ROMAN STROLLS, Etruscan Tarquinia Italy tours

TARQUINIA and ETRUSCAN TOMBS

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Discover the magic of the Etruscan Civilization that founded Rome in 753 BC in a Rome excursion to the land of the Etruscans, Etruria. Roman Strolls special Italy tours of Etruria start at the National Archeological Museum of Tarquinia, housed in Palazzo Vitelleschi, a beautiful 15th Century palace with an incredible collection of Etruscan Art: stone sarcophagi, reclining figures, terracotta objects, pottery, coins, tools and jewelry. Near Tarquinia, Roman Strolls' Italy tours of Etruria continue to the Etruscan necropolis of Monterozzi. The necropolis possesses the most important painted tombs in Etruria, mostly rock-cut chamber tombs dating from the 6th to the 4th century BC.

Today the location of more than one hundred and fifty painted tombs are known. The Tarquinia tomb frescos are well preserved in many cases, and modern understanding owes much of our insight into Etruscan lifestyle to the Tarquinia frescos. After visiting the necropolis of Monterozzi we break for lunch in a characteristic village built upon Etruscan origins to dine in at a local restaurant. This tour then continues to Cerveteri (Caere) where the Banditaccia necropolis of more than a dozen mound style tombs beckon to be explored by visitors. Of our Italy tours, this is one offers our most relaxing and fascinating glimpse of this pre-Roman civilization.