{"id":4041,"date":"2026-04-02T12:02:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guidaturisticainumbria.com\/visite-guidate\/tour-of-perugia-in-search-of-the-etruscans\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:03:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:03:03","slug":"tour-of-perugia-in-search-of-the-etruscans","status":"publish","type":"tour","link":"https:\/\/www.guidaturisticainumbria.com\/en\/guided-tours\/tour-of-perugia-in-search-of-the-etruscans\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour of Perugia: in search of the Etruscans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An archaeological itinerary in <strong>Perugia<\/strong> is a unique experience because, along with the remains of the necropolis, it is possible to find important vestiges of the &#8220;city of the living.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medieval Perugia, in fact, has preserved important parts of the city from the 3rd century B.C.: the entire route of the walls, the well, and, above all, a recent discovery: the remains of the<strong>Acropolis<\/strong> under the <strong>Cathedral<\/strong>, an underground route to discover the wonders of Etruscan construction genius.<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Archaeological Museum<\/strong>, full of important artifacts such as the chariots of <strong>San Mariano<\/strong>, the Cippo di Perugia, and the <strong>Cai Cutu Tomb<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The route of the 3rd-century B.C. Etruscan walls, a symbolic work of Etruscan building skills, preserved and integrated into the medieval city.<\/li>\n<li>The<strong>so-called Arch of Augustus<\/strong>, a monumental gateway to the Etruscan city built in the 3rd century BC.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Porta Marzia<\/strong>, entrance arch to the Etruscan city decorated with extreme refinement.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Etruscan Well<\/strong>, one of the finest examples of Etruscan skill in making hydraulic works.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Perugia Sotterranea<\/strong>, a journey back in time to rediscover the grand Etruscan work to settle the Acropolis.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not far from Perugia, in <strong>Ponte San Giovanni<\/strong>, we recommend a visit to the<strong>Hypogeum of the Volumni<\/strong>, one of the most significant examples of Etruscan burial made in the Hellenistic period.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tomb belonged to the Velimna family and was built as part of a large necropolis, the so-called <strong>Palazzone Necropolis<\/strong>, within which numerous chamber tombs can still be visited.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categoria-tour":[163],"class_list":["post-4041","tour","type-tour","status-publish","hentry","categoria-tour-guided-tours-in-perugia"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guidaturisticainumbria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tour\/4041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guidaturisticainumbria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tour"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guidaturisticainumbria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tour"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guidaturisticainumbria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria-tour","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guidaturisticainumbria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria-tour?post=4041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}