Oristano
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The stretch of coastline near the village is of sure interest for the visitor. Santa Caterina of Pittinuri is a seaside resort which has sprung up around a little bay of white pebbles, enclosed by calcareous cliffs dominated by the 'Pozzo (well) Tower' of Spanish construction. This part of the coast is extremely panoramic with calcareous headlands, sandy beaches and white pebbles. The most famous point is S'Archittu, a huge arch hewn into the rock by the sheer force of the water. A dirt track leaving from the SS 292 between Santa Caterina of Pittinuri and S'Archittu brings you to the Punic-Roman city of Cornus, scene in 215 BC of the last battle between the Romans and the Punic-Sardinians under the leadership of Amsicora. In the fifteenth century the town was abandoned due to the continual Saracen raids and the inhabitants moved to the hills where they founded a new little town, Curulis Nova, the Cuglieri of today. The road ends just a short distance away from the early-Christian settlement of Columbaris, while the acropolis of Cornus rises on a hill to the southwest. The archaeological area seems to be abandoned but you can still make out a number of sarcophagi and the remains of a basilica with a nave and two aisles dating back to the VI century. Src: http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/offerta/cultura/cittaepaesi/paesi/cuglieri.html
The stretch of coastline near the village is of sure interest for the visitor. Santa Caterina of Pittinuri is a seaside resort which has sprung up around a little bay of white pebbles, enclosed by calcareous cliffs dominated by the 'Pozzo (well) Tower' of Spanish construction. This part of the coast is extremely panoramic with calcareous headlands, sandy beaches and white pebbles. The most famous point is S'Archittu, a huge arch hewn into the rock by the sheer force of the water. A dirt track leaving from the SS 292 between Santa Caterina of Pittinuri and S'Archittu brings you to the Punic-Roman city of Cornus, scene in 215 BC of the last battle between the Romans and the Punic-Sardinians under the leadership of Amsicora. In the fifteenth century the town was abandoned due to the continual Saracen raids and the inhabitants moved to the hills where they founded a new little town, Curulis Nova, the Cuglieri of today. The road ends just a short distance away from the early-Christian settlement of Columbaris, while the acropolis of Cornus rises on a hill to the southwest. The archaeological area seems to be abandoned but you can still make out a number of sarcophagi and the remains of a basilica with a nave and two aisles dating back to the VI century. Src: http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/offerta/cultura/cittaepaesi/paesi/cuglieri.html
Oristano
