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The Etruscan’s itinerary consists of:
The necropolis:
to give evidence to the importance that had, for the Etruscans, the after-life, we received many
necropolis well preserved; the most important are in Tarquinia, rich of tombs decorated and in
Cerveteri. Many of them, scattered in all over the Etruria, dedicated to the after-life: Norcia,
Castel d'Asso, Musarna, Acquarossa (Viterbo), S. Giuliano (Barbarano), S. Giovenale (Blera),
and many other in Tuscania, Vulci, Blera, Bisenzio, Bolsena (Panaro mountain), Falerii Novi
(Civita Castellana) and the wonderful Selva di Malano (Soriano).
The Etruscan’s towns:
many of the Dodecapoli’s towns of the " etruscan nation ", became important towns. Barbarano,
Sutri, Vulci, Tarquinia, Veio, Caere, Musata, testify the urban etruscan culture.
The Etruscan’s roads:
it’s possible to meet, between wood and fields, the ancient etruscan’s roads.
The "tagliate" are bored ways near the steep walls, hidden by the green dense of the scrub.
The museums: in the halls of the museums, dedicated to the etruscans, is possible to admire
historic and artistic tresaures; the most important are the Archeologicalor National Museum of
Tarquinia, the National Museum Cerite of Cerveteri, the Archeological Museum of the Rocca
AIbornoz in Viterbo, the National Museum of the Castello of Abbadia in Vulci.
San Martino al Cimino (Viterbo), Soriano nel Cimino, Ronciglione, Tarquinia, Tuscania, lands built
by noble people, merchants, hide tresaures of art and architecture. Between the most important
reinforced residences, all around rose districts still to-day intact, there are the wonderful castle of
Soriano nel Cimino (Orsini), and then Bassano Romano, (Odescalchi), Bolsena (Monaldeschi), Bomarzo
(Orsini), Civita Castellana (Borgia), Capodimonte (Farnese) , Gradoli (Farnese), Montefiascone (Rocca
dei Papi), Monteromano (Roccarespampani), Nepi (Borgia), Oriolo Romano, Torre Alfina (Cohen),
Valentano (Farnese), Vasanello (Orsini), Vignanello (Ruspoli), Viterbo (Albornoz) and Vulci (Abbadia).
One of the most active Town, Civita Castellana seat of important and valuable productions of ceramic.
The Borgia’s powerful fortress represents one of the more remarkable exaples of military on horse
architecture of XV°-XVI° centuries, while between roads and squares you will be surprised seeing the
majestic and elegant Santa Maria Maggiore Cathedral. Often, near the centres were built sumptuoses
villas above all during the "500, committed by princes and Cardinals, worked by artists and craftsmen,
like Vignola and Sangallo. In the Bosco sacro di Bomarzo, well known like "Parco dei Mostri" there are
enormous sculptures executed in the vulcanic rocks with strange and monstrous forms.
Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola is one of the most beautiful, noble and important residences of Italy.
Castles, quarries and shops:
The countries climb on the castelline have a hearth ancient and shops and pure people.
The medieval area of Viterbo is one of the most faithful in Italy, Vitorchiano, Barbarano, Bassano
in Teverina are surprising islands; Civita di Bagnoregio, Calcata and Celleno relate about a story of
abandonment with historic and human value.
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