Tarquinia
Tarquinia is a town in Lazio, Italy. At first site it looks like a miniature version of San Gimignano with its medieval towers but the main reason for visiting is that it has fascinating Etruscan tombs with wall paintings, as well as a good museum on the Etruscans.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tomb of Orcus and Tarquinia National Museum.
Tomb of Orcus
Archaeological site
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The Tomb of Orcus, sometimes called the Tomb of Murina, is a 4th-century BC Etruscan hypogeum in Tarquinia, Italy. Discovered in 1868, it displays Hellenistic influences in its remarkable murals, which include the portrait of Velia Velcha, an Etruscan noblewoman, and the only known pictorial representation of the daemon Tuchulcha.
Tarquinia National Museum
Museum
Photo: AlMare, Public domain.
The Tarquinia National Museum is an archaeological museum dedicated to the Etruscan civilization in Tarquinia, Italy. Its collection consists primarily of the artifacts which were excavated from the Necropolis of Monterozzi to the east of the city.
Tarquinia Cathedral
Church
Photo: Pazienza Giorgia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tarquinia Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, dedicated to Saint Margaret and Saint Martin.
Tarquinia
- Type: Locality with 16,200 residents
- Also known as: “056050”
- Location: Viterbo, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.2482° or 42° 14′ 54″ northLongitude
11.7553° or 11° 45′ 19″ eastPopulation
16,200Elevation
73 metres (240 feet)Open location code
8FJH6QX4+74GeoNames ID
6536909
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In Other Languages
“Tarquinia” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Comune di Tarquinia”
- Italian: “Tarquinia”
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