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’s northern gate and an important part of the city’s defences. The bell was added in the 15th century.


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Nearby Oristano attractions

1. Museo Archeologico Antiquarium Arborense

0.11 MILES

Oristano’s principal museum has one of the island’s major archaeological collections, with prehistoric artefacts from the Sinis Peninsula and finds from…

2. Municipio

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Oristano's town hall overlooks the elegant focal square, Piazza Eleonora d'Arborea.

3. Piazza Eleonora d’Arborea

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

4. Statue of Eleonora

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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…

5. Chiesa di San Francesco

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The 14th-century Crocifisso di Nicodemo, considered one of Sardinia’s most precious carvings, is the highlight of this 19th-century neoclassical church…

6. Pinacoteca Carlo Contini

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Oristano's municipal art gallery has a small but interesting permanent collection of Sardinian paintings, together with rotating exhibits by local artists.

8. Torre di Portixedda

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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…