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For reach the Folonia Grave you are gotten out of the country spending from the door of the Fortress and, to the indication of the necropolis of Folonia (Sporting Field), you turn around to the right going on for around 50 meters up to Fologna ditch.
Since the parks existing is least we recommend you of come down to feet.
The easy (and very nice) footpath (html file) in the wood conducts you to a series of graves to die date from the III to the II century a.C..
For reach the Sileno Grave you are gotten out of the country spending from the door of the Fortress and,taking the white situated road on the left in front of what it carry toward the Folonia Grave.
A brief footpath (200 meters) conducts to the necropolis of the Mount Rosello and from here, walking you along the right path that gets on the hill, you will see and visit numerous Etruscan graves of which the Grave of the Sileno is most known.
The grave of the Colombari is attainable in a similar way to that of the Sileno grave only that you need to the cross-roads take the path of left and cross the brook.
The Grave of the Typhoon, situated in the necropolis of the knoll Felceto, it's a grave to kiosk around of the II century a.C. with represented a human head.
She's attainable following the indications like for the Grave Ildebranda, only that on the principal footpath one turn to the right for go on around 100 meters coasting along the hill.
They along the footpath meet other graves to small kiosk.
We recommend to lend attention well to avoid the numerous "holes" present in the ground, so that avoid dangerous falls ..... perhaps quite in any grave still inhabited.
Returned on the principal path if you go on could find the beginning of the Cavone, an of most imposing Etruscan streets of the zone.
Along the Etruscan street you can easily see many registrations and archaic graves of the type to room cut from the same street.
The Grave of Ildebranda, situated in the necropolis of the knoll Felceto, it is the principal grave of the archaeological district of Sovana.
The grave, dated approximately to the III century a.C., is situated along the road from Sovana to St. Martino on the Fiora, around 2 km after the necropolis of Sopra Ripa.
You after the bridge on the Picciolana ditch must follow the first levelled ground road on the right (you pay attention to the indication for the grave) and, after have left the car to the park, you will go on on of an ample footpath.
From here turning to left you will arrive to the Ildebranda Grave, while you turning to the right you will arrive to the Grave of the Typhoon.
The grave takes the name from the Ildebrando of Sovana (more known like Gregorio VII pope).
The visit to the grave is to payment (we recommend of do the multiple ticket).
The grave presents itself like a real monument with a façade, originally to six columns, and a podium.
The funeral room is under the monumental façade and the dromos has cut that of an other grave well more ancient dated approximately to the VI century a.C..
The Pola Grave is situated in the necropolis of the knoll Felceto, along the road from Sovana to Saint Martino on the Fiora, around 300 meter on the right, after the Ildebranda grave.
The grave is of the type to temple, of which today however only one column stays testimony of his past shine.
In the zone you will see many other graves and hollow rocky.
The visit to the grave is to payment.
The Semidado grave is situated in the necropolis of the Sopra Ripa.
See Grave of the Siren.
The grave of the Siren is situated in the necropolis of the Sopra Ripa.
The grave, of the type to kiosk, has dated approximately to the II century a.C., also if they in the necropolis are different archaic graves of the VII century a.C.
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The entry to the necropolis is situated along the road from Sovana to Saint Martino on the Fiora (on the left immediately after the tunnel).
After a brief run in the wood you arrive at to the necropolis composed from many graves both room and also to kiosk.
The path is along it around 500 meters in which you could breathe both the air of the wood and you could live the magic of a place practically spellbound.
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