Tharros

The archaeological area of Tharros lies on the southern shore of the Sinis peninsula, near San Giovanni di Sinis in the province of Oristano. This was an ancient city and former bishopric on Sardinia’s west coast, mentioned by Ptolemy and in the Itineraries as one of the island’s most important places. Now a Latin Catholic titular see, the site occupies the northern cape of the Bay of Oristano, by the cape of San Marco. Its ruins, overlooking the sea, speak to a long and layered history, though the specifics of its foundation and decline are not detailed here. The location itself, on a peninsula forming a natural harbour, suggests strategic and commercial significance.

Description via source. Coordinates and heritage data from the Atika atlas.