Typical of the area:
Local seafood, " spaghetti Alla Bottarga ", Vernaccia wine and "Burrida" are the local specialities. Besides, the march area of the Sinis peninsula all around Cabras is a sure(safe) home for cormorants, flamingos and wild geese

This city was created in the year 1070 west of Sardinia, a rich fishing area. In the historical old part of town you can visit the Marian Cathedral (1128) and its vault, as well as the tower of Mariano II “Torre di Mariano II” (1291) and the gothical church of Santa Chiara from the 14th century. In the “Palazzo Parpaglia” are kept the archaeological pieces of finds from Tharros and from medieval Oristano.

In Santa Giusta you can visit the Pisan Roman cathedral of the same name, from the 12th Century.

One of the best fishing town of Sardinia, where even today phoenician boats made with thatch grass ("Fassonis") are still in use.

The so-called “Stagno di Cabras” is the largest lagoon of the peninsula. With its waters rich of fish is also one of the largest wetland areas of the island.

On the coast of the " Golfo di Oristano ", approximately 4 kms away from Cabras, lies this small bathing resort with a yacht harbour. In the entrance of the village rises one of the many Saracen Towers distributed on the island coastline. It has also gave the name to this resort. (Torre Grande-the big tower).

The place and the pilgrimage church of the same name lie approximately 10 kms to the west of Cabras on the Sinis peninsula. In the church when is open you can visit an hypógheios, an underground chambre with a sacred well. Used already in pre-Christian time as a cult place.

Antique harbour, built in 730 b.C. as a stop for merchant ships from the Mediterranean area. From 238 b.C. Tharros became a rich Roman city. Baths, houses and cult places are found in the south side, while in the north part you can find a Tophet (sacrifice place) and the Nuraghe village of Murru Mannu.

To reach Cape San Marco take a beautiful walk from Tharros up to the top of the Sinis peninsula.

The church of the same name San Giovanni belongs to the oldest Christian monuments of the island. The oldest construction phase goes back to the 5th century.

This village is 500 m above sea level, below the Montiferru Mountain and is an important center for horse breeding in Sardinia. Here in the first days of June takes place annually a horse race in the old part of town. Worth seeing is also the museum of farming technology: “Museo della Tecnologia Contadina”.

A small village close to Santulussurgiu with a mineral spring water supply, which flows constantly at 11 degrees Celsius from seven sources (Siete Fuentes).
In this village you also find the Roman Pisane church of the same name, San Leonardo.

A protected quarz sandy beach.

Long sandy beach with a nearby pine forest.

In summer guided tours are offered regularly. However guests can observe living cormorants, flamingos and wild geese all year round.

Antique Nuraghe Complex and sacred well from the 9th Century b.C, about 3 km southwest of Abbasanta, close to Paulilatino. You can reach this highly visited site easily from a posted exit on the “Carlo Felice” motorway SS131.

Impressive, natural stoned path going up to the sea, named 'Sentiero dei Giganti' (path of the giants).

Take a road trip to Bonarcado, Santulussurgiu and Tresnuraghes. Then drive up the amazing coast road between Bosa and Alghero: two picturesque towns with historical old cities and vivid Mediterranean atmosphere.

Pictorial place on the bank of the river Tirso (in close proximity to Oristano), formerly the Roman settlement “forum Traiani” and the bishop seat between the V and X century. The place is also visited for the ruins of the Roman Thermal baths where the springs warm up to 54 degrees C.

The witch museum opened in the old city hall of Bidonì in 2004. "S'omo 'e SA Marza" (literally the witch house) lies in the province of Oristano with a view to the Omodeo lake (largest artificial lake in Italy). The exhibition documents the history of the witches in Sardinia from the old to the modern times, and describe typical rituals and reasons of the local witchcraft.

Activities in the area: Diving / Horse Riding / Golf / Archery

On the first Sunday of September of each year a very worth seeing procession takes place in Cabras:
Hundreds of young men, only dressed with a white frock, take the statue of the saint in Cabras and carry it barefoot 6 kms to the remot church of San Salvatore. The following day they carry the statue back to the parish church of Cabras running.
The devotion and solemnity that come with the event last nine days and it's not to be missed

the Sartiglia takes place on the Sunday of Carnival and Tuesday after.
It's a spectacular rider tournament, that goes back to the 16th Century. The different guilds represents the groups of riders and must spear a silver star hanging over the distance while gallopping. The number of these stars is classified as sign of coming harvests. After the tournament, riding acrobats show their amazing skills with horses.
This event is particularly important and very much appreciated by the local population and it's becoming well-known to the tourist that come numerously every year.

On the 6th and 7th July the perhaps most famous rural celebration of Sardinia takes place in Sedilo. And it culminates in the so-called S'Ardia, a bareback horse-race which symbolizes the victory of Constantine over Maxentius.

Nightlife: San Vero Milis/ Santa Giusta