Near Cabras is situated the village of S. Salvatore, an
ancient suburb that in August and September gets crowded
for the celebration of the rites in honour of the Saint of which
the village brings the name. The celebrations terminate on
the first Sunday of September with the run of the barefooted
people, a walking procession during which the Saint’s
simulacrum is carried by running to the church of Pieve di
Santa Maria Assunta in Cabras. The origins of the run are.
uncertain and muddle up with the religious creed. The legend
says that in 1506 during a nth barbarian raid, while the men
defended the costs, the women would have carried the Saint
transferring him from the village of San Salvatore to Cabras
