Tarquinia
One of the most beautiful and fascinating place that i visited in Italy, is surely the village of Tarquinia, a charming little town where we have spent interesting and unforgettable moments, knowing the story and the past of the territory of Lazio region.
The town of Tarquinia rises on the beautiful hills of Tuscia, in an area particularly interesting is grounds involving natural, given the great beauty of the countryside and cultivated landscapes ranging up to the sea coast of the Sea, both historical, considering the historical presence of Etruscans and Romans, who have left deep and real evidence of their passage.
The origins of the town of Tarquinia lost over the centuries, but we know that was born under the Etruscan domination, becoming one of Dodecapoli dell’Etruria and that after the conquest of territory by the
, became an important city, which donated the born to a famous dynasty of emperors that the town takes its name, Tarquini, with the figures of Tarquinio The Superb and Tarquinio Prisco.
All around the city you can visit the ancient Etruscan necropolis and the remains of Etruscan and Roman city, with the remains of houses and villas, temples and the area where the policy took place inside the country are numerous monuments that deserve to be visited, we recall in this regard, the Church of Santa Maria di Castello, built during 1100, Vitelleschi the Palace of XV century and to end the Palazzo Comunale.
The city worth a visit!
Liza from Athens
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