Tarquinia Attractions

From 1979 to 1987 the French artist Niki de Saint Phalle built the "Park of the Tarot" near the village of Capalbio. The 22 huge concrete sculptures depict the symbols of the tarot cards.

Near the Palazzo Vitelleschi in Tarquinia is the modernized cathedral with 16th century frescoes by Antonio da Viterbo in the chancel. The picturesque quarters in the north of the town with their churches, towers and old houses, built around the Palazzo dei Priori, and the church of San Pancrazio, have preserved medieval features.

In the east of Tarquinia stands the fine Romanesque and Gothic church of San Francesco (13th century).

At the northwest tip of Tarquinia, near the remains of the Castello, the church of Santa Maria di Castello (1121-1208) has a three-naved basilica and is both externally and internally embellished with Cosmatesque decoration.