Places
Beach·Easy·Relaxing·Popular
Spiaggia di Is Arutas, Oristano
Sardinia
Spiaggia di Is Arutas near Cabras on the Sinis Peninsula is famous for its extraordinary sand — not sand but rounded quartz grains the size of rice grains in pink, white and transparent colours. The beach is in the Sinis Peninsula marine area. The Tharros Phoenician-Roman ruins (700 BC) are 5 km away. Caretta caretta turtle nesting on the peninsula. Dogs welcome before June and after September.
Duration
2 hours
Distance
4 km
Elevation
+5 m
Best season
May – October
Highlights
- Quartz grain 'sand' — rice-size rounded grains, pink, white and transparent
- Caretta caretta turtle nesting on the Sinis Peninsula
- Tharros Phoenician-Roman ruins (700 BC) 5 km away
With your dog
Natural beach; dogs welcome off-season.
