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Viterbo (24,6Km)Viterbo, the city of the Popes

Viterbo (24,6Km)Viterbo, Lazio

Viterbo (24,6Km)One day in Viterbo, a town of long and profound history.

Viterbo (24,6Km)The Baths of Viterbo

Viterbo (24,6Km)Viterbo underground, underground, not to be missed

One day in Viterbo, a town of long and profound history.

Historic center of Viterbo

During one of the first weekends of early autumn, I went for a day to a historic town located north of the capital, its name is Viterbo. The city is located north of the Lazio region on the border with the regions of Tuscany and Umbria, it is a town of long and deep story. In fact, it was an important center in the Etruscan era, while in the era of the ancient Romans, thanks to its proximity to the Via Cassia it had an enormous development both economic, commercial and cultural.

A city so fascinating and beautiful that in the Middle Ages, starting from the 13th century many popes, put their home here. It is still surrounded by ancient walls and access to the historic center is possible through seven doors.

I walk along the streets of the historic center of Viterbo and I am fascinated to discover how much of the Middle Ages is still present in this enchanting place. Here are palaces and churches with a deep history, wonderful examples of Renaissance art.

In particular, I was struck by the 13th century clock tower and the beautiful Piazza del Plebiscito from which I move away. to reach the enchanting and majestic cathedral of Viterbo. Built in the 12th century, it is in full Roman style and the mosaics that can be admired here are of a blinding beauty.

Walking through the city of Viterbo, we can appreciate the city museums including: the Civic Museum, the Museum of Medieval Ceramics and Renaissance, the Museum of the Colle del Duomo, the National Archaeological Museum and the Museum of the Facchini Association of Santa Rosa.
But Viterbo is also a city of cinema. In the corners of this beautiful city there are fiction, commercials, films of national and international level. In the 1960s, Viterbo was already the protagonist of various films including Fellini's masterpiece “I Vitelloni”. The city and the City Administration are ready to offer a welcoming location to film professionals.

Spring-Summer Events: Baroque Festival, international festival of classical music.
September: Feast of Santa Rosa, companion of the city. The evening before, the Santa Rosa Machine was transported, an impressive votive construction carried by the Porters of Santa Rosa.
September Viterbese, a month of celebrations and events. Known as the City of Popes, in reference to the period when the papal seat was moved to this city of aristocratic palaces, medieval districts, cloisters and churches period, Viterbo has always been remembered for its thermal waters.

The offer of spa facilities, with various treatments, establishments and hotels open all year round, & heavy; very wide. The natural springs of water and mud extend for more than 12 kilometers from north to south. These wonderful waters, with healing properties, were already appreciated by the Etruscans and the Romans.

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The Baths of Viterbo

Viterbo Thermal Baths

Rome is the city whose name everyone knows, and whose monuments are famous all over the world and for this reason I don't want to talk about it (just take any guide and read the chapter dedicated to the Italian capital) ). I wanted to give you an idea what to do when you are tired of visiting the monuments in the warm Roman sun and when your legs hurt so bad that you will no longer be able to take a step. This means that you have to take the car or train and go to Viterbo about 80 km from Rome, and famous for its hot springs.

The most famous are the Terme dei Papi, immersed in the heart of Tuscia 2 km from Viterbo, for centuries a privileged destination for the popes and their courts. With a little money aside you can offer you a relaxing day at a specialized spa, but even if you're broke, it's no problem.

In fact, in addition to the large stations, the area is rich in thermal baths, where the entrance is completely free or costs a truly symbolic amount. These are Carletti pools, the Bulicame Thermal Baths and the Bagnaccio Thermal Baths. All of them are located near Viterbo (from 2 to 8 km) and often easily reached even by means of urban transport.

The Carletti Baths are hyperthermal springs. The outgoing water has a temperature of about 58C, and feeds various pools frequented by many bathers. It is very pleasant to bathe in winter, as the water temperature always remains high.

Even at the Terme Bagnaccio you can swim in winter. The area includes hypothermal (temperature 23-290C) and hyperthermal springs (temperature 65-660C). Admission is free, but the area is poor in services.
The Bulicame hot spring is the best known source of Viterbo, whose waters have a temperature of about 58C. Unfortunately, in 2008 it was not possible to bathe because of the low water level and empty tubs.

Fortunately, there are other spas such as Zitelle, the thermal baths of San Sisto and those of Callara.

Take advantage of it because it's really worth it!

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Viterbo underground, underground, not to be missed

Underground Viterbo

I visited the Underground Viterbo in December. The cost of the ticket is really low, only 4 euros including a tasting of typical products. As he told us the highly prepared guide according to some accredited theories advanced by archaeological scholars, the first cut in the tuff of the Viterbo Underground could even go back to the Etruscans. Underground Viterbo is composed of a network of tunnels that extend under the historic center and lead all the way beyond the city walls. For now, the only passable stretch of the underground winds for a hundred meters arranged on two levels under Piazza della Morte, respectively at 3 and 8 meters deep. The route is completely excavated in the tuff, a volcanic rock that characterizes the current landscape of Tuscia. The origin of the tunnels is controversial. According to some accredited theories, advanced by scholars and archaeologists, the first cut in the tuff could even go back to the Etruscans. At that time, probably, the structure was used as a hydraulic system, a way to collect and channel rainwater and river waters, and then sort them where necessary precisely through a dense network of tunnels. It was during the Middle Ages that these places took on their current conformation: raised, enlarged and stretched, the underground tunnels became an authentic maze made of secret passages that were used to connect the nerve and strategic structures of Viterbo. The galleries also led to all the main exits of the city and secured the escape route for the Viterbo in case of danger or siege. More recently, the dungeons were exploited by the brigands for their shady business and during World War II they were used as anti-aircraft shelters during the bombings. A guided tour of the Underground Viterbo is a journey through history over 2500 years. The tunnels are illuminated by LEDs, well ventilated and comfortably walkable.

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Food and wine

DaMa Restaurant

Vallerano (11 Km)

VITICOLTORI DEI COLLI CIMINI S.A. S.C.

Vignanello (9 Km)

Oleificio 3c S.A.S. Di Cioccolini Lorenzo

Vignanello (10 Km)

Azienda Agricolla Carla Onofri

Vallerano (11 Km)

Bistrot 75

Ronciglione (18 Km)

Wellness and Spa

Terme di Orte

Orte (11 Km)

Art and culture

Museo e Centro Culturale 'Marco Scacchi'

Gallese

The Museum and Cultural Center 'Marco Scacchi' is located in the former convent of Santa Chiara di Gallese. The Museum exhibits materials that represent the history of the city from an artistic and environmental point of view. The Cultural Center instead acts as a place for information and socio-cultural training through various initiatives and meetings.

Castello Altemps

Gallese

There are few historical references of the Altemps Castle, but on the basis of some documents, it is assumed that it was restored during the fifteenth century at the behest of Pope Alexander IV. The architect Antonio di San Gallo equipped the fortress with crenellated towers. Later it was transformed into a Palace at the behest of the nobles of the time and is currently the home of Luigi Hardouin and the Duke of Gallese.

Rocca dei Borgia

Nepi (15 Km)

The Fortress of the Borgia was built in the fifteenth century at the behest of Pope Sixtus IV and authorized in 1483 by Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia. Below the fortress was donated by the Cardinal to his daughter Lucrezia, then passing under the management of the Farnese who expanded its walls on a project by Antonio Sangallo the Younger. The property has a wonderful Renaissance style noble hall and the remains of two palaces and four bulwarks have also come to us.

Castello Orsini

Soriano Nel Cimino (415 Km)

The Orsini Castle was built at the beginning of the 13th century. The building has a special structure and was used by local nobles as a home. In 1871 the Castle was modified to become a prison. This function didn't last long and today the abandoned Castle is privately owned.

Porta Romana

Nepi (15 Km)

Porta Romana is part of the ancient buildings built around the city walls of Nepi. Also known as Porta Grande, the structure is composed of three gates framed by flat edge. The main access was a door and door that created a cramped interior space that allowed the enemy to be blocked.

Parco dei Mostri

Bomarzo (18 Km)

Museo Civico Archeologico

Magliano Sabina (7 Km)

The Civic Archaeological Museum is now located inside Palazzo Gori. The intent of the Museum is to collect the testimonies of the ancient civilization and the Sabino settlement of Magliano. As evidenced by the finds found in the territory, the village of the Sabini dominated the Tiber from a position on the hill, where the necropolis was found.

Museo Civico Archeologico

Nepi (15 Km)

The Civic Archaeological Museum of Nepi was established in 1995 at the headquarters of the Palazzo Comunale, located in the historic center of the city. The museum is composed of two rooms where funeral sets from the Falische and Inscriptions necropolis are exhibited as well as sculptures from the Roman age coming from the town of the ancient city.

Museo d'Arte Sacra di Orte d'importanza diocesana

Orte (10 Km)

The Museum of Sacred Art of Orte of Diocesan Importance, inaugurated in 1967, as well as being the first diocesan museum built in Lazio, has the merit of being housed in the oldest container of the town: the church of San Silvestro, from the middle of the eleventh century. To the exhibition spaces of the original venue, a section has recently been added to the exhibition spaces set up in the nearby Palazzo Vescovile. The two sections of the museum differ in the chronology of the works on display: in New Year's Eve, those relating to the VIIII-XVI centuries prevail, in the Episcopal Palace there are instead canvases from the 16th century to the 20th century

Torre del Castello Baradello

Attigliano (18 Km)

Torre del Castello Baradello di Attigliano is located within the Baradello complex. The structure of the tower has a square plan in Romanesque style and has decorative architectural elements from the Middle Ages. Today, the tower has a height of about 8 m, while initially the height was 28 meters. The castle and the tower are located on a hill, from where you can admire a beautiful panoramic view of the city of Como.

Museo delle Arti e delle Tradizioni Popolari

Canepina (14 Km)

Torre di Chiavello Diroccato

Civita Castellana (14 Km)

Sport and fun

Treja Adventure

Mazzano Romano (18 Km)

Services and tourist information

Comune di Gallese

Gallese

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Gallese

Gallese

Comune di Vasanello

Vasanello (10 Km)

Comune di Vignanello

Vignanello (10 Km)

Comune di Mazzano Romano

Mazzano Romano (19 Km)

Comune di Bassano in Teverina

Bassano in Teverina (12 Km)

Comune di Bomarzo

Bomarzo (18 Km)

Pro Loco

Forano (18 Km)

Pro Loco

Tarano (16 Km)

Pro Loco

Nepi (15 Km)

Pro Loco

Soriano Nel Cimino (14 Km)

Comune di Orte

Orte (10 Km)

Comune di Nepi

Nepi (15 Km)

Comune di Magliano Sabina

Magliano Sabina (7 Km)

Comune di Montebuono

Montebuono (16 Km)

Comune di Ronciglione

Ronciglione (18 Km)

Comune di Soriano nel Cimino

Soriano Nel Cimino (14 Km)

Comune di Stimigliano

Stimigliano (16 Km)

Comune di Tarano

Tarano (16 Km)

Comune di Vallerano

Vallerano (11 Km)

Comune di Forano

Forano (18 Km)

Comune di Collevecchio

Collevecchio (13 Km)

Comune di Corchiano

Corchiano (5 Km)

Comune di Fabrica di Roma

Fabrica di Roma (10 Km)

Comune De Faleria

Faleria (17 Km)

Comune di Calcata

Calcata (17 Km)

Comune di Carbognano

Carbognano (12 Km)

Comune di Sant' Elia

Castel Sant'Elia (14 Km)

Comune di Civita Castellana

Civita Castellana (10 Km)

Comunita' Montana Monti Cimini

Ronciglione (18 Km)

Comune di Otricoli

Otricoli (8 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Calvi Dell'umbria

Calvi dell'Umbria (14 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Giove

Giove (16 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Attigliano

Attigliano (18 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Otricoli

Otricoli (8 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Penna In Teverina

Penna in Teverina (14 Km)

Comune di Attigliano

Attigliano (18 Km)

Comune di Giove

Giove (16 Km)

Comune di Penna in Teverina

Penna in Teverina (14 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Ronciglione

Ronciglione (18 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Montebuono

Montebuono (16 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Mazzano Romano

Mazzano Romano (18 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Nepi

Nepi (15 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Orte

Orte (10 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Vasanello

Vasanello (6 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Tarano

Tarano (16 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Soriano Nel Cimino

Soriano Nel Cimino (14 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Stimigliano

Stimigliano (16 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Vallerano

Vallerano (11 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Vignanello

Vignanello (10 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Castel Sant'elia

Castel Sant'Elia (14 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Carbognano

Carbognano (12 Km)

Pro Loco Caprarola

Caprarola (14 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Canepina

Canepina (14 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Faleria

Faleria (17 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Corchiano

Corchiano (5 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Collevecchio

Collevecchio (13 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Caprarola

Caprarola (14 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Civita Castellana

Civita Castellana (9 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Fabrica Di Roma

Fabrica di Roma (9 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Forano

Forano (18 Km)

Comune di Canepina

Canepina (14 Km)

Pro Loco

Corchiano (5 Km)

Pro Loco

Fabrica di Roma (10 Km)

Pro Loco

Canepina (14 Km)

Pro Loco

Castel Sant'Elia (14 Km)

Comune di Caprarola

Caprarola (14 Km)

Comune di Caprarola

Caprarola (14 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Magliano Sabina

Magliano Sabina (7 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Bomarzo

Bomarzo (17 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Bassano In Teverina

Bassano in Teverina (13 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Calcata

Calcata (17 Km)

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Visit Gallese - Tourism and travel tips for your vacation or weekend.

Travel guides and videos

Viterbo (24,6Km)Viterbo, the city of the Popes

Viterbo (24,6Km)Viterbo, Lazio

Viterbo (24,6Km)One day in Viterbo, a town of long and profound history.

Viterbo (24,6Km)The Baths of Viterbo

Viterbo (24,6Km)Viterbo underground, underground, not to be missed

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Viterbo, Lazio

One day in Viterbo, a town of long and profound history.

The Baths of Viterbo

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Food and wine

Wellness and Spa

Art and culture

Sport and fun

Services and tourist information

Destinations nearby

Corchiano

Vignanello

Vallerano

Fabrica di Roma

Civita Castellana

Vasanello

Orte

Otricoli

Soriano Nel Cimino

Magliano Sabina

Canepina

Carbognano

OUR GUIDES

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PRACTICAL INFORMATION

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