Tomb of Orcus

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The Tomb of Orcus, sometimes called the Tomb of Murina, is a 4th-century BC Etruscan hypogeum in Tarquinia, Italy. Discovered in 1868, it displays Hellenistic influences in its remarkable murals, which include the portrait of Velia Velcha, an Etruscan noblewoman, and the only known pictorial representation of the demon Tuchulcha. In general, the murals are noted for their depiction of death, evil, and unhappiness. ()

Local name: Tomba dell'Orco Coordinates: 42°14'48"N, 11°46'48"E

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Tomb of Orcus – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Monterozzi necropolis, Tomb of the Leopards, Tomb of the Whipping, Tomb of Hunting and Fishing.

0.6 miNW
History museum, Archaeological site,
Monterozzi necropolis, Tarquinia
15 min walk • The Monterozzi necropolis is an Etruscan necropolis on a hill east of Tarquinia in Lazio, Italy. The necropolis has about 6,000 graves, the oldest of which dates to the 7th century BC. About 200 of the tomb chambers are decorated with frescos.
0.4 miW
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Tomb of the Leopards, Tarquinia
12 min walk • The Tomb of the Leopards is an Etruscan burial chamber so called for the confronted leopards painted above a banquet scene. The tomb is located within the Necropolis of Monterozzi, near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, and dates to around 470–450 BC.
0.5 miW
Tomb
Tomb of the Whipping, Tarquinia
14 min walk • The Tomb of the Whipping is an Etruscan tomb in the Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy. It is dated to approximately 490 BC and named after a fresco of two men who flog a woman in an erotic context.
0.6 miW
Tomb
Tomb of Hunting and Fishing, Tarquinia
17 min walk • The Tomb of Hunting and Fishing, formerly known as the Tomb of the Hunter, is an Etruscan tomb in the Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy.
0.4 miW
Tomb
Tomb of the Triclinium, Tarquinia
12 min walk • The Tomb of the Triclinium is an Etruscan tomb in the Necropolis of Monterozzi dated to approximately 470 BC. The tomb is named after the Roman triclinium, a type of formal dining room, which appears in the frescoes of the tomb. It has been described as one of the most famous of all Etruscan tombs.
0.9 miSE
Tomb
Tomb of the Bulls
23 min walk • The Tomb of the Bulls is an Etruscan tomb in the Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy. It was discovered in 1892 and has been dated back to either 540–530 BC or 530–520 BC.
1 miSE
Tomb
Tomb of the Augurs
25 min walk • The Tomb of the Augurs is an Etruscan burial chamber so called because of a misinterpretation of one of the fresco figures on the right wall thought to be a Roman priest known as an augur. The tomb is located within the Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, and dates to around 530-520 BC.
1.3 miNW
Church, Ruins, Historical place
San Pancrazio, Tarquinia
33 min walk • San Pancrazio is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located on Via San Pancrazio #11 in Tarquinia, province of Viterbo, Lazio, central Italy. Now deconsecrated, the church is used for cultural events.
1.3 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
San Martino, Tarquinia
35 min walk • San Martino is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church located on Via San Martino #48 in Tarquinia, province of Viterbo, region of Lazio, Italy.
0.5 miW
Tomb
Tomb of the Blue Demons, Tarquinia
14 min walk • The Tomb of the Blue Demons is an Etruscan tomb in the Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, Italy. It was discovered in 1985. The tomb is named after the blue and black-skinned demons which appear in an underworld scene on the right wall. The tomb has been dated to the end of the fifth century BC.
1.2 miW
Museum, Art gallery
Winged-Horses of Tarquinia, Tarquinia
32 min walk • The high-relief of the "Tarquinia Winged Horses" is a fragment of the colonnade that supported the pediment of the most important temple of the ancient Etruscan city of Tarquínia, at the Ara della Regina, better known as the Major Temple of Tarquínia.