Chiusi



TIPOLOGY

City & Islands

SUBTYPE

Village

LOCALITY

Chiusi - Siena (SI)

DESCRIPTION

Chiusi is considered one of the first and most important Etruscan towns and is located in the extreme south of the province of Siena. Legend has it that the Etruscan king Porsenna was buried in a lavish tomb inside an inextricable maze, now a practicable underground path about one hundred and thirty metres long. Among the historic buildings of interest: the Etruscan Museum and the Cathedral of San Secondiano.

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