{"id":8961,"date":"2023-08-23T13:50:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T12:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/amiata\/castellazzara\/the-arcane-ways-of-etruria\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T11:03:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T10:03:28","slug":"the-arcane-ways-of-etruria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/amiata\/castellazzara\/the-arcane-ways-of-etruria\/","title":{"rendered":"The Arcane Ways of Etruria"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8961\" class=\"elementor elementor-8961 elementor-4695\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4039be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4039be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5958909\" data-id=\"5958909\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-690a4d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"690a4d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4697 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/maremma.name\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vie-cave-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maremma.name\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vie-cave-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maremma.name\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vie-cave.jpg 457w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>The Arcane Ways of Etruria<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maremma.name\/castel-del-piano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n  <span>These ancient Etruscan roads are the archaeological treasures that separate <\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maremma.name\/castellazzara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n  <span>Castell&#8217;Azzara<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maremma.name\/castel-del-piano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span> from the rest of the Maremma.<\/span>These ancient Etruscan roads are the archaeological treasures that separate <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maremma.name\/castellazzara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castell&#8217;Azzara<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maremma.name\/castel-del-piano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> from the rest of the Maremma.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In prehistoric times, these roads led to nearby mines, where archaeologists believe the Etruscans dug to extract cinnabar (red mercury).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The roads remained hidden until 1963, when archaeologists came across them and a cave known as the <\/span><strong><br \/>\n  <span>Buca delle Nottole<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><span> , which housed a dark slurry and other rough clay fragments from Etruscan times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Other discoveries have also been found in the area, including graves for the poor, and archaeologists have recently unearthed numerous mining tools in the ancient mines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Visitors can walk the Routes of Etruria around Castell&#8217;Azzara. The roads are hidden by a lot of undergrowth and are not exactly marked, but if you drop by the tourist information center at the nearby  <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maremma.name\/santa-fiora\"><br \/>\n  <span>Santa Fiora<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><span> should tell you where to go.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Arcane Ways of Etruria These ancient Etruscan roads are the archaeological treasures that separate Castell&#8217;Azzara from the rest of the Maremma.These ancient Etruscan roads are the archaeological treasures that separate Castell&#8217;Azzara from the rest of the Maremma. 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