A two-million euro investment by the Italian state and the European Union has made possible the reopening of the Etruscan Necropolis of Banditaccia at Cerveteri, a UNESCO World Heritage site, July 4, 2014.
The restoration includes previously-enclosed tombs and a new welcome center. One of the highly-anticipated spectacles is the renovated Tomb of the Painted Lions, a 7th-century BC tomb filled with frescoes devoted to the regal feline.