Of Villanovan origin (8th century B.C.), Vetulonia was one of the richest and most powerful metropolises in Etruria, as can be deduced from the remains of the boundary wall - still visible in part between two mediaeval towers (Mura dell'Arce) - as well as by the extraordinary extent and richness of its necropolises (Poggio alla Guardia, Poggio alle Birbe, Poggio al Bello, Colle Baroncio, Poggio Valli, Le Dupiane, Poggio Pelliccia). Particularly worth seeing are the tombs known as Pietrera and Diavolino II.
Before entering the mediaeval village, where the new archaeological Museum is housed, the so-called "city" Excavations offer interesting finds of the 2nd-1st century B.C., whilst remains of buildings and mosaics that have surfaced in the area of "Le Banditelle" suggest the forum of Roman Veulonia was situated there.

Isidoro Falchi, the Archaeological Museum of Vetulonia, just a few minutes’ drive from Punta Ala, describes the area's history through the archaeological finds uncovered in Vetulonia and the surrounding areas.
Inaugurated in 2000, the museum was named after Isidoro Falchi, the doctor and amateur archaeologist who identified the remains of the ancient city of Vetulonia within the archaeological ruins of Colonna di Buriano in the late nineteenth century.
The museum comprises seven rooms, and tells the story of a centre that was inhabited between the tenth and first century BC, and was one of the main cities in the Etruscan "league of twelve cities".
In addition to its permanent collection, the museum hosts several exhibitions events in collaboration with Tuscany’s Archaeological Department, such as an exhibition of burial artefacts and objects of particular historical and archaeological interest.

Museo Civico Archeologico di Vetulonia "Isidoro Falchi"
Piazza Vetulonia, 1
58040 Vetulonia (GR) - Italy
Tel. +39 0564 948058
www.museidimaremma.it