Places
Hike·Easy·Family·Popular
Necropoli della Banditaccia, Cerveteri
Lazio
The Banditaccia holds thousands of Etruscan tombs from the 9th–3rd centuries BC, the grandest built as grass-topped drums with carved interiors imitating houses, arranged along a genuine street grid. Umbrella pines and cypress shade the "urban" layout; it is a UNESCO site with Tarquinia.
Duration
2 hours
Distance
4 km
Elevation
+40 m
Best season
Year-round
Parking · Free
Free parking at the Banditaccia entrance near Cerveteri.
Water
Fountain at the entrance.
Highlights
- Streets of house-like tumulus tombs
- Carved "Tomb of the Reliefs"
- UNESCO Etruscan necropolis
With your dog
Leashed dogs welcome on the tomb-lined lanes of the archaeological park.
