Ancient City of Tharros

Tharros was a major Phoenician-Punic city on the Capo San Marco peninsula in the Gulf of Oristano, western Sardinia, flourishing from the 8th century BC through the Roman period until the 7th century AD [1][2]. Mentioned by Ptolemy and in ancient itineraries, it ranked among Sardinia's most important settlements [1]. The site, now an open-air museum with active excavations near San Giovanni di Sinis in the municipality of Cabras, preserves notable structures including a tophet—a sacred Phoenician-Punic mortuary sanctuary with carved stone monuments [1][2].