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Cabras

An aerial view of Cabras
The Kingdom of Fishermen
Cabras rises a few kilometres from Oristano and is a small town of single-storey houses which maintains its original layout. It is found on the edge of a lagoon with the same name, one of the largest freshwater pools in Sardinia connected to the sea by a canal system.
San Giovanni di SinisThe seaside resort of San Giovanni lies at the end of the Sinis peninsula and was once famous for its characteristic fishermen’s huts built of wood and reeds. Only a few are left today; the largest group is to be found east of the State Road not far from the ruins of Tharros.
Church of San Salvatore, CabrasSan Salvatore di SinisThe white pilgrims’ houses, known as “cumbessias” surround the country church of San Salvatore. They are inhabited for nine days a year between August and September, on the occasion of the novena for the Saint’s feast day.