Cabras, Sardinia

The place Cabras lies with 9085 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in Italy, in the province of Oristano in Sardinia. The main attractions of this region of the Campidano lie west of the village on the Sinis Peninsula. The medieval town Crabiliis or Capriles belonged to giudicato Arborea.

The attractions located in the city are:

• The Punic ruins Tharros
• The San Giovanni di Sinis Church
• The Ipogeo di San Salvatore
• The 2000 -acre lagoon lake Stagno di Cabras

The largest lake in the Sinis, located west of the city, has a wide reed belt. The traditional laced together bundles of reed fishing boats, ls fassoniskann be seen only rarely. In the northern part of the lake live hundreds of flamingos. He is one of the richest fishing waters in Italy. In the 17th century the village belonged to the Spanish Crown, and later Genoese bankers who sold him a noble family from Oristano. The heirs of the last owner sold the lake to the Sardinian government.

The fishing village of Cabras has 9004 inhabitants and is famous for its fish restaurants. By the lake is the Renaissance basilica " Santa Maria ". The collection of the Museo Civico mainly displays finds from the necropolis Cuccuru S'Arriu and from the Phoenician-Roman city of Tharros. There is also an exhibition on culture, ecology, flora and fauna of the lake.

The most famous specialty is the bottarga di Cabras.