Set out on a half dayl day tour to explore and discover the Etruscan world. Pick up from your cruise ship and, through a panoramic drive, visit the vast Necropolises of Cerveteri, a masterpiece of creative genius that reveals aspects of life, death, and religious beliefs of the ancient Etruscans, and declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site Explore a real city with streets and tumulus tombs arranged like houses with entrance corridors , rooms with frescoes like the Tomb of Rilievi decorated with plaster reliefs of mythological figures. Stop for a glass of wine and enjoy discovering the silent and beautiful Village and Castle of Santa Severa which occupies the area of the ancient site of Pyrgi, the Etruscan harbour town. In the centuries the first establishment was modified until it assumed the actual aspect that represents a real mediaeval village with its castle on the water-front. On the way back to the ship struck by the landscape: large vineyards, tufa hills, Mediterranean trees and the Thyrrenian Sea.
We'll enter the necropolis of Cerveteri which shows in a funerary context the same town planning and architectural schemes used in an ancient city. We will explore the most important typologies of tombs from the IX to the II century B.C. whcih constitute a unique and exceptional testimony to the ancient Etruscan civilization It's the largest ancient necropolis in the Mediterranean area. We'll walk along several streets to enter some of hundreds of tombs, with huge tumuli up to 30m/99ft in diameter, tomb chambers hewn from the rock in the form of dwelling-houses, often with several rooms, with frescoes and plaster reliefs like the Tomb of Reliefs. We'll then proceed to the village and castle of Santa Severa.which includes a small medieval burgh with a 9th century castle facing the sea, and built on the ancient Etruscan port of Pyrgi. After tasting some wine and local crudities we'll for a stroll through the picturesque courtyards of the village and around the elegant castle, built on Etruscan port.
Where and When:
Meet up location: At civitavecchia harbour, at the shuttle-bus terminal.
End location: You will be met and taken back at the cruise terminal where your cruise ship docks. Possibility to be left in different location under request.
Duration: 5 hours 30 min.
Timing might vary according to the traffic. If requested to accomodate your ship docking times the tour could be shorter up 1 hour 30 minutes shorter.
- Entrance tickets to the Etruscan Archeological Site. - Professional Guide through-out the tour - Private car with driver from and back the ship. - Bottled water during the excursion - Wine tasting at the castle of Santa Severa - Highway Toll and fuel
What's Extra:
Base Price up to 2 adults and 1 child; From 3 to 6 adults please add 250 € (larger private vehicle, admissions fees); From 7 to 12 adults please add 250 € (larger private vehicle, admissions fees); From 13 to 20 adults please add 250 € (larger private vehicle, admissions fees);
Meals and drinks are not included.
Details:
Tour #: 761
Tour Type: Shore Excursion, Youth and Family, Other, Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, Hiking & Walking
Transportation Method: You will have a private car with a professionale driver for the entire lenght of the tour, from and to the ship. teh price is up to 2 persons. See extra persons price for more people to share.
