Cabras

Cabras sits about 7 km from Oristano on the West coast of Sardinia. The Sinis peninsula is an important international site for flora and fauna and home to many fascinating cultural treasures, the most stunning of which is Tharros. Beaches in this part of Sardinia are stunning and natural. Is Aruttas, Putzu Idu, Mari Erme and Torregrande are all worth mentioning.

One of the best local festivals (there are many) is the barefoot race held on the first weekend of September. Three thousand men from Cabras run barefoot dressed in white to the village of San Salvatore where they re-enact an ancient feud over a religious statue. The statue is carried back from San Salvatore. It is a tremendous spectacle to watch; physically exhausting and painful.

Flights to Sardinia arrive at Alghero, Olbia and Cagliari airports. Ferries are available from Italy and southern France and Spain.

• 39.93068.52711 Church of Santa Maria Vergine Assunta (Chiesa di Santa Maria Vergine Assunta). A Renaissance building is situated on the shore of the Stagno di Cabras lagoon . A park and promenade extend to the south.  
• 39.930448.530942 Church of the Holy Spirit (Chiesa del Spirito Santo), Piazza Principe Piemonte (take Via Roma from Church of Santa Maria Vergine Assunta). Built in 1601.  
• 39.930068.531483 City hall (follow Via del Resorgimento from Chiesa del Spirito Santo).  
• 39.924798.525444 Civic Archaeological Museum (Museo Civico Archeologico "Giovanni Marongiu"), Via Tharros 121, ☏ +39 0783 290636, info@museocabras.it. Nov-Mar: Tue-Sun 09:00-13:00 and 15:00-19:00; Apr-Oct: daily 09:00-13:00 and 16:00-20:00. Finds from the Nuragic period, including the warrior statues from Mont'e Prama, and finds from Tharros and the surrounding area. €5.00, combined ticket with Tharros €8.00, additionally with the Torre €9.00.  
• 39.920068.511535 Aragonese Tower (Torre di su Pottu). It can be reached via a gravel road from the SP6.  
• 39.920788.451776 Church and Hypogee of San Salvatore (Chiesa and Ipogeo di San Salvatore). On most days, a member of the cooperative that maintains the chapel is present. In the area of the small country church southwest of the Stagno di Cabras, a Nuragic well sanctuary already existed , which continued to be used by the Phoenicians and Romans. In the "Hypogee of San Salvatore," "Hercules Soter" was venerated in Roman times, and "Christ the Savior" or San Salvatore in Christian times. A steep staircase in the central aisle of the nave of the pilgrimage chapel, built in the early 18th century, led down into the hypogeum. The original Nuragic well sanctuary was expanded in Roman times into a vaulted chamber with several rooms. Today, the pilgrimage church is the destination of the Corsa degli Scalzi, the "Race of the Barefoot", in which the holy image  is carried over 12 km from Cabras to San Salvatore and back. The small church is surrounded by pilgrim huts, known as "Monistenes" or "Combessias," which used to be inhabited by monks and pilgrims and are now occupied by participants in the Corsa degli Scalzi. Free entry, donations welcome.  

Celebrity chef Rick Stein visited Cabras and recommended Il Caminetto restaurant for their fish dishes. It is open Tuesday-Sunday. There are a multitude of local restaurants all serving excellent cuisine. The restaurant at La Spinnaker is good but busy at weekends, other good restaurants can be found at Torregrande or on the Torregrande road to Oristano. Agriturismo restaurants such as Su Soi on the Cabras road to Nuraxi offer visitors a taste of traditional local foods.

Agriturismo is available in some rural areas but if you want to stay in Cabras then you will most likely need to rent an apartment.