Tombs of Bargellino

Tombs of Bargellino

Among the modern buildings of Via del Bargellino and Via Matteotti, you will find the two hidden tombs of Bargellino, the only testimony of Etruscan-Roman cult architecture, which you can visit and get to know up close. As parts of a Necropolis, the two tombs were built in the 4th century BCE and used until the 3rd century CE. These are dry-built tombs with large, square-shaped blocks of sandstone. The entrance, on the west side, was closed by a large stone slab. One of the two tombs is today partially buried, as the cemetery area was developed on terraces made to remedy the slope of the ground.

Here you can totally immerse yourself in the Etruscan-Roman period and culture, thanks in part to the observation of artifacts from the grave goods found inside the two Tombs. Stone urns and terracotta cinerary urns, ceramic, glass, and bronze objects, are now preserved at the Civic Archaeological Museum.