Cerveteri (Italian: [tʃerˈvɛːteri]) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, in the Italian region of Lazio. Known by the ancient Romans as Caere, and previously by the Etruscans as Caisra or Cisra, and as Agylla (or Άγυλλα) by the Greeks, its modern name derives from Caere Vetus used in the 13th century to ...

Jan 19, 2017 · Located near the western coast of central Italy, around 50 km north of Rome, Cerveteri is today most famous for its thousands of rock-cut tombs which were rich in artefacts and wall paintings depicting scenes from Etruscan daily life.

Nov 14, 2019 · This off-the-beaten-track archeological park immerses you in the world of the ancient Etruscans. The tombs at Cerveteri are organized along paved roads with gutters, drains, sidewalks cut out of rock, all representative of Etruscan urban planning.

Cerveteri is a town in Lazio, Italy. It is notable for a very well-preserved Etruscan Necropolis, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

You can reach the necropolis of Banditaccia in Cerveteri, the closest to the capital, by train from Rome in less than an hour. A little further north is the necropolis of Monterozzi in Tarquinia, world-famous for its painted tombs carved into the rock, accessible via steep corridors or steps.

Nov 23, 2020 · About 50 km northwest of Rome stands the largest necropolis in the Mediterranean area: the Etruscan necropolis of Cerveteri, also known as the Banditaccia Necropolis. Since this is one of my favorite places to visit near Rome, I have created a guide that will be very useful for those who…

Cerveteri is a town in Lazio, Italy. It is notable for a very well-preserved Etruscan Necropolis, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. There is a bus from Rome to the entrance to the old town. The Rome terminus is Cornelia Metro station on Line A. There is also a train but the station is less convenient.

Cerveteri, a town north of Rome, is one of the richest and most interesting areas in terms of history and nature in all of central Italy. Known throughout the world for its ancient past, it was the nerve center of the Etruscan civilization.

Cerveteri (Italian: [tʃerˈvɛːteri]) is a town and comune of northern Lazio in the region of the Metropolitan City of Rome. It is the site of the ancient Etruscan city.

Located a few kilometers (about 6) from the Tyrrhenian coast and about 40 kilometers from Rome, Cerveteri is a very interesting town for its art and its archeology. Cerveteri is very famous for its “Banditaccia” necropolis, a precious testimony of the Etruscan passage over this territory.