The area

What to see around us

Our homes are in two areas: Oristano, with the Sinis and Tharros, and the Costa Verde, with beaches, dunes and old mines. Here is a guide to help you decide where to go.

Oristano and the Sinis

The Sinis, the lagoon, villages and ancient sites around our houses in Oristano.

Featured

Beach

Is Arutas

The best-known beach of the Sinis, made of quartz grains that look like grains of rice.

The grains are white, pink and green, and the beach sits between low cliffs. The sea shifts from green to turquoise and gets deep just a few metres from the shore.

Around the San Salvatore area you will find parking, a kiosk, a few restaurants and a motorhome area. The beach is in the marine protected area.

From Oristano about 22 km · 31 min
From Torre dei Corsari about 79 km · 105 min

Discover Is Arutas

01
Beach
Mari Ermi
About 2.5 km of golden sand with small quartz pebbles, well suited to families.
- From Oristano 23 km · 35 min
- From Torre dei Corsari 80 km · 108 min
02
Beach
Torregrande
Oristano's own seaside: a long sandy beach between the mouth of the Tirso and the small harbour.
- From Oristano 9 km · 10 min
- From Torre dei Corsari 65 km · 83 min
03
Beach
Maimoni
About 2 km of pale sand with white and pink quartz grains, backed by dunes and small ponds.
- From Oristano 21 km · 33 min
- From Torre dei Corsari 78 km · 107 min
04
Beach
Putzu Idu
A seaside hamlet on the northern side of the Sinis, with a long beach and salt pans nearby.
- From Oristano 26 km · 32 min
- From Torre dei Corsari 87 km · 104 min
05
Beach
Funtana Meiga
The start of the Sinis coast, in the municipality of Cabras, on the way to Tharros.
- From Oristano 18 km · 26 min
- From Torre dei Corsari 75 km · 100 min
06
Nature
Capo Mannu
A windswept headland, one of the most sought-after spots in Europe for surfing, windsurfing and kitesurfing.
- From Oristano about 29 km · 41 min
- From Torre dei Corsari about 91 km · 114 min
07
Beach
Su Pallosu
A small sheltered cove, known as the cat beach.
- From Oristano 28 km · 35 min
- From Torre dei Corsari 89 km · 107 min
08
Beach
Marina di Arborea
A long, uncrowded stretch of coast on the Gulf of Oristano, with pinewood and small dunes.
- From Oristano 25 km · 28 min
- From Torre dei Corsari 49 km · 74 min
09
Culture
Tharros
A Phoenician, later Punic and Roman city by the sea at the tip of the Sinis.
- From Oristano 20 km · 28 min
- From Torre dei Corsari 77 km · 102 min
10
Culture
Oristano: old town and the Sartiglia
Once the capital of the Giudicato of Arborea, it has a compact old centre that is easy to explore on foot.
- From Oristano about 6 km · 7 min
- From Torre dei Corsari about 60 km · 74 min
11
Culture
Cabras Civic Museum and the Giants of Mont'e Prama
The museum that holds the large Nuragic sandstone statues found in the Sinis in 1974.
- From Oristano 8 km · 11 min
- From Torre dei Corsari 65 km · 85 min
12
Village
San Giovanni di Sinis
A small fishing hamlet, part of Cabras, a few minutes from Tharros.
- From Oristano 19 km · 26 min
- From Torre dei Corsari 76 km · 100 min
13
Village
Cabras and its lagoon
A town on the shore of one of the largest lagoons in Europe, known for fish and bottarga.
- From Oristano 8 km · 9 min
- From Torre dei Corsari 69 km · 83 min
14
Nature
S'Archittu and Cuglieri
A rock arch carved by the sea and, inland, a hill town at the foot of Montiferru.
- From Oristano about 25 km · 25 min
- From Torre dei Corsari about 87 km · 98 min
15
Culture
Nuraghe Losa
One of the best-preserved nuraghi in Sardinia, built of basalt and visible from the SS131.
- From Oristano 28 km · 26 min
- From Torre dei Corsari 90 km · 95 min
16
Culture
Santa Giusta: basilica and lagoon
One of the most representative Romanesque basilicas in Sardinia, beside a protected lagoon.
- From Oristano 9 km · 11 min
- From Torre dei Corsari 55 km · 69 min
17
Culture
Fordongianus: Roman baths
A small town in the Tirso valley, built over the ruins of Forum Traiani.
- From Oristano 27 km · 31 min
- From Torre dei Corsari 75 km · 94 min
18
Village
Bosa
A medieval town on the river Temo, worth a full day out.
- From Oristano 63 km · 66 min
- From Torre dei Corsari 124 km · 139 min
19
Village
Massama
A small farming village just north of Oristano, quiet and away from the traffic of the centre.
- From Oristano 0 km · 0 min
- From Torre dei Corsari 67 km · 76 min

Costa Verde

Dunes, wild beaches and old mines around Torre dei Corsari.

01
Beach
Torre dei Corsari beach and the Sabbie d'oro of Pistis
The beach in front of the house and, a little to the north, another stretch of golden dunes.
- From Torre dei Corsari about 1 km · 2 min
- From Oristano about 63 km · 75 min
02
Nature
Piscinas dunes and beach
A beach of about 7 km backed by a system of active dunes reaching inland.
03
Beach
Scivu
A big beach south of the Piscinas dunes, inside a WWF oasis.
- From Torre dei Corsari about 59 km · 84 min
- From Oristano about 86 km · 91 min
04
Beach
Portixeddu
A wide bay of ochre-coloured sand, with shallow turquoise water.
- From Torre dei Corsari 59 km · 76 min
- From Oristano 87 km · 83 min
05
Beach
Funtanazza
An inlet of golden sand between Torre dei Corsari and Marina di Arbus.
- From Torre dei Corsari 13 km · 21 min
- From Oristano 79 km · 89 min
06
Beach
Fontanamare
A big sandy beach, free of rocks for hundreds of metres, in the municipality of Gonnesa.
- From Torre dei Corsari 91 km · 105 min
- From Oristano 121 km · 104 min
07
Nature
Pan di Zucchero, Masua and Nebida
A limestone sea stack rising from the water off Masua, with a viewpoint above Nebida.
- From Torre dei Corsari about 81 km · 103 min
- From Oristano about 126 km · 109 min
08
Culture
Porto Flavia
A mineral loading port carved into the rock, above the sea at Masua.
09
Culture
Montevecchio mine
The most important lead and zinc mining complex in Sardinia, between Guspini and Arbus.
- From Torre dei Corsari 27 km · 41 min
- From Oristano 62 km · 63 min
10
Culture
Ingurtosu and Naracauli
A half-abandoned mining village and, a little further on, the ruins of a washing plant from 1900.
- From Torre dei Corsari about 46 km · 66 min
- From Oristano about 73 km · 72 min
11
Hike
Capo Pecora
A wild granite headland that closes the Costa Verde to the south.
- From Torre dei Corsari about 63 km · 82 min
- From Oristano about 91 km · 88 min
12
Village
Buggerru
A former mining town by the sea, nicknamed the little Paris.
- From Torre dei Corsari 65 km · 83 min
- From Oristano 92 km · 90 min
13
Village
Marina di Arbus and Portu Maga
Arbus's main seaside resort and, just south, the point where the paved road ends.
- From Torre dei Corsari about 15 km · 23 min
- From Oristano about 80 km · 89 min
14
Village
Arbus and Sardinian knives
The home of the Sardinian Knife Museum, and the main town of the municipality that includes Torre dei Corsari.
- From Torre dei Corsari 35 km · 53 min
- From Oristano 62 km · 60 min
15
Village
Guspini
A town at the foot of Monte Santa Margherita, long tied to the Montevecchio mine.
- From Torre dei Corsari 35 km · 50 min
- From Oristano 54 km · 51 min

Guides by area

If you prefer a continuous read, here are the full guides.

Oristano Old town, market, local food and the Sartiglia festival.
Tharros and the Sinis The Tharros ruins, San Giovanni di Sinis and the beaches of the peninsula.
Costa Verde The beaches around Torre dei Corsari and Marina di Arbus.
Piscinas and Arbus The Piscinas dunes and the Ingurtosu and Montevecchio mines.

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