Pocket city guide : Tarquinia

Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy

Perhaps you heard about the Etruscans.
Their origins are unknown, we just know that they were neighbors of the ancient romans and as neighbors, their relation with Rome was hate-love.
They gave Rome some emperors but they also fought with the romans till they disappeared.

Tarquinia is one of the most important places that were inhabited by the Etruscan people.
They believed that life after death was more important than life itself, that's why they used to build their houses with wood and graves digged in the stone (tufo stone).

Interesting.
Later, Tarquinia became an important Medieval place and the architecture is still the same. Visiting Tarquinia means jumping back to the past.

Where is it.
Tarquinia is an ancient city in the province of Viterbo, Lazio, Italy.
It is about 90km north of Rome, on the via Aurelia.

What to do.

Architecture and churches, there are a couple of pearls that are worth to be visited.
Towers, symbols of medieval power of the noble families.
Wine. There are some interesting Cantinas which serve good local wine.

How to reach it.
By Car:
From South
A12 Highway Rome-Civitavecchia: exit North Civitavecchia direction Grosseto then junction to Tarquinia.
S.S. Cassia from Rome to Viterbo, at Vetralla take direction to Monteromano-Tarquinia through the S.S.1 bis Aurelia.
From North
A1 Highway exit Orte, Freeway Orte-Civitavecchia (exit Vetralla) go on in direction Monteromano- Tarquinia.
S.S. Aurelia direction Grosseto-Rome then junction to Tarquinia.

By Train;
The Railway Station of Tarquinia is about 3km far away from the town center.
Shuttle-bus service coinciding with the arrival time of trains.
At the Station is it not possible to rent a car and there is no taxi service.

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