Colle della Civitucola

Colle della Civitucola is a peak in Tarquinia, Viterbo, Lazio and has an elevation of 153 metres. Colle della Civitucola is situated nearby to the locality Pian di Civita, as well as near Doganaccia.

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

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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.