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Necropolis of Cerveteri
Necropolis of Cerveteri
A major centre of Etruscan civilisation that was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site
in 2004, the Necropolis stretches for more than two kilometres. This certainly makes it
the most imposing in all Etruria and one of the most magnificent monuments of its kind
anywhere in the Mediterranean basin. These monumental tombs are located inside
tumuli, partly cut into the tufa rock and partly built over it. The purpose of theseedifices
was to illustrate the desire of a handful of aristocratic families to make a statement
about their wealth and to perpetuate a lifestyle of the highest quality also after death.
This may explain the abundance of luxury goods found in these tombs, such as tableware
made of precious metal, goldsmiths work, illustrated vases, bronzes and pieces imported
from Greece and the Near East, as well as weapons, belts, razors, buckles and jewellery.
The interiors are eerily evocative, imitating the houses where their occupants spent
their lives, with several rooms, shaped doors and windows, columns and pillars, beamed
and coffered ceilings, furnishings, funerary beds and sometimes grave goods. It is also
interesting to visit the tombs known locally as a dado(like dice), which describes how
they line the streets of the necropolis in regular patterns, looking uncannily like a
modern housing estate.
Discover how the tombs come to life!
Education
The activities in our didactic workshops are not intended for school groups
alone, but also offer adults and children, groups and families the chance
to learn more, be entertained and play. Our team of educators,
archaeologists and art historians can always customise our didactic
workshops to suit your particular needs, which may be those of infant,
primary or secondary schools, of students from the academies of fine arts
or universities, of families or of groups of older and elderly visitors. These
activities range from quiz games to treasure hunts in the necropolis, from
pottery workshops to the fresco technique, the art of the goldsmith or how
to make a mosaic. And of course we also offer a simulated archaeological
dig experience, in search of those elusive lost artefacts.

For further information and reservations please call +39.06.9940651 or write to

necropolicerveteri@munus.com.
Cafeteria

The caf at Cerveteri is set within the necropolis precinct,

in a charming area surrounded by vegetation.
It offers all visitors hot & cold dishes, sandwiches, pizzas,
ham & cheese tastings, cakes and pastries, ice creams, tea
and coffee, beers and a selection of regional red and white
wines.
The Cafeteria can be reserved for groups, schools and
private events.
Museum and Necropolis
of Cerveteri
 Etruscan Necropolis
of Ceveteri

Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and

Tarquinia

Oldest Etruscan Tombs

Tombs entrance
Necropolis Etruscan Tombs
 Museum and Necropolis Etruscans Tombs of Shield and
chairs
of
Etruscans everyday life
Cafeteria

The sarcophagus depicts a

Tombs of Reliefs of Cerveteri reclining man and woman
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