{"id":4555,"date":"2023-09-27T19:15:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T17:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/?p=4555"},"modified":"2023-09-29T19:50:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T17:50:09","slug":"on-to-oristano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/2023\/09\/27\/on-to-oristano\/","title":{"rendered":"On To Oristano"},"content":{"rendered":"

This morning we left the coziness of Antico Corso Charme Hotel<\/strong> in Cagliari to go to our next stop, Oristano. The Charme Hotel had everything we needed\u2026air conditioning (it\u2019s still hot here), a kettle for boiling water to make coffee or tea, a comfortable bed, a closet with hangers and good WiFi. It was perfectly located on a major street with restaurants and shops nearby but at night it could be a little noisy. In spite of that, it worked well for us.<\/p>\n

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Antico Corso Charme Hotel – Cagliari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cagliari is a great city with just enough character to make it really interesting. This stairway has been decorated and rather than being tacky, it\u2019s fun!<\/p>\n

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Street Art!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Archeological Museum in Cagliari is very modern and well organized. We learned about the history of this region and especially liked the many bronze statues found nearby. Here\u2019s just one with a few more in the background:<\/p>\n

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Bronze Statues in Cagliari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s easy to get to the Airport from the city center-just a 7 minute train ride and very cheap. We picked up a Fiat Rental Car and headed for our next stop, Oristano.<\/p>\n

The guidebook describes Oristano as \u201cmodestly beautiful\u201d and explained that \u201cyou won\u2019t find fancy hotels here but what you find will be genuine.\u201d We haven\u2019t had time to find out if that\u2019s all true but there is quite a lot to explore in this region and this town makes a good base.<\/p>\n

Today we dropped our luggage at the hotel and set out to explore Ancient Tharros, founded by the Phoenicians around 730-700 BC,. We spent several hours exploring the Archeological site with ancient ruins, the sea, and the sky.<\/p>\n

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Tharros<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We climbed to the top of this tower on the hill for a great view of the ruins and the sea. It was extremely windy at the top!<\/p>\n

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Tower at Tharros<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We found Bar Focacceria Casas in the tiny seaside village of San Giovanni. Larry tried the porchetta with radicchio and I had focaccia with thin slices of roasted eggplant and Gorgonzola cheese. We found our favorite soft drink – Chinotto – All good here!<\/p>\n

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Bar Focacceria!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We\u2019ve had a busy day but we\u2019ll rest up and be ready to explore more of this region, the Sinis Peninsula tomorrow. If we\u2019re lucky, we might see some flamingos!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This morning we left the coziness of Antico Corso Charme Hotel in Cagliari to go to our next stop, Oristano. The Charme Hotel had everything we needed\u2026air conditioning (it\u2019s still hot here), a kettle for boiling water to make coffee or tea, a comfortable bed, a closet with hangers and good WiFi. It was perfectly … <\/p>\n

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