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Oristano Piazza Eleonora, Sardinia Italy

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Overview

With its elegant shopping streets, ornate piazzas, popular cafes and some good restaurants, Oristano鈥檚 refined and animated centre is a lovely place to hang out. Though there鈥檚 not a huge amount to see beyond some churches and an interesting archaeological museum, the city makes a good base for the surrounding area.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Piazza Eleonora d鈥橝rborea

    Piazza Eleonora d鈥橝rborea

    Oristano

    Oristano鈥檚 elegant outdoor salon sits at the southern end of pedestrianised Corso Umberto I. An impressive, rectangular space, it comes to life on summer鈥�

  • Museo Archeologico Antiquarium Arborense

    Museo Archeologico Antiquarium Arborense

    Oristano

    Oristano鈥檚 principal museum has one of the island鈥檚 major archaeological collections, with prehistoric artefacts from the Sinis Peninsula and finds from鈥�

  • Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta

    Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta

    Oristano

    Lording it over Oristano鈥檚 skyline, the Duomo's onion-domed bell tower is one of the few remaining elements of the original 14th-century cathedral, itself鈥�

  • Chiesa di San Francesco

    Chiesa di San Francesco

    Oristano

    The 14th-century Crocifisso di Nicodemo, considered one of Sardinia鈥檚 most precious carvings, is the highlight of this 19th-century neoclassical church鈥�

  • Centro di Documentazione sulla Sartiglia

    Centro di Documentazione sulla Sartiglia

    Oristano

    For a visceral taste of Oristano's headline festival, Sa Sartiglia, pop into this free museum adjacent to the city's Pinacoteca. Look out for various鈥�

  • Statue of Eleonora

    Statue of Eleonora

    Oristano

    Piazza Eleonora d'Arborea became the city's central square through 19th-century urban reforms. Today it is a quiet spot where you can sit beneath the鈥�

  • Torre di Mariano II

    Torre di Mariano II

    Oristano

    Little survives of the medieval walled town except for a pair of towers. This 13th-century beauty, known also as the Torre di Cristoforo, was the town鈥檚鈥�

  • Torre di Portixedda

    Torre di Portixedda

    Oristano

    This tower, just off Via Giuseppe Mazzini, was part of the city's medieval walls, most of which were pulled down in the 19th century. It's now used to鈥�

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