Carrela e Nanti – Horse Carousel

At Santu Lussurgiu there is an equestrian carnival characterized by a horse race, among the most daring of the island, called “Sa Carrela ‘e Nanti” (the road in front). Sa Carrela ‘e Nanti is the synthesis of the carnival of Santu Lussurgiu that features knights, horses and the public. Even the crowd is an integral […]

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Sartiglia

The most important event of Oristano is the Sartiglia: equestrian carousel of perhaps medieval origin, legacy of the Catalan domination, held on the last Sunday and the last Tuesday of carnival. It is one of the oldest equestrian events that still take place in the Mediterranean area and one of the most spectacular and choreographic […]

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San Salvatore Festival

San Salvatore is part of Cabras. A village of medieval origin, owes its name to the homonymous church located in the center of the village, in whose basement there is an ancient pagan sanctuary of Nuragic origin. In particular, the hypogeum is very interesting as evidence of different religious overlaps: starting from a nuragic origin, […]

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Sedilo Horse Festival

The Ardia di San Costantino is a traditional event held in Sedilo, Sardinia on 6 and 7 July each year and consists of a ritual procession on horseback with three final stages of travel to reach the sanctuary dedicated to the Roman emperor Constantine I (locally called Santu Antinu) who in 312 defeated Maxentius, usurper […]

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Trekking & Bike

The coast of the province of Oristano extends for about 100 km. Beautiful beaches alternate with rugged coastline and extreme cliffs, all beaten by the mistral that makes this stretch of sea one of the most coveted places for surfing on the island. You can undertake several independent paths along the coasts to immerse yourself […]

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San Leonardo – (Santu Lussurgiu)

The origins, dating back to the 12th century, of San Leonardo di Siete Fuentes are not clear but certainly earlier than Santu Lussurgiu, of which it is a hamlet and from which it is six kilometers away. It has always been inhabited: under the judges, first of Torres, then of Arborea, in the most ancient […]

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Su Pallosu Cat Oasis

Su Pallosu is a thin strip of land with a sandy bottom of golden color and amber, medium-grained, mixed with some pebbles, hidden in a small creek and protected behind a high barrier on the ground. It is immersed in a limpid and crystalline sea with an iridescent green color, with a shallow sandy bottom. […]

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Birdwatching in Oristano

For birdwatchers, the province of Oristano is home to most of the approximately 370 species of birds that can be observed in Sardinia (it is 75% of the species that can be observed in Italy), some of which are very rare. In the winter months, the wetlands of the Oristano area are home to several […]

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Antiquarium Arborense Museum

The Arborense Antiquarium Archaeological Museum is composed by recomposing the entire archaeological collection of Avvocato Pischedda purchased by the city of Oristano in 1938. In the “Sala Retabili” there are pictorial plates of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, including the altarpiece of San Martino (fifteenth century), the retablo of Santo Cristo (1533) by Pietro Cavaro, […]

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