artists.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suoni & Sapori {{!}} VIII Edizione|url=https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Calendario-Eventi/Suoni-Sapori-VIII-Edizione|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226233002/https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Calendario-Eventi/Suoni-Sapori-VIII-Edizione|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 December 2021|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Comune di Porto Torres|language=it}}</ref> "''La giornata dello sport''" is an annual local festival that promote the sport activity for both children and adults.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Giornata dello sport 2019|url=https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Calendario-Eventi/Giornata-dello-sport-2019|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Comune di Porto Torres|language=it|archive-date=26 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226230139/https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Calendario-Eventi/Giornata-dello-sport-2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> The "Festival Internazionale di Musiche Polifoniche Voci d’Europa" organized by the local polyphonic choir is an annual music festival of the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Voci d'Europa 2019 {{!}} Evento di apertura|url=https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Calendario-Eventi/Voci-dEuropa-2019-Evento-di-apertura|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813111822/https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Calendario-Eventi/Voci-dEuropa-2019-Evento-di-apertura|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 August 2020|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Comune di Porto Torres|language=it}}</ref> The "Fisherman's [[regatta]]" is a competition where the fishermen try to fishing using only traditional early 20th-century equipment like rowing boats without any use of modern tools like the [[Global Positioning System|GPS tracker]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Regata del pescatore {{!}} XII edizione|url=https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Calendario-Eventi/Regata-del-pescatore-XII-edizione|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Comune di Porto Torres|language=it|archive-date=25 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125142640/https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Calendario-Eventi/Regata-del-pescatore-XII-edizione|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Main sights==
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2020}}

=== Churches ===
; [[Basilica of San Gavino|Basilica of St. Gavinus, St. Proto and St. Gianuario]] (1080)
[[File:Porto Torres - Basilica di San Gavino (20).JPG|alt=|thumb|Basilica of St. Gabinus, St. Proto and St. Gianuario]]
: Built using only hardstones like [[marble]], [[Porphyry (geology)|porphyry]] and [[granite]], is the largest [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] church in Sardinia built between 1065 and 1080 above the hill of "Monte Angellu" in one of the historical neighborhood of the town. The basilica was erected in the memory of St. Gavinus, St. Protus and St. Gianuario, beheaded during the 303 a.C under the governance of the emperor [[Diocletian]] and [[Maximian]]. Instead of the usual western facade and eastern apse, the cathedral sports two apses. The crypt holds several Roman sarcophagi.It was the main cathedral of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sassari]] until 1441.
; Church of Beata Vergine della Consolata (1826)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Littera|first=Marta|title=Chiesa della B.V. della Consolata|url=http://monumentiaperti.com/2018/monumenti/chiesa-della-consolata/|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Monumenti Aperti|language=it-IT}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
: Neoclassic church built by the architect ''Giuseppe Cominotti'' (the same person who also built the Marquess's palace) in 1826. It was the main church of the historical seaport neighborhood, distinguished from the rural neighborhood of "Monte Angellu" situated near the Basilica of St.Gavinus.
; Church of San Gavino a Mare (1850)<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 November 2015|title=Chiesa di San Gavino a mare o Balai vicino|url=https://www.sardegnaturismo.it/it/esplora/chiesa-di-san-gavino-mare-o-balai-vicino|access-date=9 September 2020|website=SardegnaTurismo – Sito ufficiale del turismo della Regione Sardegna|language=it|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027120541/https://www.sardegnaturismo.it/it/esplora/chiesa-di-san-gavino-mare-o-balai-vicino|url-status=dead}}</ref>
: Also known as "Balai vicino" to distinguish it from the very similar church of ''Santu Bainzu Ischabizzaddu'', it is built near the beach of Balai. In that place St. Gavinus, St. Proto and St. Gianuario has been buried after the execution, inside the building there are the three loculi of the saints.
; Church of Santu Bainzu Ischabizzaddu<ref>{{Cite web|last=Torres|first=Comune di Porto|title=Chiesa di Santu Bainzu Ischabizzaddu o Balai Lontano|url=https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Argomenti/Porto-Torres-Turismo/Da-visitare/Chiesa-di-Santu-Bainzu-Ischabizzaddu-o-Balai-Lontano|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Comune di Porto Torres|language=it|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025101514/https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Argomenti/Porto-Torres-Turismo/Da-visitare/Chiesa-di-Santu-Bainzu-Ischabizzaddu-o-Balai-Lontano|url-status=dead}}</ref>
: Also known as "Balai lontano" to distinguish it from the very similar church of ''San Gavino a Mare'', it is built in the place where the three saints has been [[Decapitation|beheaded]]. Built with [[limestone]], it seems to be a rebuild of a more ancient building. The name, literally "Church of the beheaded St. Gavinus " is because of, following the folk custom, in that place on 25 October 303 d.C., St. Gavinus was executed and, two days later, Proto and Gianuario did the same epilogue.
; Monumental cemetery of Cala D’Oliva<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hendel|first=Carlo|date=30 July 2019|title=Il cimitero di Cala D'Oliva|url=https://www.isola-asinara.it/il-cimitero-di-cala-doliva/|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Isola Asinara|language=it-IT}}</ref>
: An ancient cemetery in the island of Asinara. The historical cemetery of Cala d'Oliva host the ancestors of the inhabitants of [[Stintino]]; the town founded in 1885 by the residents of Cala d'Oliva after the institution of the [[Penal colony|exile colony]] in the island of Asinara, which forced them to abandon their homes of their historical settlement.
; Austro-Hungarian chapel of St Ephysius and St Gavinus (1915)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sardegna DigitalLibrary – Cappella austro-ungarica di cala Reale|url=http://www.sardegnadigitallibrary.it/index.php?xsl=626&id=206379|access-date=9 September 2020|website=www.sardegnadigitallibrary.it|language=it|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404165828/http://www.sardegnadigitallibrary.it/index.php?xsl=626&id=206379|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hendel|first=Carlo|date=23 January 2019|title=Cappella austro ungarica di Cala Reale|url=https://www.isola-asinara.it/cappella-austro-ungarica-di-cala-reale/|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Isola Asinara|language=it-IT}}</ref>
: Built by the austro-hungarians [[Prisoner of war|POW]] imprisoned in the exile colony of the Asinara in the period between 1915 and 1916. Artistically it was decorated by the hungarian prisoner ''György Nemess''.
; Italian cemetery of Campo Faro (1916)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=D-sign.it|title=I cimiteri italiano ed austro-ungarico nell'isola dell'Asinara. – Storia e Memoria di Bologna|url=https://www.storiaememoriadibologna.it/i-cimiteri-italiano-ed-austro-ungarico-nellisola-d-2823-luogo|access-date=9 September 2020|website=www.storiaememoriadibologna.it|language=it|archive-date=10 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110003241/https://www.storiaememoriadibologna.it/i-cimiteri-italiano-ed-austro-ungarico-nellisola-d-2823-luogo|url-status=dead}}</ref>
: During the [[WWI]] the island of Asinara was also a [[lazaretto]] for the italian soldiers affected by [[cholera]] during the campaign in [[Albania]]. In that period took place the history of the [[Bologna|bolognese]] soldiers of the "Brigata Savona" died before they can reach the island during their transport in the [[hospital ship]] "''Re d'Italia''". To distinguish the italian soldiers corpses from the austro-hungarian it was built a cemetery in the area of "Campo faro" and it was called "Italian cemetery".
; Austro-Hungarian Ossuary (1936)<ref name=":1" />
: An [[ossuary]] built in 1936 by the will of the Austrian government to keep the corpses of all the 7048 [[Austria-Hungary|austro-hungarian]] [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier|unidentified soldiers]] died during the detention in the penal colony during the WWI because of [[typhoid fever]] and [[cholera]].

=== Civil architectures ===
In the Porto Torres's [[comprehensive planning]] there are many civil buildings both of private propriety and owned by the comune that are considered historically significant.<ref name=":5" /> These buildings witness the urban and the economic development of the city through the centuries until the 1960s; period of the local golden age of the industrial development thanks to the [[Italian economic miracle]]. Many of these architectures, especially the industrial ones, are not fully restored and visitable.[[File:Asinara ospedale.jpg|thumb|Hospital of Cala Reale viewed by the street]] [[File:Porto Torres Palazzo del Marchese.jpg|thumb|Marquess's palace]]
* Marquess's palace, [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] palace built by ''Giuseppe Cominotti'', the same architect of the not so far church of the "[[Mary, mother of Jesus|Beata vergine della consolata]]";<ref>{{Cite web|last=Littera|first=Marta|title=Palazzo del Marchese|url=http://monumentiaperti.com/2016/monumenti/palazzo-del-marchese/|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Monumenti Aperti|language=it-IT}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Seaport museum (1872), an example of the [[industrial architecture]] of the 19th century. Originally used as a train station, now it is a museum;<ref>{{Cite web|last=Torres|first=Comune di Porto|title=Museo del Porto|url=https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Argomenti/Porto-Torres-Turismo/Da-visitare/Museo-del-Porto|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Comune di Porto Torres|language=it|archive-date=4 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204173436/https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Argomenti/Porto-Torres-Turismo/Da-visitare/Museo-del-Porto|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The [[Antiquarium Turritano]] museum.
* Junior school E. De Amicis (1912), An historical full-working school building built by engineer ''Eugenio Serra.'' It is a full architectural example of the 19th-century Italian schools;<ref>{{Cite web|last=Littera|first=Marta|title=Scuola Elementare De Amicis|url=https://monumentiaperti.com/it/monumenti/scuola-elementare-de-amicis/|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Monumenti Aperti|language=it-IT}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Ferromin S.A. industrial complex, built in the early 20th century, it has been the main industrial complex of the town for decades until the [[liquidation]] of the "''[[S.A. (corporation)|Societá Anonima]] Ferromin''" in the 1960s;<ref>{{Cite web|last=Littera|first=Marta|title=Fornaci e area Ferromin|url=https://monumentiaperti.com/it/monumenti/fornaci-e-area-ferromin/|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Monumenti Aperti|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sardegnaabbandonata|title=Vecchie fornaci, Porto Torres {{!}} Sardegna Abbandonata|url=https://www.sardegnaabbandonata.it/le-vecchie-fornaci-di-porto-torres/|access-date=9 September 2020|language=it-IT}}</ref>
* Porto Torres Marittima station (1872), late 19th-century building, terminal of the "Ozieri-Chilivani-Porto Torres Marittima" railway;
* Industrial complex "''Ex-cementeria Alba''" (1957), built during the industrial golden age by the engineer ''Messina'', it is a pure example of [[industrial archaeology]];<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sardegnaabbandonata|title=Alba Cementi, Porto Torres {{!}} Sardegna Abbandonata|url=https://www.sardegnaabbandonata.it/cementificio-di-porto-torres/|access-date=9 September 2020|language=it-IT}}</ref>
* Industrial complex "''Ex ferriera sarda''" (1959), another example of the industrialization of north Sardinia, built by the influent entrepreneurs family of the ''Salis'';<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sardegnaabbandonata|title=Ferriera Sarda, Porto Torres {{!}} Sardegna Abbandonata|url=https://www.sardegnaabbandonata.it/ferriera-sarda-porto-torres/|access-date=9 September 2020|language=it-IT}}</ref>
* Agricultural consortium of Via Sassari, An old [[consortium]] building that witness the agricultural past of the city. The historical storage buildings known as "''I Granai''" are now used as a mall;
* Hamlet of Cala d'Oliva, located in the [[Asinara]] it is the historical settlement abandoned at the end of the 19th century;
* Lighthouse of Punta Scorno (1854), located in the [[Asinara]], it is an ancient full-working lighthouse, one of the most ancient lighthouses of [[Sardinia]];
* Stoplight station of Punta Scorno;
* Royal Palace of Cala reale, the summer residence of the [[House of Savoy|Savoy]] during their residence in the [[Asinara]];
* Hospital of Cala Reale;
* Healthcare marittime quarantine station of Cala Reale, building used both as a [[lazaretto]] and a storage for the local healthcare.

=== Military architectures ===
; Air-raid shelter ''"ex caserma dei [[carabinieri]]"''  (1943)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2 March 2020|title=Porto Torres: rifugi antiaerei ripuliti da quintali di rifiuti|url=https://www.unionesarda.it/articolo/news-sardegna/sassari-provincia/2020/03/02/porto-torres-rifugi-antiaerei-ripuliti-da-quintali-di-rifiuti-136-993212.html|access-date=9 September 2020|website=L'Unione Sarda.it|language=it}}</ref>
: During the early WWII all the air-raid shelters in the town was barely used until may 1943, when the city was heavily bombed by the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]]. That air raid bombing, the worst that the city has suffered in the whole war period, was commonly remembered as "[[Palm Sunday]] bombing". For a long period of time this air raid shelter was left abandoned and in a heavy state of decay (same thing was for the ''air raid shelter "scuole de Amicis")'', only recently has been restored and opened to the public.
; Air-raid shelter ''"scuole De Amicis"<ref name=":2" />''
: Situated under the 1900s junior school E. de Amicis: like many others air-raid shelters of the town, it was used during the world war II in order to protect the civilians from the several air-raids of the time. In the present days it is used as an exposition gallery.
; Artillery outpost of the Roman bridge n° SR414 (1873)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Littera|first=Marta|title=Batteria antinave di Ponte romano|url=https://monumentiaperti.com/it/monumenti/batteria-antinave-di-ponte-romano/|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Monumenti Aperti|language=it-IT}}</ref>
[[File:Casamatta Marinella.jpg|thumb|[[Casemate]] situated in the beach of the Marinella between the town and the industrial zone]]
: An outpost used until the second world war composed with several military installations 
; Castle of the Asinara<ref>{{Cite web|title=Torri costiere – Fortezza Castellaccio {{!}} Porto Torres|url=http://www.sardegnaambiente.it/index.php?xsl=612&s=189738&v=2&c=9448&idsito=23|access-date=9 September 2020|website=www.sardegnaambiente.it|language=it}}</ref>
: Also known as the "Castellaccio" it is an ancient medieval castle in the island of the Asinara. In the present days it is used as a fire protection outpost by the Asinara national park administration.
; Spanish towers (1323–1720)
:*Aragonese tower (1325)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Torres|first=Comune di Porto|title=Torre Aragonese|url=https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Argomenti/Porto-Torres-Turismo/Da-visitare/Torre-Aragonese|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Comune di Porto Torres|language=it|archive-date=16 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616203905/https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Argomenti/Porto-Torres-Turismo/Da-visitare/Torre-Aragonese|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[File:Torre Cala d'Oliva Asinara.jpg|thumb|Tower of Cala d'Oliva]] [[File:Porto Torres - Torre di Abbacurrente (4).JPG|alt=|thumb|Tower of Abbacurrente]] [[File:Vista da una grata del carcere dell'Asinara.jpg|thumb|View from one of the penitentiary's cell]]
:*Tower of Abbacurrente (1571)
:*Tower of the Finance (1525)
:*Tower of Trabuccato (1609)
:*Tower of Cala d'Oliva (1611)
:*Tower of Cala d'Arena (1611)

; Asinara penitentiary complex (1885)<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Parco Nazionale dell'Asinara|url=http://www.parcoasinara.org/it/|access-date=9 September 2020|website=www.parcoasinara.org|language=it|archive-date=19 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819114825/http://www.parcoasinara.org/it|url-status=dead}}</ref>
: Known as the "Italian [[Alcatraz Island|Alcatraz]]", it became famous in Italy after a revolt happened during 2 October 1973. In the penitentiary of the Asinara has been detained the most dangerous criminals of the [[Sicilian Mafia]], the [[Camorra]], the [[Anonima sarda]] ant the [[Red Brigades]]. In more than one hundred years of activity the only prisoner who successfully escaped from the island penitentiary was the italian criminal ''Matteo Boe''. During the [[WWI]] and the [[WWII]] it was used as an exile colony for thousands of [[Prisoner of war|POW]] and [[political prisoner]]s. The penitentiary complex is composed by several sections located all around the island:
:*Penitentiary section "Bunker of Cala d'Oliva"
:*Penitentiary section of Cala d'Oliva
:*Penitentiary section of  Fornelli
:*Penitentiary section of Santa Maria
:*Penitentiary section of Tumbarino
:*Penitentiary section of  Campu Perdu
:*Penitentiary section of  Campo Faro
:*Penitentiary section of  Stretti
:*Penitentiary section of  Trabuccato
:*Penitentiary section of Case Bianche
:*Penitentiary section of  Elighe Mannu

=== Archaeological sites ===
; [[Nuraghe]]s
:*Nuraghe Biunisi
:*Nuraghe Monte Elva
:*Nuraghe Margone
:*Nuraghe Nieddu
; "''Turris Libisonis''" Archaeological park
:*[[Roman bridge]] of Rio Mannu<ref>{{Cite web|last=Torres|first=Comune di Porto|title=Ponte Romano|url=https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Argomenti/Porto-Torres-Turismo/Da-visitare/Ponte-Romano|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Comune di Porto Torres|language=it|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011230237/https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Argomenti/Porto-Torres-Turismo/Da-visitare/Ponte-Romano|url-status=dead}}</ref>
:*Palace of the "Re Barbaro" and [[domus]] of [[Orpheus]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Littera|first=Marta|title=Area archeologica. Palazzo di Re Barbaro e Domus di Orfeo|url=https://monumentiaperti.com/it/monumenti/area-archeologica-palazzo-di-re-barbaro-e-domus-di-orfeo/|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Monumenti Aperti|language=it-IT}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
:*Baths of Maetzke
:*Baths of Pallottino (III secolo d.C)
:*Mosaics's Domus (I secolo d.C.)
; Other sites
:*[[Necropolis]] of Su Crucifissu Mannu
:*[[Domus de Janas]] of Campu Perdu ([[Asinara]])
:*Hypogeum et Columbarium of Tanca Borgona (II secolo d.C.)
:*Hypogeum of Scoglio Lungo

=== Other ===
; Main plazas
:*[[Umberto I of Italy|Umberto I]] plaza, Main plaza of Porto Torres where there is located the Town Hall;
:*Plaza of the "Martiri Turritani".

=== Natural areas===
; Protected areas
:*[[Asinara National Park]];<ref name=":3" />
:*[[Marine protected area]] of the Asinara;<ref name=":3" />
:*Sanctuary of the [[marine mammal]]s.<ref name=":3" />
;Beaches
[[File:Cala Sabina, Isola Asinara.jpg|thumb|Cala Sabina, Isola Asinara]]
[[File:Spiaggia di Balai, Porto Torres (SS).jpg|alt=|thumb|Beach of Balai]]
:*Beach of Fiume Santo
:*Beach of Renaredda
:*Beach of the Scogliolungo
:*Beach of Acque Dolci
:*Beach of Balai
:*Beach of the Scoglio Ricco
:*Il Ponte
:*Beach of Abbacurrente
:*Beach of Farrizza
; Main parks
:*[[Gavinus|San Gavino]]'s park;
:*[[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]]'s park;
:*Pinewood "La Farrizza" .

== Sports ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2020}}

=== Football ===
Main football clubs:
*''[[A.C. Porto Torres|Porto Torres Calcio]] ([[Serie D]])''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Portotorres – Calcio – Promozione, girone B – Sardegna – Stagione 2019/2020 – Scheda squadra|url=https://sardegna.diariosportivo.it/squadra/portotorres|access-date=9 September 2020|website=sardegna.diariosportivo.it|language=it-IT}}</ref>
*''Turris''
*''Polisportiva Dilettantistica Quartieri Riuniti (A.k.a. "Quartieri Riuniti")''
*''Turritana''

=== Tennis ===
Main association:
*''A.S.D. Tennis Club Porto Torres''

=== Basket ===
Main associations:
*''GSD Porto Torres''
*''CMB Porto Torres''
*''Silver Basket Porto Torres''
*''Balai Basket''

=== Martial arts and combat sports ===
There are many boxing clubs and martial arts schools. Sports like [[Shotokan|Karate shotokan]], [[Mixed martial arts|MMA]], [[Boxing]], [[Jujutsu|Jujitsu]], [[Krav Maga|Krav-Maga]] and [[Self-defense]] are very appreciated and practiced by some part of the citizens.

=== Athletics ===
Main association:
*''A.S.D. Atletica Leggera Porto Torres (''associated with ''[[Italian Athletics Federation|FIDAL]])''<ref>{{Cite web|title=FIDAL – Federazione Italiana Di Atletica Leggera|url=http://www.fidal.it/societa/ATL-LEGG-PORTO-TORRES/SS059|access-date=9 September 2020|website=www.fidal.it|language=it}}</ref>

=== Equestrianism ===
Right below the ancient Roman bridge Porto Torres has a [[riding hall]] where the local ''A.S.D. Centro Ippico Equitazione Porto Torres'' practice horse riding<ref>{{Cite web|title=EQUITAZIONE PORTO TORRES|url=https://www.paginebianche.it/porto-torres/equitazione-porto-torres.11085076|access-date=17 April 2020|website=PagineBianche|language=it|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404165831/https://www.paginebianche.it/porto-torres/equitazione-porto-torres.11085076|url-status=dead}}</ref>''.''

=== Sport facilities ===
; Sports area "Cittadella dello sport"<ref name="Regione Autonoma della Sardegna">{{Cite web|title=Regione Autonoma della Sardegna|url=http://www.regione.sardegna.it/|access-date=9 September 2020|website=www.regione.sardegna.it|language=it}}</ref>
:A 67.000 m² area which offer many sports.
::; Main area ("''Campo sportivo comunale''" or "''Stadio comunale''")
:: It is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] mainly composed with:
::* 1 [[football pitch]] of 60 x 105 meters (home ground of the [[A.C. Porto Torres]])
::*[[Running track]]
::*[[Shot put]] area
::*[[Discus throw]] area
::*[[Hammer throw]] area
::*[[Javelin throw]] area
::*[[Pole vault]] area
::*[[High jump]] area
::; Other areas
::* Boxing club "Alberto Mura"
::* Tennis club
::* 1 football pitch of 105 x 603 meters
::* 1 football pitch of 100 x 60 meters
[[File:Porto Torres veduta.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Cycling infrastructure|Bicycle path]] between Parco ''[[Chico Mendes]]'' and Parco ''Balai vicino.''|300x300px]]
; Palasport "Alberto Mura"<ref name="Regione Autonoma della Sardegna"/>
: A sport facility with a capacity of 1.600 people mainly used as an indoor basketball court.
; Skate park
: A 1.800 m² skateboard park with a bank ramp of 20°, a square-rail, a pyramid ledges and a quarter pipe.
; Football pitch "Angelo Occone"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sardegnasport.it|url=http://www.regione.sardegna.it/impiantisportivi/sis/index.php?nodo=bd&azione=mostra&id=3398&comune=46&tipologia=030|access-date=9 September 2020|website=www.regione.sardegna.it|language=it}}</ref>
: Football pitch of 100 x 60 meters situated not so far from the town hall.
; Other
:; Artificial pine forest<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pineta di La Farrizza|url=https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Argomenti/Porto-Torres-Turismo/Da-visitare/Pineta-di-La-Farrizza|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Comune di Porto Torres|language=it|archive-date=26 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226231532/https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Argomenti/Porto-Torres-Turismo/Da-visitare/Pineta-di-La-Farrizza|url-status=dead}}</ref>
:: Called "Pineta la Farrizza", "Pineta Abbacurrente" or "Pineta Balai lontano", it is composed mainly of [[stone pine]]s.
:; Bicycle Path<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pista ciclabile e pedonale|url=https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Argomenti/Porto-Torres-Turismo/Da-visitare/Pista-ciclabile-e-pedonale|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Comune di Porto Torres|language=it|archive-date=9 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509144100/https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Argomenti/Porto-Torres-Turismo/Da-visitare/Pista-ciclabile-e-pedonale|url-status=dead}}</ref>
:: Starting from "Piazza eroi dell'onda" and finishing in the plaza of "Balai lontano", it offers a panoramic view of the [[Gulf of Asinara|sea]].

== Transport ==
=== Main roads ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Road
!Connection
!Type
!Notes
|-
|Strada Statale 131 "Carlo Felice"
|Porto Torres – [[Cagliari]]
|[[File:Italian traffic signs - inizio strada extraurbana principale (figura II 345).svg|50px|Dual carriageway]] [[File:Italian traffic signs - strada europea 25.svg|70px|European route]] [[File:Strada Statale 131 Italia.svg|70px|state road]]
|<ref name="viamichelin.it">{{Cite web|title=ViaMichelin : Percorsi, Mappe, Ristoranti, Traffico e Alberghi|url=https://www.viamichelin.it/|access-date=8 September 2020|website=www.viamichelin.it|language=it}}</ref>
|-
|Strada provinciale 93
|Porto Torres – La Corte (SS)
|[[File:Strada Provinciale 93 Italia.svg|70px|Provincial road]]
|<ref name="viamichelin.it"/>
|-
|Strada Provinciale 81
|Porto Torres – [[Platamona]]
|[[File:Strada Provinciale 81 Italia.svg|70px|Provincial road]]
|<ref name="viamichelin.it"/>
|-
|Strada Provinciale 57
|Porto Torres – Palmadula (SS)
|[[File:Strada Provinciale 57 Italia.svg|70px|Provincial road]]
|<ref name="viamichelin.it"/>
|-
|Strada Provinciale 42 "Dei due mari"
|Porto Torres – [[Alghero]]
|[[File:Strada Provinciale 42 Italia.svg|70px|Provincial road]]
|<ref name="viamichelin.it"/>
|-
|Strada Provinciale 34
|Porto Torres – [[Stintino]]
|[[File:Strada Provinciale 34 Italia.svg|70px|Provincial road]]
|<ref name="viamichelin.it"/>
|-
|Strada Provinciale 25
|Porto Torres – [[Sorso]]
|[[File:Strada Provinciale 25 Italia.svg|70px|Provincial road]]
|<ref name="viamichelin.it"/>
|}

=== Train stations ===
[[File:Porto Torres, stazione marittima (06).jpg|alt=|thumb|''Porto Torres marittima.'']]A railway operated by [[Trenitalia]] connects the town with [[Sassari]] and the rest of the island. The town has two train stations, one built at the end of the 20th century (considered as the main station) and one smaller and more historical built during the 19th century (referred as "Porto Torres marittima").

=== Seaport ===
[[File:Rimorchiatore Alessandro Onorato (01).jpg|alt=|thumb|Port of Porto Torres.]]
The existing port of Porto Torres, which is almost wholly artificial, is based in great part on Roman foundations. In the north-west of Sardinia, the harbor of Porto Torres is the biggest.<ref name="Torres">{{Cite web|title=Arrivare in nave|url=https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Argomenti/Porto-Torres-Turismo/Come-arrivare/Arrivare-in-nave|access-date=8 April 2020|website=Comune di Porto Torres|language=it|archive-date=8 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408031355/https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Argomenti/Porto-Torres-Turismo/Come-arrivare/Arrivare-in-nave|url-status=dead}}</ref> The city has connections with the rest of the Italy, of Spain and France. Not so far from the harbor there is the Maritime Terminal (''Stazione marittima''). In the same area there is built the new passenger terminal (''Terminal passeggeri''; the building is still under construction). From the seaport there is also available a connection for the island of [[Asinara]].

;<nowiki>Destinations:</nowiki>
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center"
! colspan="3" |Company
!Route
!Frequency
!Notes
|-
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|senza cornice|20x20px]]
|[[File:Tirrenia logo filetto tricolore wiki.png|senza cornice|100x100px]]<br /><br />[[File:GNV logo.svg|senza cornice|100x100px]]
|[[Tirrenia]]<br /><br />[[Grandi Navi Veloci]]
|[[Genoa]]
|Daily (winter) / Double-daily (summer) [with Tirrenia]<br /><br />Three times at week [with G.N.V.]
|<ref name="iltraghetto"/>
|-
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|senza cornice|20x20px]]<br />[[File:Flag of France.svg|senza cornice|20x20px]]
|
|[[Corsica Ferries - Sardinia Ferries]]
|[[Ajaccio]]<br />[[Porto Vecchio]]<br />[[Livorno]]<br />[[Toulon]]
|Weekly
|<ref name="iltraghetto"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|senza cornice|20x20px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Logogl.png|senza cornice|100x100px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Grimaldi Lines]]
|[[Civitavecchia]]
|Five times at week
|<ref name="iltraghetto"/>
|-
|-
|[[Barcelona]]
|Five times at week
|<ref name="iltraghetto"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Flag of France.svg|senza cornice|20x20px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[File:La meridionale logo.svg|senza cornice|100x100px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[La Méridionale]]
|[[Marsiglia]]
|weekly
|<ref name="iltraghetto"/>
|-
|[[Propriano]]
|weekly
|<ref name="iltraghetto">{{cite web |title=Il porto di Porto Torres – Biglietti e rotte |url=https://iltraghetto.it/porti/porto-torres |website=iltraghetto.it |language=it}}</ref>
|-
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|senza cornice|20x20px]]
|[[File:Delcomar logo.svg|senza cornice|100x100px]]
|[[Delcomar]]
|[[Asinara]]
|Daily (Summer and Spring)<br />Three times at week (Winter and Autumn)
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Delcomar – Asinara – Porto Torres |url=https://www.delcomar.it/tratte-e-orari/asinara-porto-torres |website=delcomar.it |language=it-it |access-date=8 September 2020 |archive-date=19 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919062027/https://www.delcomar.it/tratte-e-orari/asinara-porto-torres |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|}

=== Public transport ===
Porto Torres is part of the metropolitan network of north Sardinia (Italian "Rete metropolitana del nord Sardegna"). Due to this, the city is well-connected with nearly all towns via intercity autobus provided by [[ARST (company)|ARST]]. Local rides are managed by the local public transport agency (''A.t.p. Sassari'').

== Education ==

=== School ===
[[File:Istituto tecnico nautico Porto Torres.jpg|thumb|"M. Paglietti" High School]]
The town has many state [[secondary school]]s and several state primary schools within it.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Scuole dell'obbligo a Porto Torres|url=https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Servizi/Servizi-al-cittadino/Educazione-e-scuola/Scuole-dellobbligo-a-Porto-Torres|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413162354/http://comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Servizi/Servizi-al-cittadino/Educazione-e-Scuola/Scuole-dellobbligo-a-Porto-Torres|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 April 2016|access-date=6 April 2020|website=Comune di Porto Torres|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Liceo Scientifico "Europa Unita"|url=https://www.iispaglietti.edu.it/index.php/l-istituto/la-scuola/i-licei/liceo-di-porto-torres|access-date=6 April 2020|website=www.iispaglietti.edu.it|language=it-it|archive-date=6 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406225437/https://www.iispaglietti.edu.it/index.php/l-istituto/la-scuola/i-licei/liceo-di-porto-torres|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the urban area there is also a music school named in memory of the Italian songwriter [[Fabrizio De André]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Servizi/Servizi-al-cittadino/Scuola-Civica-di-Musica-Fabrizio-De-Andre|title=Scuola Civica di Musica|last=Torres|first=Comune di Porto|website=Comune di Porto Torres|language=it|access-date=6 April 2020|archive-date=5 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505201926/https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Servizi/Servizi-al-cittadino/Scuola-Civica-di-Musica-Fabrizio-De-Andre|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Being near the city of [[Sassari]] and thanks to the intercity lines managed by ARST, travel to the [[University of Sassari]] is very easy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ARST – - Servizi extraurbani TPL|url=http://arst.sardegna.it/orari_e_autolinee/Servizi_extraurbani.html|access-date=6 April 2020|website=arst.sardegna.it|language=it}}</ref>

=== Libraries ===
The "[[Antonio Pigliaru]]" public library is the only one in the town.

== Media ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2020}}

=== Local newspapers ===

* In...città;<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Periodici cittadini|url=https://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Editoria/Periodici-cittadini|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107095752/http://www.comune.porto-torres.ss.it/Comunicazione/Editoria/Periodici-cittadini|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 November 2014|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Comune di Porto Torres|language=it}}</ref>
* Il Corriere del Turritano;<ref name=":4" />
* La Voce Turritana.<ref name=":4" />

=== Radio stations ===

* Radio del Golfo<ref>{{Cite web|last=contini|first=valerio|title=Rdg – Radio del Golfo|url=http://www.radiodelgolfo.net/|access-date=9 September 2020|website=www.radiodelgolfo.net|language=it}}</ref>

=== Cinematography ===

* [[Bonifacio Angius]] – "Ovunque proteggimi" (2018).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ovunque proteggimi (Film)|url=https://www.mymovies.it/film/2018/ovunque-proteggimi/|access-date=9 September 2020|website=MYmovies.it|language=it}}</ref>

== Notable people ==

* [[Francesco Demuro]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Demuro: "Canto il sole della mia terra"|url=https://www.lanuovasardegna.it/tempo-libero/2019/04/02/news/demuro-canto-il-sole-della-mia-terra-1.17794595|website=www.lanuovasardegna.it|language=it|access-date=9 September 2020|archive-date=16 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416134435/http://www.lanuovasardegna.it/tempo-libero/2019/04/02/news/demuro-canto-il-sole-della-mia-terra-1.17794595|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Alessandro Frau]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alessandro Frau – Carriera – stagioni, presenze, goal|url=https://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Frau_Alessandro|access-date=9 September 2020|website=www.tuttocalciatori.net|language=it}}</ref>
* [[Giuseppe Mura]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 August 2016|title=2 agosto 1975: Giuseppe Mura batte Giovanni Girgenti|url=https://www.2out.it/08/2-agosto-1975-giuseppe-mura-batte-giovanni-girgenti/|access-date=9 September 2020|website=2Out.it – Seconds Out – Free Sport Magazine|language=it-IT}}</ref>
* [[Andrea Parodi]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Andrea Parodi|url=http://www.fondazioneandreaparodi.it/?p=4|access-date=9 September 2020|website=www.fondazioneandreaparodi.it|language=it}}</ref>
* [[Fiorenzo Serra]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Scomparso il documentarista sardo Fiorenzo Serra|url=http://www.regione.sardegna.it/j/v/25?s=8440&v=2&c=11|access-date=9 September 2020|website=www.regione.sardegna.it|language=it}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Porto Torres}}

{{Metropolitan City of Sassari}}

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[[Category:Roman towns and cities in Italy]]
[[Category:1842 establishments in the Kingdom of Sardinia]]
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[[Category:Populated coastal places in Italy]]
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