All of Oristano's charm comes out on the occasion of the equestrian joust of Sa Sartiglia. Sunday and Shrove Tuesday the glorious past linked to the corporations is relived during the festivity, along with the taste of the almond cakes and the typical local Vernaccia wine.
From the 11th century, the town centre started to be embellished with palaces, fortifications, towers and religious buildings. In the spotlight, there is the majestic Tower of Saint Christopher – also know and the Tower of Mariano – and the Monument of the Giudicessa Eleonora (1881), who promoted the Carta de Logu, one of the first codes of law written in Europe. Also worthy of a visit is the Antiquarium Arborense Museum, located inside Palazzo Parpaglia, where you will admire artefacts from the excavations of Tharros, the Churches of San Francesco, in Neoclassical style, and Santa Chiara, a rare example of Gothic style on the Island, and the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta (built in 1130).
Torregrande is Oristano's beach and, in the bordering territories, there are the beaches of the marine area of the Sinis Peninsula, with grains of quartz (Mari Ermi, Is Arutas and Maimoni) and fine sand (San Giovanni), the limestone promontories and the beaches near Putzu Idu and, further north, the natural monument of S’Archittu.
The territory around Oristano is characterized by numerous lagoons, among which those of Cabras and Santa Giusta, the habitat of numerous rare bird species.
Fondazione Sardegna Film Commission
Via Malta 63 — 09124 Cagliari
Phone: +39 070 2041961
Email: filmcommission@regione.sardegna.it
