Funny how places change once you know what’s beneath them.
When I was little, the road to Tarquinia ran straight across this spot.
Then in 1985, they discovered an Etruscan tomb right here, and everything had to change. The road was redesigned, bending into a wide curve to protect what had been hidden underground for centuries.
This is the Tomb of the Blue Demons,
5th century B.C..
Inside, there are incredible paintings: horses pulling a chariot, carrying the deceased on their journey to the afterlife, watched over by these mysterious blue demons.
Standing here this morning, it was surreal to think that beneath this quiet patch of green lies a story so ancient, so vivid…
