Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Duomo
(Piazza del Duomo)
The duomo was built in the 13th century but remodelled 500 years later.
Its free-standing
campanile
(bell tower), topped by a conspicuous majolica-tiled dome,
adds an exotic Byzantine look to Oristano's skyline.
CATHEDRAL
Museo Antiquarium Arborense
(
www.antiquariumarborense.it
;
Piazza Corrias; adult/reduced €5/2.50; 9am-8pm)
This museum con-
tains one of the island's major archaeological collections, with prehistoric artefacts from
the Sinis Peninsula and finds from Carthaginian and Roman Tharros. There's also a small
collection of
retablos
(painted altarpieces), including the 16th-century Retablo del Santo
Cristo
,
which depicts a decorative series of Franciscan saints.
MUSEUM
Festivals & Events
Sa Sartiglia
One of Sardinia's top festivals, Oristano's Sa Sartiglia is held over two days: Sunday and
martedí grasso
(Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras). It involves a costumed medieval joust
and some amazing acrobatic horse riding.
RELIGIOUS
Sleeping
Eleonora B&B
B&B
€
( 0783 7 04 35;
www.eleonora-bed-and-breakfast.com
;
Piazza Eleonora d'Arborea 12; s €35-60, d
€60-75, tr €75-95; )
Surely the most charming B&B in town, the Eleonora is housed in
a pretty medieval
palazzo
on Oristano's central piazza. The rooms are tastefully decorated
with antique furniture and the floors are covered in gorgeous old tiles.
Duomo Albergo
HOTEL
€€
( 0783 77 80 61;
www.hotelduomo.net
;
Via Vittorio Emanuele 34; s €65-80, d €108-135; )
In-
side and out, Oristano's top hotel is refined and elegantly understated. Behind the discreet
