Sights in Cerveteri
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Necropoli di Banditaccia
You can get an hourly shuttle bus from the tourist information point to the Necropoli di Banditaccia, the tomb complex 2km out of town. The bus leaves seven to nine times per day starting at 8.20am and finishing at 6pm (earlier in winter). The trip takes five minutes and costs €1. Alternatively, follow the well-signposted road – it’s a pleasant 15-minute walk.
The 10-hectare necropolis is laid out as an afterlife townscape, with streets, squares and terraces of ‘houses’. The most common type of tomb is the tumulus, a circular structure cut into the earth and crowned by a cumulus – a topping of turf. Signs indicate which path to follow, and some of the major tombs, i…
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Museo Nazionale di Cerveteri
In Cerveteri’s medieval town centre is the splendid Museo Nazionale di Cerveteri, where treasures taken from the Necropoli di Banditaccia help to bring the dead to life.
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