etruscan-sites

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Orvieto Underground: Two Thousand Years Carved Into Volcanic Rock

Beneath Orvieto Gothic cathedral lies a subterranean city of Etruscan cisterns, medieval olive presses, and tunnels carved into volcanic tufa over two thousand years.

By Editorial Office · 9 min read

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Pitigliano: The Etruscan Cliff Town of Southern Tuscany

Pitigliano rises from a volcanic tufa spur in the Maremma -- a cliff town with Etruscan roots, a Jewish quarter known as Little Jerusalem, and…

By Editorial Office · 9 min read