Tarquinia Plain

Piana di Tarquinia is located in central Italy, Lazio Region, around 90 km north of Rome. The main activities are tourism (Tarquinia is a UNESCO World Heritage list from 2004) and agriculture. The Italian pilot area has a flat topography and is an intensive agricultural area, and 85% of the site has been designated as a vulnerable nitrate zone. The area has a size of 27.000 ha, of which 67% are agriculturally used. Around 45% of the agricultural land is irrigable, and in 2014, 2.195 ha were irrigated. The major settlements in the area are Tarquinia, Lido di Tarquinia, Voltone and Marina Velca.