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Amazing site going back over 3,000 years. We only had an hour to spend but could have easily spent the whole day Simply stunning
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Date of experience: February 2019
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If you are ever in Arezzo,Italy you must go to this museum. It has a place like the forum in Rome were the galiators use to perform, but on a smaller scale and a plus for their museum which is very inexpensive. You can spend hours inside with so much to see. get there and be amazed!…
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Date of experience: September 2018
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Arezzo has so much to offer to tourists that unfortunately this excellent museum gets frequently overlooked.
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Date of experience: September 2018
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The museum is located in the former Convent of Saint Bernard, built on the ruins of the Roman amphitheater. It holds a brilliant and extensive collection of the archeological findings in the area. There are some really beautiful and important works of art and artefacts on display and I can highly recommend the visit to any history buff and fan.…
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Date of experience: September 2018
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Spent two hours here this morning admiring the remains of an old Roman" Anfitearto Romano" colloseum adjacent to the old Abbey hosting the collection. The first significant input was that some of the Etruscan artifacts dated back to the eighth century BC. There was one display with some lovely gold ear rings with intricate working from this era - they were just stunning. The other interesting feature was that some of the bronze pieces were dated at fourth century BC - where did the metal come from and the associated technology. The Indians were mining and smelting in about the same time with the zinc coming from Rajasthan (Zawa, Rajpura Dariba and Rampura Agucha). Were there links? Some of the pottery was just beautiful with intricate black paintings. Thoroughly recommend.…
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Date of experience: October 2018
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