Photo Galleries - Cerveteri, Bracciano, Ceri, Italy

Photos from our port of call at Civitavecchia, Italy. Stops on this tour included the Etruscan necropolis at Cerveteri (including the Etruscan museum there), Bracciano, and Ceri. Sunday November 14, 2010.

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Etruscan Necropolis

Tomb mounds in the Etruscan necropolis outside of Cerveteri.

Etruscan Necropolis

An ancient Etruscan tomb mound.

Etruscan Necropolis

Mac, Peggy and Carolyn leaving one of the tomb mounds.

Etruscan Tomb

Then entrance into one of the tombs.

Etruscan Tomb

Another tomb entrance.

Etruscan Tomb

The burial chamber of one of the tombs.

Etruscan Tomb

Another tomb burial chamber - lots of spaces in this tomb.

Etruscan Tomb

A different style of tomb, this one being more underground than above like some of the mounds.

Etruscan Necropolis

Another impressive above-ground tomb mound.

Etruscan Necropolis

Etruscan Tomb

Inside another tomb. This one had two burial chambers.

Etruscan Necropolis

Another section of the necropolis. This area was more like a pit - very interesting.

Etruscan Tomb

The stairwell leading down to an elaborate subterranean tomb.

Etruscan Tomb

The interior of the subterranean tomb accessed by the large staircase. Very elaborate (and large)!

Etruscan Tomb

The other side of the subterranean tomb. We couldn't go into the interior and had to view the interior through a glass door. Thus the fuzziness of the pictures.