Sinis Peninsula

The Sinis Peninsula (Penisola del Sinis) is a flat, windswept stretch of the west coast of Sardinia between the Gulf of Oristano and the open sea. At its southern tip lie the ruins of Tharros, a Phoenician and Roman city with columns standing above the water, and the early Christian church of San Giovanni di Sinis. Its beaches are made not of sand but of small grains of quartz, white at Is Arutas and Mari Ermi. Lagoons around Cabras hold flamingos, and the town's museum shows the stone Giants of Mont'e Prama. Surf spots, a marine reserve and bottarga make the Sinis worth several days.