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The itinerary of the Etruscans
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The Etruscans are still one of the most fascinating pages, mysterious and complex evolutionary path of the Mediterranean Basin. People proud fighter and arrived at the highest levels in the arts and social structure, qualities that led him to a secular hegemony especially in the lower Tuscany and Lazio before the advent of Rome.
The great sense of devotion and respect for the dead is witnessed in the extraordinary funerary sites such as Necropolis of Cerveteri, Tarquinia and Vulci that, with their structure "urban" and the frescoes in the sepulchral rooms represent a unique and exceptional of Etruscan civilization . | Vulci
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The necropolis and the Museum
Little remains of the splendour but, despite the neglect, the looting and devastation for too long been perpetrated, Vulci has provided thousands of artefacts of high historical and artistic value, finds that enrich various museums, especially Europeans, scattered a little in worldwide
The Antiquarium or Vulcente National Museum is housed since 1975 in the suggestive and picturesque Castello della Badia (or dell'Abbadia) implementation medieval added sixteenth (the bridge is so bold to deserve the nickname of Ponte del Diavolo) |   
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The Tomb of Francois complex, rich and refined, is one of the highest testimonies of art and culture Etruscan a wonderful and amazing compendium of masterpieces (many brought in the Museum of Villa Torlonia Albani to Roma) - from jewelry to frescoes - covering almost all the artistic expression of this people |   
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