Villa a schiera in Ghilarza

The cluster sits on the Abbasanta plateau in central-west Sardinia, with basalt uplands, open farm country and low volcanic hills in the immediate area. Lake Omodeo lies nearby, the main inland water body of this part of Sardinia. The upper Tirso valley is the main landscape feature around Ghilarza, and the Nuraghe Losa archaeological site is close by. Abbasanta and Macomer are the nearest larger centres for everyday services, and Oristano is the nearest provincial capital with fuller shopping, rail links and administration. This part of Sardinia is known for pastoral farming, nuragic archaeology and the plateau landscape of central Sardinia.