Once one of the most powerful cities of Etruria, Cerveteri is home to the UNESCO-listed Banditaccia necropolis, a true city of the dead where mounded tombs line carved streets and chambers mimic Etruscan houses, the Tomb of the Reliefs among them.
Go in April to June and September to October.
- Province
- Roma
- People
- 38,000
At the table in Lazio
Whole Romanesco artichokes with garlic and mentuccia, cooked head-down in a covered casserole until tender.
Slow-braised beef tail and cheek with tomato, celery, raisins, pine nuts and a little cocoa.
Cannellino di Frascati
Cesanese
Where to stay in Cerveteri
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When to visit Cerveteri
Average highs and lows across the year.
What to see first
Necropolis of the Banditaccia
The Etruscan city of the dead outside Cerveteri, its tombs cut street by street into the tufa and furnished like real houses.
Read the guideWhere next
Rome
About 35 km as the crow flies. Colosseum, Vatican, Roman Forum, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain.
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