Tharros
Tharros was an ancient city and former bishopric on the west coast of Sardinia, Italy. It is currently a Latin Catholic titular see and an archaeological site near the village of San Giovanni di Sinis, municipality of Cabras, in the Province of Oristano.Photo: NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Vittoria serra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
- Email: info@tharros.sardegna.it
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient city on the west coast of Sardinia, Italy
- Also known as: “Area archeologica di Tharros”, “Rovine di Tharros”, “Tarrae”, “Tarras”, and “Tarros”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tharros amphitheatre and Torre di San Giovanni.
Tharros amphitheatre
Theater building
Photo: Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tharros amphitheatre is a theater building.
Torre di San Giovanni
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Matteo Vargiu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torre di San Giovanni is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 260 metres southwest of Tharros.
San Giovanni di Sinis
Church
Photo: NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Giovanni di Sinis is a church, which is situated 1 km north of Tharros.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Giovanni di Sinis and Funtana Meiga.
San Giovanni di Sinis
Hamlet
Photo: Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Giovanni di Sinis is a hamlet.
Funtana Meiga
Hamlet
Photo: Abril2001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Funtana Meiga is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Tharros.
San Salvatore di Sinis
Hamlet
Photo: Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Salvatore di Sinis is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km north of Tharros.
Tharros
- Categories: archaeological park, Italian national museum, museum, ancient city, Museum of the Italian Ministry of Culture, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cabras, Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
39.87475° or 39° 52′ 29″ northLongitude
8.44113° or 8° 26′ 28″ eastElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
8FFCVCFR+WFOpenStreetMap ID
way 72444133OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Tharros” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Tharros”
- Catalan: “Tharros”
- Chinese: “塔罗斯”
- Czech: “Tharros”
- Dutch: “Tharros”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ثاروس”
- French: “Tharros”
- German: “Tharros”
- Greek: “Θάρρος”
- Hebrew: “תרוס”
- Italian: “area archeologica di Tharros”
- Italian: “Tharros”
- Japanese: “ターロス”
- Latin: “Tarrae”
- Polish: “Tharros”
- Russian: “Таррос”
- Sardinian: “Tharros”
- Slovenian: “Tharros”
- Spanish: “Tarrae”
- Spanish: “Tarras”
- Spanish: “Tharros”
- Turkish: “Tharros”
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