The name ‘Percorsi Etruschi’ was inspired by our ancestors, the Etruscan people. The Etruscan flourished in central Italy between the 8th and 3rd century BCE, in Central Italy. The area traditionally referred to as “Etruria” was the territory of Central Italy that lies between the Arno River to the North, Tiber River to the South East, and the Apennine Mountains to the East. This according to Latin literary sources but modern archaeological research has demonstrated that other areas were connected to this region. So it retains the name of “proper Etruria” for this area, but we now know that other […]
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Pitigliano, the town where pre-Roman world and Middle Ages are one
From the maze of the medieval town to the amazing Etruscan excavated road. A day around the world-famous hilltop town.
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A scenic walk along the ancient “vie cave”, between the hill-top villages of Pitigliano and Sovana – two of the most acclaimed towns of southern Tuscany.
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Orvieto, the jewel of Umbria – “the green heart of Italy” – is a breath-taking town, surrounded by green valleys and a wide variety of panoramas.
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The Necropolis of Tarquinia, inserted onto the UNESCO World Heritage List, represents a unique witness of the ancient Etruscan Civilization, the only urban civilization of the pre-Roman Age.
Continue readingA thousand of years: the necropolis of Cerveteri
The Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia, -UNESCO World Heritage-, constitute a unique testimony of the only urban civilization of the pre-Roman Age, the Etruscans.
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Guided hike to the ruins of Cosa, an ancient Roman colony lasted only two centuries.
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