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Last Sunday of Carnival and Shrove Tuesday. Equestrian event centered on the ring race through the streets of the city centre.
Oristano is the capital and largest city of the Province of Oristano in the central-western part of the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. It is located on the northern part of the Campidano plain. It was established as the provincial capital on 16 July 1974. As of 2025, with a population of 30,007, Oristano is the 7th-largest city in Sardinia.
Santo Spirito
The church is mentioned in some 16th-century documents, but only an archaeological investigation could reveal the exact origins of this building, which according to some hypotheses dates back to the Byzantine era.
Palazzo Giudicale
The first sources that testify to its existence are found in the chronicles of the arrival in Oristano of the Archbishop of Pisa, Federico Visconti in 1263. This news is confirmed in the will of Judge Ugone II in 1335, which locates it on one side of Piazza Maioria, today's Piazza Manno.
Palazzo d'Arcais
It houses remains of the Gothic and Romanesque churches. The chapter house of the Baroque cathedral houses ancient vestments and silverware. It houses the largest collection of illuminated manuscripts in Sardinia, dating from the 13th to 15th centuries.
The Municipal Art Gallery hosts a permanent exhibition featuring some works from the Municipal Collection and several temporary exhibitions.