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Visit the archeological museum
Bunsch Says: The museum, housed in the Palazzo Vitelleschi in Tarquinia, contains an important collection of Etruscan antiquities dating to 700 BC. The collection includes sarcophagi, vases, jewelry, glass, carved ivories, coins and fragments of large decorative reliefs. Pay particular...
Etruscan necropolis at Monterozzi
Bunsch Says: The Etruscans constructed a city, one of twelve in their federation, about two miles east of modern Tarquinia. Nearby, on the ridge at Monterozzi just to the south, they constructed a necropolis. Discovered in 1823, it is one of the best preserved of Etruscan cemeteries. A...
Bunsch Says: After a nice visit to the museum, perhaps you'd like to get more comfortable. Take a quick hop down to Tarquinia Lido. You can rent an umbrella and lounge chair, or wend your way through the crowds and just plunge straight into the sea (no charge for that). Many places...
cuckoo Says: A closer picture of the Ark. I was trying to get across some of the detail that has gone into this piece of work, but to be honest, I wonder if pictures can ever do justice to something this beautiful. I guess it wont stop me, or many others, trying!
Modern Art amongst Ancient Atmosphere
cuckoo Says: After our visit to the museum, we walked around the Old Town and found a small restaurant for lunch. Pasta of course for the children! After lunch we walked round exploring some more. We came upon a piazza and in the centre of it was this sculpture of Noah¡¦s Ark. It appears...
cuckoo Says: I took this picture from the first floor balcony of the Museum in Tarquinia. The view from here was wonderful. You can see all the way to the sea. The museum itself is fascinating, the children enjoying it as much as we did :)t
cuckoo Says: Taken from the balcony surrounding the courtyard. There are rooms going from the balcony that hold many artefacts. t
cuckoo Says: After visiting the tombs, we then drove into the town. We parked the car and went to find the museum. This is housed in the Palazzo Vitelleschi. To be honest, we nearly walked past it, so unassuming did it seem. There was just a door in the wall, however through the door was...
cuckoo Says: OK I know that this is a cr***y photograph, but it is all that I have, and let's face it I have never claimed to be a great photographer:) When we arrived at the Burial Ground, at first glance it just appeared to be an empty field. Then I realised that scattered around were...
Falcioni & Coco's: When at the seaside, get seafood!
Bunsch Says: You wanted fresh seafood, right? The great big aquarium which greets you (and mesmerizes the small fry) isn't the source of your lunch or dinner, but the Med, just outside the door, probably housed your meal only short hours earlier. This is a noisy, crowded, family-style...
When in Rome (or Tarquinia), do as the Romans do
Bunsch Says: I must have led a charmed life up to this particular venture to Italy, because in all the other countries I visited, English was either one of the standard languages or, in the case of France, I spoke the ambient tongue. I suppose I expected that many, if not most, of the...
Bunsch Says: When you are seated at an Italian restaurant, you should anticipate paying "coperto" or a cover charge, assessed on a per person basis. This ranges from something minimal to several euros, presumably depending upon the restaurant although I never analyzed this during our...
Bunsch Says: Not just in Tarquinia...many (perhaps most) Italian museums are closed on Mondays. This can be a spirit-killer if you're only in a city or town for a single day and the museums are unavailable, which is why the Spirit moves me to suggest that much of Italy's great art is...
Bunsch Says: Not limited to Tarquinia...it seems that Italians take seriously the admonition that one is to keep the sabbath day holy, at least the Italians who are involved in the restaurant trade. We had a very difficult time finding an open restaurant in the city, although there were...
Bunsch Says: Although things tend to cool off at night, if you're an American and used to air conditioning, you may find that it is well worth your while to bring a small battery-powered fan with you, or to purchase a slightly larger fan which has the appropriate plug for Italian...
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Taken from the balcony surrounding the courtyard. There are rooms going from the balcony that hold many artefacts. t
Q: It is possible to get a bus from Chivitavecchia to Tarquinia. A small group of 8 friends are arriving aboard the Thomson spirit...
A: Get a train. There are quite a lot of them, it's easy and can take as little as 11 minutes. http://www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html (click 'buy' for fares).
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The most famous Etruscan necropolis
We decided that no Etruscan-oriented tour of Italy was complete without a visit to Tarquinia, which features one of the largest and most famous of the Etruscan necropoli. There are about 150 tombs,......
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The town of Tarquinia, set high upon a rocky platform, is a 70 minute train ride away from Rome.It was one of 3 major Etruscan cities, the others being present-day Vulci and Civeteri (great wine from...
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