By far the easiest and most pleasant way to visit Oristano is on foot. If you do decide to use your car, white lines (very few of them left) indicate free parking. If the lines are blue look for a parking meter (parchimetro) and pay the price. Tickets should be displayed on your car windscreen. Expect to pay €0.50 for the first half hour, €0.80 for the first hour, €1.20 for the second hour and €1.50 for each additional hour. Be sure to have plenty of coins to hand as parking meters neither give change nor accept credit cards. Parking is free from 13:00 to 16:00, from 20:00 to 09:00, on Saturday afternoons, Sundays and public holidays.
During the Sartiglia, the streets of the city centre are closed to traffic. We recommend, therefore, that you park in a car park further out and reach the centre by bus.