Full-Day Private Tour of Cerveteri: Etruscan Necropolis of Banditaccia

Highlights

• UNESCO Archaeological Site
• Expert Private Guide
• Private Transportation Included

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Necropoli della Banditaccia

   3h

   The tour will starts with a walking tour into the splendid Necropolis of Banditaccia . You will learn about the burial customs of its hinabitants . Later we will visit the splendid tiny museum of the ancient Cervetry containing a remarkable collection of Etruscan archaeological finds. The most important object is the remarkable Euphronios krater Illegally excavated from an Etruscan cemetery near Cerveteri, it was part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York from 1972 to 2008, until repatriated to Italy under an agreement negotiated in February 2006.

2. 2

   Museo Nazionale Cerite

   3h

   We will explore the splendid archaeological museum of the ancient Cervetri housing one of the most remakable collection of Etruscan art from the ancient city of Caere. The most important objcect is the Euphronios krater a splendid masterpiece considered one of the finest Ancient Greek vases in existence. Illegally excavated from an Etruscan cemetery near Cerveteri, it was part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York from 1972 to 2008, until repatriated to Italy under an agreement negotiated in February 2006.

Before you go

Location

Via della Necropoli 43/45, 00052, Italy