Italy

Tarquinia

A hilltop Etruscan wonderland celebrated for painted UNESCO-listed subterranean tombs and medieval towers.

Region: Lazio
Country: Italy

What to see

Necropolis of Monterozzi

A UNESCO World Heritage site with exceptionally preserved Etruscan frescoes dating back over 2,500 years.

Tarquinia National Museum

Housed in the Renaissance Palazzo Vitelleschi, displaying the celebrated terracotta Winged Horses sculpture.

Medieval Historic Center

A maze of cobblestone lanes, fortified lookout towers, and panoramic view terraces overlooking the sea.

Experiences

Just twenty minutes north of Civitavecchia, Tarquinia rises gracefully above the coastal plain. Known in antiquity as Tarquinii, it was one of the twelve major cities of the Etruscan League, boasting extraordinary artistic and historical significance.

The town combines a wonderfully intact medieval center—complete with defensive walls, imposing stone towers, and Romanesque churches—with world-renowned archaeology. The UNESCO-listed Necropolis of Monterozzi houses hundreds of underground tombs painted with vivid, millennia-old frescoes depicting daily Etruscan banquets, dances, and athletic games.

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