And now, for something completely different.This wonderful castle is located near the beautiful town of Canino, on the border between Tuscany and Lazio. It is known as Castello di Vulci (Vulci's Castle) and was built in the XIII century.
The castle was built over the ruins of the ancient etruscan city of Vulci: the city was already active in the VIII century B.C., and was quite important until it was conquered by the Romans in the III century B.C. Today the castle is a very nice museum of etruscan art and is also used as an incredibly suggestive stage for various kinds of shows (concerts, dances, and so on).
The bridge you see down there is the famous Ponte dell'Abbadia (Abbadia's bridge) and is 2000 years old! In the same picture you also get a glance of Maremma, where the italian "cowboys" (called Butteri) still live and work. Buffalo Bill met them while touring Europe with his "Wild West Show", and was very impressed by their skill.
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