Tarquinia
In the province of Viterbo, Lazio · 140 m above sea level · population 15,856
Tarquinia, formerly known as Corneto, is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the region of Lazio in central Italy. The ancient burial grounds (necropoleis), dating from the Iron Age to Roman times, were on the adjacent promontories including that of today's Tarquinia. It has 15,862 inhabitants.
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Getting there
By car
92.4 km, about 1h 16min, from Rome Termini station by road.
By bus
COTRAL, the regional bus company. Bus stop: Tarquinia Barriera S.Giusto # f7521, 320 m from the centre. 41 buses call at this stop on a Saturday.
COTRAL timetable valid until 8 November 2026. Check the journey on the COTRAL website before you set off.
By train
Nearest station: Tarquinia, 3 km from the centre.
What to see
Porta di Castello
castle
Opening hours: Mon–Sun open 24 hoursopen in Google Maps ↗
Duomo di Santa Margherita
cathedral
necropoli dei Monterozzi
museum
Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 09:00–19:30
necropoli di Tarquinia
museum
Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 09:00–19:30
Museo diocesano di Tarquinia
palazzo (historic building)
Palazzo comunale
palazzo (historic building)
Museo archeologico nazionale di Tarquinia
museum
Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 09:00–19:30
Duomo di Tarquinia
cathedral
Palazzo Vitelleschi
palazzo (historic building)
Palazzetto
palazzo (historic building)
And 69 more nearby.
Opening hours in small towns change often: check before you go.