The Project

Tuscany is a land rich in archaeological, landscape, and cultural evidence of the Etruscan civilization—a people of skilled sailors, wise artisans, experienced merchants, and deeply devoted followers of their gods and religious practices, with their own language and writing system.

The story of Etruscan Tuscany unfolds through six Narrative Tours, winding through museums, archaeological sites and parks, and landscapes, highlighting the most fascinating aspects of a civilization that has left an extraordinary legacy.

Four of these Narrative Tours are based on specific geographic and cultural areas:

Lanscapes of the Sacred
The Landscapes of Artistic Craftsmanship
Landscapes of Wine and Food
Landscapes of Metal Production

And two are thematic:

The Etruscan Language
On the trail of Odysseus

The six Narrative Tours are designed as a kind of Grand Tour 2.0 through Etruscan Tuscany, using diverse digital content as both a prelude and a guide to an in-person discovery of the rich Etruscan heritage in Tuscany—preserved in museums, reflected in monuments, and still visible in today’s landscapes.

The topics covered in the Narrative Tours address widely appealing and general-interest themes, designed to spark curiosity across a broad audience and to effectively communicate the history of the Etruscans, their material and immaterial heritage, and the history of the territories they once inhabited.

Each geographic and cultural area is explored through its historical, environmental, agronomic, and landscape profiles—including its socio-economic characteristics, both past and present—framed within a broader context of historical, archaeological, and landscape reconstruction.

Museums, archaeological sites, and parks serve as the cornerstones of a historical, cultural, and landscape geography that brings to life the Etruscan past of Tuscany, enabling visitors to explore museum collections and monuments in detail, with varying levels of depth and multimedia tools such as videos, 3D reconstructions, and ultra-high-definition images.