The city and Necropolis of Tarquinia, Italy is well worth the visit if you wish to see burial catacomb art that is more abundant and in almost pristine condition compared to Rome's catacombs. The Etruscan necropolis is a series of individual tombs that are accessed by stairs, for each tomb. We used a driver/tour guide with car for the journey... More

The painted tombs at the Necropolis of Tarquinia are wonderful. There are 12-16 buildings open (what's open changes) accessed by ~2 dozen stairs down. At the bottom, press a button that lights the painted tomb behind plexiglass (to preserve the paint). There's a must-listen audio guide that describes the paintings. My favorite was the one painted as a campaign tent... More

We had visited Rome before so decided to go to Tarquinia for the day. To get to Tarquinia you travel by local bus, about 5 euros each way. I will endeavour to advise you how to get there as some of the trip advisor reviews are a bit vague. From the cruise line there will be buses to drop you... More

Well, maybe you have to go there BEFORE Herculaneum and Pompeji to find it interesting ... Read the sign outside the tomb (thankfully in English) which is usually not too telling, go down (bring a torch if your night vision is not great, and be careful with the last step at the bottom, as it is nearly always deeper than... More

When I visited the Valley of the kings in Egypt I had no idea there was a place in Italy with painted tombs that kept their colors for 2500 years. The site is very well preserved .

We loved every bit of it and enjoyed the magic of Etruscans once again. Only a bit sad that some were closed for visitors.

We visited Tarquinia from a cruise ship. The tombs are well preserved. Unfortunately they are accessed through ugly little brick buildings which were built early 20th century and look rather like bomb shelters. The town itself is old and pretty on a hill, good museum and plenty of places to eat.

Visiting the old tomb sites was a great experience & it was good to see that restoration has taken place to secure these tombs for the future. You can only see from behind glass windows in each tomb. Not all were open on our day in July. What would have made the experience better would be to have one tomb... More

This is a pleasant day trip if you are on a cruise and have already seen Rome. Best way to get there is by bus. The train station is a long ways from town and the shuttle bus from the station doesn't always run. Two things to keep in mind. While you can buy a ticket on the bus it's... More