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In the old city, the Romanesque church of San Simplicio merits a visit.
San Simplicio is a lovely Pisan Church, it is bare of decoration inside, but has a noble dignity, and can be considered as one of the finest of its kind in Sardinia.

Isolated on a small hill, this building (which dates from the 11-12th Centuries) was constructed in three distinct periods.
It is built in the grey granite of the Gallura region and has a facade split into three parts by two narrow windows; to the right of the pediment there is a small wall belfry which was added at a later date, while along the sides of the apse there is a line of Romanesque arches which rest on pilaster strips.
The interior is of the basilican plan and has three naves, the central one with timbered roof, the lateral naves with barrel vaults separated by semicircular arcades resting alternately on pillars or columns.
The original construction appears in the lower section of the walls and can be seen in certain consoles of the nave, denoting a timbered roof which was replaced by a barrel vault when the church was extended and the outer walls raised, while at the same time a second series of blind arcades was added.
The Pisan-Romanesque facade with its Lombard motifs is later in date.
It is divided into three parts, the central having a simple portal surmounted by a high semicircular tympanum and, above, by a triple bay.
The two wings are decorated with arcades which we find again on the lateral walls and on the small apse.
They rest alternately on a console or on a pilaster.
Funerary inscriptions and cipi along the walls were once part of the Roman way from Olbia to Karalis.

Pedrese Castle can be admired on the vicinity of the Necropolis.
To the west of the town on the road to Loiri, located on the top of a granitic hill enjoys a splendid view over the plain, especially in spring when the countryside is enlivened with a tapestry of wild flowers and maquis in bloom.

Small but convenient airport which is connected to many European cities.
It is also used often by private jets of VIP visitors.
You can find survenir shops, pharmacy, bookshop, rent-a-car, and long distance coaches to other parts of Sardinia.

For details of how to get to Olbia airport, please refer to How to get to Gallura.