Undoubtedly, Tarquinia is a capital of Etruscan grave paintings and are home to the largest underground gallery of art of ancient pre-roman murals in the Mediterranean. In this book the colorful and significant grave paintings, the exciting discovery and the historical development course are in the center of interest. But there are also descriptions of the ancient city with its shrines and the medieval city walls and Corneto-Tarquinia with its many romanesque-gothic churches and towers. The port of Tarquinia in Gravisca, which was strongly frequented by the Greeks, the Archaeological Museum, the magnificent surrounding area of Tarquinia and the Etruscan city of Tuscania with its medieval treasures are also discussed.