We left beautiful Orvieto with the morning haze still obscuring the valley below and drove into Tuscany. Our first stop, Chianciano Terme, is home to an excellent archeology museum focusing on the Etruscan civilization, Museo Civik Archeologko. The building housing the museum is a former granary barn which dates to the early 19th century. Most pieces in the collection were found within just 10 miles of the museum. Etruscans occupied much of Italy prior to the time of the Roman Empire. The top photo here is a recreation of an upper-class Etruscan living room. Our guide, Roberto, was great--very well versed, and very funny, He was able to make life in Etruscan times come alive, even when talking about burials.
We started with recreations of Etruscan burial chambers. We moved on to domestic life and then to instruments of war and agriculture once Etruscans had learned to forge iron.
We started with recreations of Etruscan burial chambers. We moved on to domestic life and then to instruments of war and agriculture once Etruscans had learned to forge iron.