Tuscania

The other crucial center of Etruria, important both from a commercial as well as sacred standpoint , was founded by Ascanio, the son of Enea, on Mars' advice in where he would find a dog with twelve puppies. From here comes the name "Tus-Cana". The inhabited center at the time of the Etruscans was located to the south of where it is today and was surrounded by multiple small villages that gave origin to many other necropolises.
The Necropolis of Madonna dell'Olivo
In our opinion, it is the most interesting because it contains archaeological mysteries still uncovered. Inside, the tomb of the Queen is dug in a cave and presents an large number of underground passageways that descend into the depths of the earth without any apparent reason.
Hills of St. Peter
Today on the Etruscan hills little remains, but the place is very famous for the masses of the two marvelous Romanesque churches immersed in the greenery of the Tuscania's countryside: San Pietro and Santa Maria Maggiore. they are evidence of an extraordinary religious fervor and also of the necessity of the church to create a strong and powerful diocese after having given Tuscania to the Papal State in 787. In addition, it seems that the two enormous cathedrals also had a defensive function. On the summits of the hills soars the basilica of San Pietro (St. Peter), built in the 8th century but almost completely reconstructed in the 11th century in Romanesque Lombard style. Beside it are two towers and a bishop's palace, the remains of a fortified citadel from the 11th century. Of those who worked on the majestic portal and interior with three naves stand out famous names and families. A little bit further down, constructed on the remains of a pagan temple, is the cathedral os Santa Maria Maggiore. Originally with a T-layout, in the 12th century it was modified until obtaining the Romanesque appearance of a basilica with three naves. The position of the severed belltower is curious, hanging over the façade. Inside you can admire a large Universal Judgment attributed to the brothers, Gregorio and Donato d'Arezzo and also strange, fantastic depictions of what are probably medieval beasts.
Historic center and National Tuscanese Museum
Even the historic medieval center of Tuscania is worth looking at, contained in a city wall remarkably restored after a disastrous earthquake in 1971. The ex-Franciscan convent, annexed to the Renaissance church of Santa Maria del Riposo is home to the National Tuscanese Museum, in which sarcophaguses and funeral chests are held coming from the necropolises nearby, including those amazing ones recovered from the tomb of the Queen. The history of the two late-Etruscan families, the Curuna and Vipinana families, reconstructed history.