Tarquinia holds the greatest treasure of Etruscan art: the UNESCO-listed Monterozzi necropolis, where painted tombs preserve scenes of banquets, dancers, and the sea.
Go in April to June and September to October.
- Province
- Viterbo
- People
- 16,000
The Tomb of the Leopards opens a vivid window onto a vanished people.
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 Tarquinia
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When to visit Tarquinia
Average highs and lows across the year.
What to see first
Necropolis of Monterozzi
Tarquinia's painted Etruscan tombs, antiquity's most vivid gallery of daily life.
Read the guideWhere next
Viterbo
About 25 km as the crow flies. Medieval San Pellegrino quarter, Palazzo dei Papi, thermal baths.
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