Visit the Wilderness of Biedano Canyon & Marturanum Archaeological park
An interesting excursion of historical and natural interest, in the Marturanum Natural Park and starting from the village of Barbarano Romano. The route proceeds in a loop and reaches the Necropolis of San Giuliano passing by the Tumulo Cima and the Tombe. From there, the route returns towards the Torrente Biedano to follow the Sentiero dei Valloni, which returns towards Barbano Romano.
Who Were the Etruscans?
Etruscans were members of an ancient people of Etruria, Italy, between the Tiber and Arno rivers west and south of the Apennines, whose urban civilization reached its height in the 6th century BCE. Many features of Etruscan culture were adopted by the Romans, their successors to power in the peninsula.
San Giovenale excavations
San Giovenale is the modern name of the location of an ancient Etruscan settlement close to the modern village of Blera, Italy. The main settlement consists of high plateau split in two parts, normally referred to as the Acropolis and the Borgo. The settlement is surrounded by a number of burial sites. It was excavated by the Swedish Institute at Rome in the 1950s and 1960s with King Gustaf as one of the participating archaeologists.
The excavations at San Giovenale have been; along with the excavations of Acquarossa, the main source of information about how small and medium-size Etruscan settlements were organized. The finds from these excavations are now exhibited in part in the Etruscan Museum of the Rocca Albornoz in Viterbo.
