Anyone strolling between Viale Merello and Viale Fra Ignazio in Cagliari would hardly suspect that beneath their feet lies a piece of silent history: the Galleria Don Bosco, a tunnel dating back centuries. Carved into the rock by Piedmontese engineers for strategic and military reasons in the 18th century, the 180-meter-long passage became a place of survival in the 20th century.
During the air raids of World War II, the Galleria served as a shelter for hundreds of people—a last refuge under the changing sky. It wasn't a place of beauty, but one of hope.
Today only one entrance remains, hidden in the Via Don Bosco, but whoever enters it passes through more than just a tunnel: he walks on a silent path of remembrance, where the stone breathes stories that need no words.
