Oristano: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 72 - 130 Mistral2 Hotel
 Mistral2 Hotel is set in the centre of Oristano. It offers a large swimming pool and a free parking garage. Wi-Fi access is also free here.
The hotel… MoreEUR 60 - 130 Mariano IV Palace Hotel
 Mariano IV Palace Hotel is in Oristano centre, a 10-minute walk from Oristano railway and bus station. It offers free Wi-Fi, a bar and a restaurant se… MoreEUR 50 - 105 Hotel Villa Delle Rose
 Hotel Villa Delle Rose is located in Oristano’s centre, just a 10-minute walk from Oristano Cathedral. It offers free parking and a restaurant servi… MoreEUR 50 - 88 Hotel Mistral
 Set just 100 metres from the historic centre of Oristano, Hotel Mistral is a modern, 3-star structure that offers free Wi-Fi, free parking and comfort… MoreEUR 110 - 135 Albergo Il Duomo
 At Albergo Il Duomo you will enjoy the elegance of an ancient noble house of the 17th century, set in the heart of Oristano historic centre.
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Oristano: Guide
Oristano is a town and commune in Sardinia, Italy, the capital of the province of Oristano. It has some 30,000 inhabitants.
The economy is largely focused on fishing.
History
Oristano was the Byzantine Aristianis, which was founded next to the ancient Phoenician city of Othoca (current Mariano II.
In the Middle Ages Oristano was frequently warring against the other Sardinian kingdoms, which culminated in the attempt to conquer the whole island by Mariano IV of Arborea|Mariano IV (reigned 1347-75) and his daughter Eleanor of Arborea|Eleanor (1475-1404). The giudicato of Arborea was the last Sardinian kingdom to be conquered by the Catalan troops of the Kingdom of Aragon, with the 1478 defeat at Macomer. After that day Oristano followed the history of Sardinia under the Aragonese-Spanis domination (until 1708) and Piedmontese (from 1720), and was then part of the unification of Italy|Italy.
Main sights
The Tower of St. Christophoros, erected in 1291, is the most visible part of the walls of the Giudicato age (it was one of the main gates).
The Cathedral of St. Mary (1130), rebuilt during the reign of Mariano II after it had been destroyed in a siege. Of the original structure of Mariano only parts of the apse and base of the 290px|thumb|The Cathedral of Oristano.
The Franciscan church of Santa Chiara (consecrated in 1428). It is an edifice in French-Gothic style with a single nave and a square apse.
In the fraction of Massama is the small pre-Romanesque church called Oratory of the Souls, showing influences from the Visigothic art of the 8th century.
See also
Arborea#History|Arborea
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