Archaeological Museum (Museo Archeologico Antiquarium Arborense Giuseppe Pau)

It’s well worth making a trip to this museum the first stop on your itinerary here in Oristano as included in your ticket price you also get a guided tour of the city. Inside the museum itself there are several interesting exhibitions. Its main attraction is a scale model of the archaeological area of Tharros, which is housed on the first floor. There are also various prehistoric finds from Sinis peninsula and a ‘tactile exhibition’ which focuses on the textures and materials of the area’s rich archaeological resources. A fantastic way to gain an introduction to the history of Oristano and its surrounding area.