Tarquinia
Painted Etruscan tombs under a field, and a beach with wind on it.
7 days outthe nearest is a 1 h 11 drive from Rome
The Monterozzi necropolis is a hillside of grass with doors in it. Down the steps, the chamber walls are painted with banquets, dancers, divers and hunts — the largest body of pre-Roman painting anywhere, and the colours are still bright.
The museum in the town holds the winged horses; the coast below is long, flat and dependably windy, which is why people learn to kitesurf here.
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On the waterIt runs on wind: a kite, a board and a beach among the Tarquinia dunes.
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On two wheelsA guided ride of about 25 km on a semi-loop from Camping Europing in Tarquinia to Montalto di Castro, crossing the seasonal Arrone stream and taking in the old town of Montalto …
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On the trailA half-day guided visit to the Monterozzi necropolis, a UNESCO site, and to the National Archaeological Museum in the old town.
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On the trailGuided visit of about an hour and three quarters to the Monterozzi necropolis, a UNESCO site with roughly two hundred painted chambers spanning the seventh to the first century …
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On the trailA two-hour private guided tour inside the burial chambers cut into the tufa, including the Tomb of the Jugglers, the Tomb of the Leopards and the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing.
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On the trailGuided visit by a licensed guide, archaeologist or art historian to the Monterozzi necropolis, where about two hundred painted chambers survive, including the Tomb of the Liones…
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In the old stonesA Gothic church at Tarquinia, from the thirteenth century.
Free — nothing to pay
Just turn up
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