Map of Alghero, Italy

Alghero is a city in Sardinia, Italy, with a population of about 34,261. It lies at 40.5597°N, 8.3195°E, about 7 m above sea level. Alghero is about 381 km (236 mi) west of Rome, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sassari, 27 km to the northeast.

Alghero at a glance

Where is Alghero?

• The 6th largest city in Sardinia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 16 min on the shortest day to 15 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Alghero

• Sassari — 27 km northeast
• Nuoro — 89 km east
• Olbia — 107 km northeast
• Ajaccio — 155 km north, France
• Cagliari — 163 km southeast
• Quartu Sant'Elena — 168 km southeast
• Bastia — 256 km north, France
• Piombino — 320 km northeast
• Civitavecchia — 337 km northeast
• Grosseto — 337 km northeast

Largest cities in Sardinia

• Cagliari — 149,257
• Sassari — 91,895
• Quartu Sant'Elena — 66,620
• Olbia — 60,345
• Nuoro — 35,948

Largest cities in Italy

• Rome — 2,318,895
• Milan — 1,371,498
• Naples — 909,048
• Turin — 847,287
• Palermo — 648,260
• Genoa — 580,097
• Bologna — 394,843
• Florence — 367,150
• Bari — 316,491
• Catania — 311,584

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.