Mari Ermi , together with Maimone is one of the twin beaches of Is Arutas.
In fact, with its two kilometers of beach it represents, together with Is Arutas, one of the favorite destinations for tourists on the Sinis peninsula.
Mari Ermi extends between Is Arutas and Porto Suedda.
Despite being very similar to Is Arutas, Mari Ermi has different characteristics, both in terms of the surrounding area and in the peculiarities of the sea and the beach.
The sand is made up of white and pink quartz grains resting on a base of very fine golden sand.
Here, as happens in Is Arutas, it is not possible to collect and take away the sand, there are severe fines for those found in possession of it.
The seabed instead slopes gently towards the open sea, making the beach ideal for families.
The hinterland is characterized by the presence of high dunes covered by thick marine vegetation and a pond that extends for twenty hectares, in which many species of marine animals live, including the pink flamingo.
Mari Ermi like Is Arutas is a very wild area, for which many services are not offered, there are some restaurant and toilets.
Nearby are several farmhouses and a campsite.
This area, like that of Is Arutas, was intensely inhabited in the past and there are several testimonies still present in the area today.
Nearby there are the remains of several nuraghi and the nuragic necropolis of Monte Prama, where they found the famous giants of Monte Prama, of which it is possible to admire two specimens kept in the museum of nearby Cabras.
Mari Ermi is an enchanting place, where it is possible to spend a holiday between the crystalline sea and the observation of the pond behind it with its important ecosystem that can be best observed in the months from October to May, when the beach still does not pour out. strong flow of people typical of the summer.