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ARCHEOLOGICAL TOURS - CULTURAL ITINERARIES
You cannot stay in Bolsena without making trips to the surrounding areas. Its
location allows you to take one-day trips to the provinces of Viterbo, Siena,
Perugia, Terni, as well as, obviously, Rome and Florence.
Just 20 km. away there is Orvieto with its Cathedral, incomparable and unique
jewel of Gothic art, the Well of St. Patrizio, the Etruscan Necropolis and
Museums. At a short distance away you'll find Todi, Deruta, Assisi and Gubbio as
weell as you can easily reach Narni, Spoleto or Foligno.
Crossing the Tuscany border, right after Acquapendente, you will be able to
visit the towns of Val of Orcia, S. Quirico, Montalcino, Montepulciano, Pienza
until reaching Siena. The visit to Civita di Bagnoregio (10 km from Bolsena) is
very suggestive, with its medieval town and the extraordinary view on the
"calanchi"
(eroded cliffs).
From Montefiascone you can reach Viterbo, administrative center of the province,
where it is obligatory to visit the medieval district, the Sanctuary of St.
Rosa, the Papal Museums and Palace - splendid construction and symbol of the
city, headquarters of the first and longest conclave in the history of the Popes
of the Catholic Church.
Near Viterbo, widely known all over the world, are the princely residences of
Bagnaia and Caprarola; magnificent abodes built in the second half of 1500 by
the most important architects of the era to glorify the power of families like
the Orsini and the Farnese. In the direction of La Quercia you will find the
Sanctuary of the "Madonna di La Quercia", built by Giuliano and Anthony
Sangallo, whose renaissance façade has in the three portals, three lunettes of
Andrea della Robbia (1507). Also worthy of mention are the Park of the Monsters
of Bomarzo, stone sculptures done at the end of the XVI century by Vicino Orsini,
the Doria Pamphilj Palace in St. Martino al Cimino, the ancient town of
Vitorchiano.
Amongst the cultural events available we can indicate the summer season of the
Roman theatre of Ferento.
For those who want to enjoy the wellbeing of thermal waters, in just a few
minutes by car from the farm, it is possible to reach the thermal centers of
Viterbo, San Casciano dei Bagni, Bagno Vignoni and Saturnia.
There are numerous wine and gastronomic initiatives in the whole province of
Viterbo with wine production and tasting offered by Est!Est!!Est!!! , Falesco
and Aleatico and several possibilities of buying extra virgin olive oil.
The Etruscan part of Viterbo is rich with ruins of the past. The Necropolis and
the National Etruscan Museum in Tarquinia, the Necropolis and Romanesque
Churches of San Pietro and Santa Maria Maggiore in Tuscania, the Necropolis of
Pianezze in Grotte di Castro, the Necropolis of Norchia in Vetralla, the
Necropolis, the Castle and the Bridge of the Abbey in Vulci. An important point
is the recent reopening of the archaeological and nature park of Vulci, 130
hectares (about 320 acres) of Etruscan and Romans ruins with the presence of
protected species, located between Montalto of Castro and Canino, very near a
WWF Oasis. Always in Tuscany there is the Necropolis of Sovana, important for
the grave of Ildebrando.
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