THARROS
Tharros has an archeological site with the ruins an ancient city originally established by the Phoenicians in 734 BC and, after other groups had invaded, it was taken by the Romans in the 3rd century AD, eventually being abandoned in 1070.
Some of the ruins:
The San Giovanni watchtower, built by the Spanish in the 16th century, overlooks the ruins and the beach:
The watchtower also overlooks Capo San Marco on the other side:
S'ARCHITTU
This small coastal resort north of the Sinis Peninsula has a large sea arch:
The size of the arch can be gauged from the figures of the swimmers about to jump in:
The beach at S'Archittu
A large stand of prickly pear cactus nearby (we have seen lots of this in Sardinia & Sicily, including entire fields of it in rows in Sicily, where the fruit is harvested for jam, & it is also used in home garden beds, plant pots, etc - it's obviously not regarded as invasive in Italy !):
BOSA MARINA:
The wide sandy beach at Bosa Marina (we had a few beers at a cafe overlooking the beach, followed by a swim in the late evening and then dinner at a restaurant that also overlooked the beach):
Nearby there is an unusual white rock platform:
BOSA:
The castle high above the historic town centre:
View of the Temo River at Bosa, from the castle (this is the only navigable river in Sardinia):
Rooftops in Bosa old town:
ALGHERO
The sea wall & fortifications bordering the historic town centre:
18th century defences:
There are lots of attractive narrow streets in the old town:
Many restaurants & shops were still decked out with adornments celebrating the start of the 2017 Giro d'Itala ('Tour of Italy') professional cycling race in Alghero in early May (pink being the colour of the race leader's jersey; the race ran for 3 weeks, finishing in Milan):
The sea wall in the late Saturday evening light:
Another section of the sea wall at close to sunset:
:Sunday morning at the beach:
The beach was crowded at 10:30 am:
A beach vendor's cart, offering swimwear, dresses, etc:
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