National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia
Mon: ClosedTue–Sun: 08:30-19:30
Adult €17 · Child Free
2h 30min
Free first Sunday of every month. Often overlooked — rarely crowded.
Piazzale di Villa Giulia 9, 00196 Roma RM, Italy
The world's most important collection of Etruscan art, in a 16th-century papal pleasure villa designed by Vasari, Vignola, and Ammannati. The Etruscans were the pre-Roman civilization of central Italy — masters of bronze, terracotta, and gold. Star pieces include the polychrome Sarcophagus of the Spouses (530 BC) and the Apollo of Veii. Rarely crowded; the gardens are lovely.