{"id":2285,"date":"2023-08-02T14:52:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T13:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/cerveteri-sites-etrusques-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:33:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T13:33:25","slug":"cerveteri-and-etruscan-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/en\/cerveteri-and-etruscan-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Etruscan sites of Lazio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Before the Romans, central Italy was largely the territory of the Etruscans<\/strong>. This civilization, long overshadowed by their prestigious successors and conquerors, was nevertheless of great wealth and influence.
\nWitness the numerous and vast archaeological sites, and the furniture that was discovered there, including luxurious ornaments, in the necropolis in particular. They are found in several Italian regions, with the \u00abepicenter\u00bb in Tuscia<\/strong>, north of Lazio.<\/p>\n

Cerveteri<\/h2>\n

In the province of Rome is one of the most suggestive Etruscan sites in Cerveteri<\/strong>. Here the very vast necropolis, go back from the 9th century BC with the previous villanovian culture, until the 3rd century BC. of the Etruscans.<\/p>\n

The main site is the necropolis of Banditaccia<\/strong>. It has thousands of graves that form an almost urban plan, with neighborhoods, streets and squares. It covers 400 hectares! the visit area is \u00abonly\u00bb 10 hectares and totals nearly 400 tumulus. Some tombs are monumental, carved into the rock, then topped by impressive circular tumuli. Others are house-shaped, some have bas-reliefs or contain wall paintings.<\/p>\n

\"Tomb<\/a>

Necropolis Banditaccia di Cerveteri<\/p><\/div>\n

In the province of Viterbo, a little further north, there are also other remarkable sites of the Etruscan civilization:<\/p>\n

Tarquinia<\/h2>\n

It is with Cerveteri, the most amazing Etruscan site in Lazio. Unlike the previous one, it is not for the monumental exterior. Here the interest lies inside the tombs. The stairs descend into the funeral rooms to offer the visitor a pictorial spectacle, the walls are covered with frescoes, sometimes very well preserved, which tell the life of the deceased, mythical phenomena related to life or death.
\nThe Etruscan Museum of Tarquinia is also the most important in the region with that of the Villa Giulia in Rome.<\/p>\n

Other Etruscan sites in the province of Viterbo<\/h2>\n

Here are some archaeological sites marked by Etruscan culture, including the largest necropolis. You can also consult the section dedicated to Etruscans on Rome-Roma.<\/p>\n

Vulci<\/h3>\n

The important Etruscan city-state of Vulci<\/strong> was colonized by the Romans in the 4th century BC.
\nThe vast archaeological site occupies a plateau of nearly 120 hectares crossed by a river, where nature and archaeology mingle, between the remains of the city, a small lake and animals.<\/p>\n

Norchia<\/h3>\n
\"N\u00e9cropoles<\/a>

Castel d’Asso<\/p><\/div>\n

Around an acropolis, Norchia<\/strong> is a wild and grandiose site, almost abandoned, where scattered remains date from many eras: prehistoric, Etruscan, Roman and medieval.
\nThe main interest is that of the necropolis, with monumental tombs on the side of several rock walls.<\/p>\n

San Giuliano<\/h3>\n

The site of San Giuliano<\/strong>, around a valley crossed by a river, is one of the most impressive in the region. It is large and well signposted, with paths arranged, which traverse the site to discover in the middle of the woods wonderful Etruscan tombs.<\/p>\n

Castel d’Asso<\/h3>\n

The necropolis of Castel d’Asso<\/strong> is another beautiful Etruscan archaeological area close to a rocky spur occupied by the Romans, and in medieval times.<\/p>\n

Blera<\/h3>\n

Near the small village of Blera<\/strong>, Etruscan necropolis were dug into the rocky walls of the valley.<\/p>\n

San Giovenale<\/h3>\n

There remain in San Giovenale<\/strong>, the rests of an old medieval church, substantial remains of settlements of village culture, from the Bronze Age, with the remains of circular huts, until the Iron Age with the first Etruscans and their houses.<\/p>\n

Grotte di Castro<\/h3>\n

Grotte di Castro<\/strong>, near the western shore of Lake Bolsena, has several remarkable Etruscan sites, with rupestral necropolises, including that of Pianezze, with tombs dug in the tufa sometimes preceded by corridors, dating from the 7th to 4th century BC., or the site of Centocamere with its vast tombs that sometimes have many rooms. Funerary objects are displayed at the local museum.<\/p>\n

Gallery of Etruscan places<\/h2>\n\n\t\t