Things to do in Sutri Italy – what to see attractions and activities

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.

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.

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.

Porta Romana was built around the fifteenth century. It was built in a cylindrical shape to oppose greater resistance to firearms attacks. In the nineteenth century it was also equipped with a clock at the top that it still preserves today.

The Civic Archaeological Museum is located in the historical and architectural complex of Sant'Angelo. Here it is possible to observe finds found in the excavations of neighboring areas that date back to the period from the Paleolithic to the Middle Ages. These have a chronological order. Of particular importance is a late archaic funeral obelisk.

The Tower of the Prefetti Castle of Vico was built in the 15th century. The tower was erected to defend the castle and to allow the realization of the cross fire.

The Etruscan Necropolis of Cerracchio dates back to the period between the 3rd and 6th century BC and represents the monumental tomb of the then rural center of Blera. Most of the site turns out to be from the archaic era, with single-chamber tombs, with two or three docks and semi-idado tombs. From the following Hellenistic era, there are underground chamber tombs and small compartment tombs.